Sensika was invited by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) for a round table discussion that was held on 30 November 2022. The discussion revolved around policy options for countering hybrid threats aiming to build resilience against Russian propaganda. A summary of the main points of the meeting was published by the hosts.
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“Southeast Europe remains among the most vulnerable regions to Kremlin’s hybrid warfare. With the invasion of Ukraine, Russia intensified its disinformation campaign with a focus on malign and technically specific narratives around nuclear and biological weapons.
To bring attention to the need of institutional capacity building and coordination on national and EU level, the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) in cooperation with the US Department of State and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organized an international conference on the policy options and the practical tools for tackling hybrid threats in Bulgaria. During the conference that took place on the 30th of November 2022 in Sofia, CSD presented its policy brief Countering Hybrid Threats in Bulgaria, outlining its latest findings on Russia’s hybrid warfare tools, with a particular focus on the risks coming from the Kremlin’s state and media capture strategies.
The speakers included diplomats, parliamentarians and experts including Ambassador Herro Mustafa, Embassy of the United States of America, Justin D. Maddox, CEO, Inventive Insights LLC; Adjunct Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, Director, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Bulgaria, Michael Busser, Government Spokesman and State Secretary, Hessen State Government (Ret.), Velizar Shalamanov, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; former Minister of Defence, Bozhidar Bozhanov, Deputy Chair, Committee on e-Government and Information Technology, National Assembly, Vassil Velichkov, Managing Partner, CTO, Sensika Technologies, Igor Fedyk, Head, South Eastern Europe Section, New Geopolitics Research Network and Ilian Vassilev, Chairman of the Board, Analyses and Alternatives, former Ambassador of Bulgaria to Russia.“
