Category: Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity
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Technological Aspect of an Emerging Market
How is AI changing modern warfare? AI boosts targeting, intelligence, and autonomy in combat. Militaries must pair AI with oversight and regulation.
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AI and the Future of Warfare
How does AI impact modern warfare and IHL compliance? AI weapons and cyber tools boost military power but risk civilian harm and legal accountability. Human oversight and regulation are crucial to ensure AI respects IHL principles.
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AI in Peace Negotiations
How can AI support peace negotiations? AI can enhance conflict analysis, translation, and decision-making, addressing key challenges in complex peace processes. AI offers significant benefits but must remain a supportive tool under strict regulatory frameworks.
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EPIS Report on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Issue I
The EU Should not Wait for Trump’s Green Light to Block TikTok Romania’s Case Study Shows How the Platform Threatens Electoral Processes Romania’s case study should inform the European policymakers’ decision to enforce an EU-wide ban on TikTok — without waiting for Trump to take the lead. The first round of Romania’s November 2024 presidential…
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AI as the space race of the 21st century
– Does AI pose a threat to security and foreign policy due to the possibility of disinformation campaigns against the backdrop of technological advantages other nations? – The targeted dissemination of false information can influence the sentiment of the respective population or politicians themselves and can be part of hybrid warfare. – It is therefore…
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The New Iron Curtain is Digital
(1) How are Estonia and Romania countering Russian digital threats, and what lessons emerge from their responses? (2) Estonia built strong cyber defenses after past attacks; Romania faced election interference via TikTok and disinformation. (3) To protect democracy, the EU must boost cybersecurity, enforce strict protocols, and raise public awareness.
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Dark Wings over Democracy
Mexico’s Attorney General is investigating former president Enrique Peña Nieto for accepting $25 million in bribes from Israeli businessmen for Pegasus spyware contracts. Originally intended for criminal surveillance, Pegasus was widely abused in Mexico: agencies like the army used it to spy on journalists, activists, lawyers, and political opponents across multiple administrations. Despite promises to…
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Spyware and Sovereignty
In July 2025, Mexican Attorney Gen. Alejandro Gertz Manero opened a criminal probe into former President Enrique Peña Nieto over allegations he accepted up to $25 mil. from Israeli businessmen in exchange for Pegasus contracts. Pegasus was reportedly used under Peña Nieto’s administration to surveil journalists, activists, opposition figures and even business elites via intermediaries like KBH.…
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Cyber Attacks 2021-2023
The European Working Group’s map shows major cyberattacks from 2021-2023, emphasizing vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and the need for stronger cyber defenses.
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Looking Out For Sovereignty
Facing a multitude of crises in an increasingly multi-order world, Europe is experiencing a politicisation of European security policy integration. We propose a two-dimensional theoretical framework, in which two distinct conceptions of sovereignty – one shaped by the interests of security and one by those of national autonomy clash in the postfunctional mass arena.