Eastern Europe
Excessive Brotherly Love? - 'Fraternity' of Russians and Ukrainians as a Russian Propaganda Narrative
Introduction
Perhaps, no Russia-created myth about Ukraine remains as deeply ingrained in our memory and sense-making as “Ukrainians and Russians are fraternal peoples.” [1] Several generations of Ukrainians have grown up being sure they have historical similarities and a connection with Russians that has never really been there.
21.3.33_brotherly_love.pdf — Downloaded 1343 timesRussia's Gambit to Redefine the Current World Order
Ukraine’s freedom has not perished, nor her glory gone. Once again all Ukraine’s fate will smile upon. Enemies will perish like dew in the sun. We shall possess all my people a free land of our own. We will lay down soul and body and show that we are one. We will stand together for our freedom, none shall rule our home. Ukraine’s freedom has not perished nor her glory gone. We will stand together for our freedom none shall rule our home.
21.3.27_russias_ukraine_gambit.pdf — Downloaded 1375 timesPolitical Analysis or Fortune-Telling by Crystal-Ball? Western Think Tanks' Challenges with Forecasting Putin's War
Introduction
The war in Ukraine revealed the ugly face of a Russia resembling a quasi-empire. This image was barely discussed in academia.
21.3.30_fortune-telling.pdf — Downloaded 1271 timesPutin’s Last War: Narratives, Counternarratives, and Early Lessons Learned
In the turmoil in the spring of 2014, immediately following the Revolution of Dignity, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on Crimea and instigated and supported the separatist activities in Donbas. Encouraged by Russia’s early successes in its war on Ukraine and the lukewarm approach of some Western countries to imposing sanctions, Putin ordered the massive February 2022 invasion, initially focused on Ukraine’s capital and leadership.
21.3.00_ukraine_war.pdf — Downloaded 1303 timesNeo-Authoritarianism and Leadership: Outcomes for Modern Ukraine
20.3.07_neo-authoritarianism.pdf — Downloaded 1187 timesLeadership in the Defense and Security Sector in the 21st Century
Leadership is the art of dealing with people.
21.1.00_leadership_ed.pdf — Downloaded 1320 timesCorruption as a Cybersecurity Threat in the New World Order
Introduction
Historically, ensuring security depended on the state’s power and economic and military potential. Today’s state has to add one more component to the list of obligations – to protect the digitalized parts of the state and societal activities.[1] Ensuring cybersecurity is one of the obligatory functions of modern countries to support and improve the system of holistic protection of society by the state.
20.2.07_corruption.pdf — Downloaded 2829 timesSocial Media – Hate Speech – Hate Crime
Introduction
Nowadays, it is not uncommon for social media to include manifestations of hatred, misleading information, and elements of extremism or terrorism. We already observe that political and religious extremist groups use social media and networks to promote their ideology, recruit new members, demonstrate their power, and shock society with videos of wars as something commonplace and unavoidable. Society is already able to act against such use of social networks and its negative consequences. There are many ways to do so.
20.2.06_social_networks_hate_speech.pdf — Downloaded 2023 timesLessons Learned from Military Intelligence Services Reform in Hungary
Introduction
National Security Services
Generally, we distinguish between two types of national security services. One is the internal intelligence service (or counterintelligence), which collects and manages information about a country’s internal security. Its task is to protect the state, the territory, and society from foreign interference (subversion, espionage, political violence).
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