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Training „Hybrid threats and models of their appearance“

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: 

  1. To provide up-to-date knowledge about hybrid threats and the models of their appearance.
  2. Facilitate the selection of topics that are relevant to the development of Masters’ level Curriculum on Tackling Hybrid Threats.
  3. Contribute to the selection of topics for research that should support the Curriculum development.
  4. Identify end-user (EU and 3rd countries’ internal security, law enforcement) authorities’ needs that would be taken into consideration during Curriculum development.
  5. 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:

  1. Hybrid threats and hybrid warfare. Definitions and wider interpretations. EU and global definitions of hybrid threats.
  2. Influence of hybrid threats to internal security, economy and international relations.
  3. EU policies and concepts addressing hybrid threats.
  4. Common response to hybrid threats. Signs of hybrid warfare.
  5. Russian lawfare.
  6. Russia's wider concept of "hybrid war".
  7. Information advocacy activities as fake news, disinformation campaigns and other related activities.
  8. Global Knowledge Warfare: the impact of strategic narratives produced by Russia, China, and the United States on changing security environment.
  9. Conspiracy theories.
  10. Russian Trolls and fake news as security threat.
  11. Situational awareness and role of intelligence in situational awareness.
  12. 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 [at] 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
triin.ratsepp [at] sisekaitse.eestyle="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"

 

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