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Co Coun unte teri ring ng Hy Hybr brid d Threat eats “Hybrid by name, hybrid by nature”

The Changi ging ng Chara racter cter of Peace?

Old methods, new ways in new times.

• Changing world order
• Technological revolution
• Change in Media landscape
• Energy (all resources) as a political tool
• Generation change and interpretation of history
• Network based action
• Modern conflict

State and Non-State actors challenge balance of power, (power of the weak = when other means not available, credible or efficient enough)

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• Coordinated and synchronised action, that targets

democratic states’ and institutions systemic vulnerabilities, through a wide range of means.

• Exploit the thresholds of detection and attribution,
• f war and peace, internal and external, military

and civil, public and private.

• The aim is to influence decision making at the local

(regional), state, or institutional level to favour and/or gain the agent’s strategic goals while undermining and/or hurting the target.

Democratic states on defence - Confusion already a victory

Our as assets - Western val alues

• Democracy
• Democratic institutions
• Human rights (Social obligations?)
• Market economy
• Freedom of speech
• Free media
• Rule of Law
• Civil society
• Trust to State structures and authorities

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• 1. To be a safe space where nations come together

to share best practice and build capabil ility, , to test new id ideas and approaches, to tra rain and and exercise 2. . To be a neutral facil ilitator between the EU and NATO through strategic dis iscussions and exercising 3. . To le lead the conversation on countering Hybrid Threats through our re research and sharing of best pra ractice

GOAL ALS - Hybr brid id CoE CoE

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• Initiated by 16 MSs with support from EU and NATO; 9

signatories of MoU in April 2017

• First event organized on 6 September 2017, though
• fficially inaugurated on 2 October
• Latest members RO, CY, GR
• SI, ME approved May 14th; TR pending

Managing:

• Steering Board: decides on policy, program and budget.
• Secretariat: manages common functions with core staff

(15) and secondments (UK2, FIN2, EE, LT, DE, AT, US, LV; PL, CDN, GR discussed)

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Commun mmunit ities ies of Int nterest rest (COIs) Is)

• Netw

twork based approach

• COIs are networks of practitioners (or researchers) from

Member States and institutions

• COIs for multidisciplinary sharing of best practice, experience

and expertise for participants to better understand, defend against and respond to Hybrid threats

• Space to coordinate action
• Intellectual matchmaking
• Multidisplinary approach

Re Researc arch h and An d Analysis ysis

Under erstanding tanding the changi ging ng world, , connec ecti ting ng the dots

• Con
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ising Hybr brid

Origins and traditions, characterization, changes and new security environment, trend mapping

• New rese

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Connect unrelated areas (tech & social science), multidisciplinary, identify gaps

• Netw

tworks

Expert-pools (regional & thematic), cooperation with COI I

• Educational

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ses ”to understand hybrid”

• Rese

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support the COIs and Training and Exercise functions

Handbooks, scenarios, research papers, case-studies, assistance etc.

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proje jects

Involving our partners

• Pub

ublic icatio ions s (www.hybridcoe.fi fi)

Strategic analysis, research reports, recommendations & lessons identified

• Wor
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ith the the EU EU an and NATO

Conceptualizing hybrid with JRC – putting the research together

CoE CoE Outreac treach in non non-EU/NA EU/NATO TO-membe embers rs

• Hybrid developments in the neighborhood/partner countries

clear → Collective need to know and to care

• Collect information and experiences of the neighboring regions

to benefit for the CoE activities

• Cooperation with academia in and academia doing research on

these areas. EU and NATO research bodies

• Guests contributing to the knowledge base, ideas, and best

practice of the CoE

• Combine outreach with EU- and NATO-activities and other

“same-aim” actors in the regions, ”twinning”-pilots

• This is: No capacity building but cooperation when beneficial to

the CoE and Memberstates

• Fact finding to Georgia in March

EaP partners in particular

• Their needs and commitment essential
• Mapping of existing projects/financing
• Practitioners’ cross-sectoral cooperation in the

regions?

• Partners’ experiences of hybrid warfare
• Peer-support? What and where?
• EaP participation in events as speakers
• Cooperation with academia?

Conclu nclusi sion

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• Western values
• All have vulnerabilities
• Rational and intellectually honest analysis
• Corner stones of democracy challenged
• Comprehensive All-govt – inter-institutional

approach vital

• Obvious demand for joint actions
• Hybrid CoE as a catalyst

Twitter @HybridCoE www.hybridcoe.fi