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Resilient Ukraine – a Delicate Mosaic? Society, Media, Security, and Future Prospects

Since 2014, after the occupation of the Crimea and part of the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, Ukraine has remained the object of complex operations of influence from Russia. Effective protection from such operations is possible only if the various components of national resilience are fully explored, from regional media development to the readiness and ability of citizens to resist operations of such influence.

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Commentary

Another Provocative Test of Ukraine’s Societal Resilience

The attention being paid to the geopolitical implications of the situation developing on the Russia-Ukraine border should not overshadow the need to also respond to Russia’s day-to-day manipulation of Ukrainian society, especially in the regions located near occupied Crimea and the frontline in eastern Ukraine.

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Commentary

Security in the Black Sea Region: Realpolitik or a New Unipolarity?

Five months before the start of the Russia-Georgia War, I wrote a paper entitled, ‘Security in the Black Sea: Back to Realpolitik?’ Six years and two months after the annexation of Crimea, I pose a different question: Realpolitik or a new unipolarity? I do so for three reasons.

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Events

Teperik: Time to Build Electoral Resilience in Ukraine

ICDS Chief Executive and Programme Director “Resilient Ukraine” Dmitri Teperik participated in the international roundtable entitled “Russia’s interference in electoral processes: threat and response”, organized by the Committee of Voters of Ukraine in Kyiv on 17 February 2020.

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ICDS Roundtable on National Resilience in Ukraine

Ukrinform and ICDS organised a public roundtable discussion entitled “National Resilience: New Approaches to Solving Old Problems” on 12 December 2019 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Communications and Information Security Experts from Ukraine Visited Estonia

In November 2019, more than 20 representatives of various partner organisations, local municipalities and regions of the South-East of Ukraine, journalists, public figures, opinion leaders and civil experts in the field of communications and information security visited Estonia to get acquainted with the Estonian colleagues and exchange experiences, as well as discuss ideas for joint projects.

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Summary, Estonian Opinion Festival 2019: Global Power Struggle, Europe in the New World Order, New Threats

Estonia’s role in the world is not only related to our geographical location, instead, our future is increasingly shaped by global developments. Who will become a global superpower? What will be the position of Europe in the new world order – and Estonia’s place in that Europe? How should we face the new threats surrounding us? Is NATO the only answer?

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News

Kalev Stoicescu on Kuku Raadio: The People of Ukraine are Waiting for the Law to Be Implemented

The Ukrainian people are looking forward to the law to be implemented and thus their well-being to be improved, commented Kalev Stoicescu, a research fellow at the ICDS, on the situation after parliamentary elections in Ukraine and people’s expectations on Kuku Raadio on 24 July.

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Join us at the Opinion Festival 2019: great power struggle, information hygiene, Brussels bubble

Come and join us on 9-10 August in Paide, Estonia at the Opinion Festival 2019 „Global Estonia“ area where we will organise 3 exciting and topical discussions on issues that will determine Estonia’s future. At least that’s what we, the organisers think.

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Dmitri Teperik: “Situational Awareness is an Essential Part of National Resilience”

“Resilient Ukraine” team continues conducting in-depth field research in south-eastern Ukraine. The second stage of practical research took place during 20-25 May 2019 and was aimed at analysing vulnerabilities in communication, information and cyber security at the regional level in Ukraine.

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