EU’s Cyber Capacity Building in the Eastern Partnership Countries
“Achieving cyber resilience in the EU” is one of the strategic priorities of the 2013 EU cybersecurity strategy.
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Eastern Partnership
Militarisation of Cyberspace. Implications for the Baltic Sea region
ICDS Research Fellow Piret Pernik contributed an article entitled “Militarisation of Cyberspace. Implications for the Baltic Sea region” to the publication “Security in the Baltic Sea Region: Realities and Prospects,”Rīga Conference Papers 2017.
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Cyber Security in Belarus and Azerbaijan
Piret Pernik, ICDS’s research fellow, conducted interviews with government officials in Belarus on 8 June to assess the baseline of cyber security in the country.
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Cyber Security Capacity in the Eastern Partnership Countries
On 16-19 May ICDS Research Fellow Piret Pernik conducted interviews with Georgian government officials in order to assess the cyber security capacity building in the country.
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Pragmatic Approach Towards Russia – Option or Illusion?
The issue of developing and implementing national policy towards Russia has always been a pertinent subject for post-Soviet states as they have sought to ensure their own security. Governments have tried a number of different approaches, among which is the so-called “pragmatic approach.” Its most vivid embodiment is the policy of the current Georgian government with regards to Russia. Notably, it should be mentioned that almost all political forces that have come to power in Georgia have attempted to improve or at least normalize relations with Russia. However, each of these attempts was followed by disappointment.
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EU Consultation Meeting with Think-Tanks on Resilience
On 29 March, the European External Action Service (EEAS), in close cooperation with the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), held a consultation meeting with several think-tanks and NGOs on the subject of resilience.
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Russia Sends A New Message On Its Plans for the Donbas. Are We Ready to Listen?
Russia’s recent decision to grant official recognition of civil documents issued in the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Luhansk and Donetsk (LNR and DNR) starting from February 18, 2017 is incompatible with the Kremlin’s official denial of its direct military involvement and support of separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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What next for Ukraine?
The ICDS research fellows Kalev Stoicescu and Anna Bulakh discuss the Ukrainian future. The discussion was moderated by Erkki Bahovski.
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Dmitri Teperik at the BALTDEFCOL Annual Conference on Russia 2017
ICDS Chief Executive Dmitri Teperik participated in the Annual Conference on Russia, which was organised by the Baltic Defence College in Tartu on 15-17 February 2017.
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Assessing Social Consequences of the War in Eastern Ukraine
Every armed conflict, not just full-fledged war, has a multidimensional impact that echoes throughout society in many ways, some of which can be easily predicted, while others might not be immediately apparent either to participants or outside observers.
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