Training „Hybrid threats and models of their appearance“
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS) in cooperation with Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) Lithuania and Police Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of Croatia submitted Erasmus+ application for the development of an international Master level Curriculum on Tackling Hybrid Threats. Project HYBRIDC is a 3 years project that starts with the general training on hybrid threats and the models of their appearance in Autumn 2022.
Target audience of current training is academic staff members and researchers who will develop curriculum, but also representatives of EU agencies, bodies, ministries, members of parliaments, end-users-law enforcement and other internal security authorities, representatives of private sector and entrepreneurs.
Training week (from 7th from 11th November 2022) will be carried out by professors and globally recognized subject matter experts on site in Tallinn (The EASS, Kase 61, room A108, 1st floor, Tallinn, Estonia) and online (MS Teams).
Main aims of this training:
- To provide up-to-date knowledge about hybrid threats and the models of their appearance.
- Facilitate the selection of topics that are relevant to the development of Masters’ level Curriculum on Tackling Hybrid Threats.
- Contribute to the selection of topics for research that should support the Curriculum development.
- Identify end-user (EU and 3rd countries’ internal security, law enforcement) authorities’ needs that would be taken into consideration during Curriculum development.
- Raise awareness of wider audience, including political level, entrepreneurs and private sector on hybrid threats and related problems.
Subject matter experts/lecturers will explain the definition of hybrid threats and signs of its’ appearance; bring examples of good practices on how to ensure prevention, readiness, resilience and sustainability in society in case of hybrid attack; explain distinction between hybrid threats and hybrid warfare as weaponization of everything that includes and affects the whole society and all its sectors, with the aim of creating chaos.
Main topics of the training:
- Hybrid threats and hybrid warfare. Definitions and wider interpretations. EU and global definitions of hybrid threats.
- Influence of hybrid threats to internal security, economy and international relations.
- EU policies and concepts addressing hybrid threats.
- Common response to hybrid threats. Signs of hybrid warfare.
- Russian lawfare.
- Russia's wider concept of "hybrid war".
- Information advocacy activities as fake news, disinformation campaigns and other related activities.
- Global Knowledge Warfare: the impact of strategic narratives produced by Russia, China, and the United States on changing security environment.
- Conspiracy theories.
- Russian Trolls and fake news as security threat.
- Situational awareness and role of intelligence in situational awareness.
- Cyber-security, cyber attacks, mitigation of risks and cyber incidents management including in relation to the recovery of essential systems.
Training will be carried out in English and recorded. To get the recording please contact the organizers via e-post: triin.ratsepp@sisekaitse.ee.
NB! Please pay attention that all times in the following agenda are according to Central European Time (CET)!
Agenda *
Day 1
Monday, November 7
09.00 - 09.10
(CET)
Welcome speech
Erkki Koort, Head of Internal Security Institute, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
Moderator: Jaanika Puusalu
09.10 - 09.50
Policies and hybrid threats
Jonatan Vseviov, Chancellor of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09.50 - 10.10
Q/A
10.10 - 10.40
EU policies and concepts addressing hybrid threats
Teemu Tammikko, PhD, Policy officer, European External Action Service (EEAS)
10.40-10.50
Q/A
10.50-11.00
Break
11.00-11.45
Hybrid threats and hybrid warfare
Anthony Seaboyer, Royal Military College of Canada, Director of the Centre for Security Armed Forces and Society
11.45 - 12.00
Q/A
12.00 - 12.15
Break
12.15 - 13.00
Influence of hybrid threats to internal security, economy, and international relations
Rainer Saks, security expert
13.00 - 13.10
Q/A
13.10-13.15
Conclusions of Day 1
Moderator
13.15 -14.15
Lunch
14.15- 17.00
Discussion: Curriculum design and framework
Project Partner representatives
Day 2
Tuesday, November 8
09.00 - 09.05 (CET)
Opening of Day 2
Moderator: Jaanika Puusalu
09.05-09.50
Introduction: Russian Strategic narratives and disinformation campaigns
Dr. Dr. Vladimir Sazonov,
Research Professor at Estonian Military Academy,
Associate Professor at University of Tartu,
Guest Professor at The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
09.50 - 10.00
Q/A
10.00 - 10.45
Russian lawfare
Mark Voyger, Center for European Policy Analysis, Senior fellow, USA
10.45 - 11.00
Q/A
11.00 - 11.20
Break
11.20 - 12.10
Russian Trolls and fake news as security threat
Jessikka Aro, journalist, Finnish Public Broadcasting Company, author of bestseller „Putin’s Trolls “
12.10 - 12.20
Q/A
12.20 - 12.30
Break
12.30 - 12.55
Migration as a hybrid tool
Holger Fabian Sahl, strategic analyst at Risk Analysis Unit, FRONTEX
12.55 - 13.05
Q/A
13.05 - 13.10
Conclusions of Day 2
Moderator
13.10 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 17.00
Discussion: Curriculum design and framework
Project Partner representatives
Day 3
Wednesday, November 9
09.00 - 09.05 (CET)
Opening Day 3
Moderator: Triin Rätsepp
09.05 – 09.50
Conspiracy theories
Oksana Belova-Dalton, PhD, University of St Andrews, Junior researcher, EASS
09.50-10.10
Q/A
10.10 -11.00
Detecting outside hybrid threats internally
Erkki Koort, Head of Internal Security Institute, author of several bestsellers
11.00 - 11.10
Q/A
11.10 - 11.20
Break
11.20 - 12.00
Information advocacy activities as fake news, disinformation campaigns and other related activities
Dr. Dr. Vladimir Sazonov,
Research Professor at Estonian Military Academy,
Associate Professor at University of Tartu,
Guest Professor at The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
12.00 - 12.10
Q/A
12.10 - 12.50
Russia's wider concept of "hybrid war"
Dr. Dr. Vladimir Sazonov,
Research Professor at Estonian Military Academy,
Associate Professor at University of Tartu,
Guest Professor at The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
12.50 - 13.00
Q/A
13.00 - 13.05
Conclusions of Day 3
Moderator
13.05 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 17.00
Discussion: Curriculum design and framework
Project Partner representatives
Day 4
Thursday, November 10
09.00 - 09.05 (CET)
Opening of Day 4
Moderator: Raul Savimaa
09.05 - 09.50
Hybrid threats and cyber security of EU large-scale IT systems
Luca Zampaglione, Head of Security Unit, eu-LISA
09.50 - 10.00
Q/A
10.00 - 10.45
Cyber attacks as part of hybrid attack
Mihkel Tikk, Deputy Commander,
Estonian Defence Forces Cyber Command
10.45 - 11.00
Q/A
11.00 - 11.15
Break
11.15 – 12.00
Human aspects in cyber security: encouraging knowledge-based cyber security attitudes
Kate-Riin Kont, Researcher, EASS
12.00-12.10
Q/A
12.10 - 12.15
Conclusions of Day 4
Moderator
12.15 - 13.00
Lunch
13.00 - 17.00
Discussion: Curriculum design and framework, topics of research
Project Partner representatives
Day 5
Friday, November 11
09.00 - 09.05 (CET)
Opening Day 5
Moderator: Raul Savimaa
09.05 - 09.40
Policies and hybrid threats
Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia
09.40 - 09.50
Q/A
09.50 - 10.00
Break
10.00 - 11.00
China’s strategic narratives and their impact on international politics
Märt Läänemets, PhD, Researcher, EASS
11.00 - 11.25
Break
11.25 - 11.45
Signs of hybrid warfare
Kaimo Kuusk, Ambassador of Estonia to Ukraine
11.45 - 11.55
Q/A
11.55 - 12.40
Common response to hybrid threats
Mari-Liis Tori, Estonian Internal Security Service
12.40 - 12.50
Q/A
12.50 - 13.00
Closing of the training
Erkki Koort, Head of Internal Security Institute, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 17.00
Discussion: Curriculum design and framework, topics of research and way forward
Project Partner representatives
*The organizers have the right to make changes to the agenda
Registration has ended!
We kindly ask the virtual participants to make sure in advance that the MS Teams program is running on your computer or smart device and to download the application if necessary.
The virtual access to the MS Teams room (from 7th until 11th November) will be open at 8.30 (CET).
Additional information (including the MS Teams link) will be sent to all registrants by e-mail no later than the day before the start of the training week.
Contact and additional info:
Triin Rätsepp
Science research coordinator of the EASS
sepp@sise