Democracy in an Era of Geopolitics
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Hybrid Threats to Democracy
With the urgency to stand for democracy, the ENoP session explored the non-military notion of ‘’hybrid threats to democracy’’. It brought a variety of representatives from the EU institutions and experts from political foundations and their partners to discuss how to respond to disinformation threats and foreign election interventions. It also look into our role as political foundations in empowering civil society and political actors in facing such realities, and discussed the role of China and Russia in this new geopolitical context.
Speakers included: Lutz Güllner, Head of Division Strategic Communication, Task Force and Information Analysis (SG.STRAT.2), EEAS; Ivana Karásková, Founder and Leader of MapInfluenCE and China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE); Lisa Gürth, Deputy Director of Russia Programme, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); and Milan Jovanović, Analyst at Digital Forensic Centre, Montenegro. The session was moderated by Milosz Hodun, ENoP Steering Committee Member, Projekt: Polska.