Tag: Cyber Defence-Protection & Cooperation
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Five Eyes
FIVE EYES is an intelligence alliance comprising the English-speaking countries: the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. These nations collaborate on signals intelligence gathering and sharing. The alliance aims to enhance security and intelligence capabilities through information exchange. FIVE EYES members commit to joint efforts in monitoring global communications and sharing valuable intelligence,…
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Estonia at the Forefront: Digitalisation and Defence
Marika Linntam, Estonian Ambassador to Germany, discusses her career, Estonia’s digital leadership, and security policies. Estonia pioneered digitalisation, offering nearly all government services online. Cyber security is crucial, especially after Russian cyber-attacks in 2007. Estonia strongly supports Ukraine and sees NATO as essential for security. Relations with Germany are strong, based on shared values and…
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Digital Diplomacy and Security
Maria Linntam, Estonian Ambassador to Germany, discusses her career, Estonia’s digital leadership, and security policies. Estonia pioneered digitalization, offering nearly all government services online. Cyber security is crucial, especially after Russian cyber-attacks in 2007. Estonia strongly supports Ukraine and sees NATO as essential for security. Relations with Germany are strong, based on shared values and…
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Germany’s Cybersecurity Under Stress Test
Germany faces escalating cyber threats from state and non-state actors, targeting businesses and critical infrastructure. Ferdinand Gehringer argues that Germany’s cybersecurity framework is outdated and inefficient, requiring urgent reforms. He advocates for a stronger, independent BSI, enhanced public-private partnerships, streamlined cyber defense structures, and better legal frameworks for digital forensics. Strengthening education and training is…
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Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS)
Visionaries of European strategic autonomy have engaged in many initiatives to reduce European dependency on U.S. weapon technology. Most recently, the Future Air Combat Systems (FCAS) project has emerged. The following study will attempt to answer whether projects like FCAS genuinely contribute to the future of European strategic autonomy or simply sell old wine in…
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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.