Lectures

IT Security in Companies by Borys Sobieski

Scenarios for the Russian-Ukrainian war and what they mean to Europe by Gustav Gressel

Historical Perspectives on Russia’s war against Ukraine by Franziska Davies

by Professor Laeed Zaghlami Algeria has implemented a soft power approach, which has been exercised through the use and implementation of some of Algeria’s geostrategic dimensions. In the case of the security and political dimension, Algeria has been fighting against terrorism and calling for criminalization of ransom, and this has been implemented in the Algiers mediation process, which separates North Mali inhabitants’ social, economic and cultural demands from terrorist groups as represented by Al- Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Movement for Unity or ‘Oneness’ and Jihad in Western Africa (MUJAO) and other organizations. In the economic and financial dimensions, Algeria has participated in developing the northern region through …

by Veronika Datzer Since February 2022, methods of disinformation as well as cyber operations have been widely used as extended measures of warfare in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The talk will make an assessment of the use of disinformation and cyber operations and the policy responses which have been used or are under construction. The discussion focus will lie on disinformation and cyber operations in Europe, with a discussion of the tools used by Ukraine, Germany, the EU, and NATO. Ultimately, the talk will discuss the role of hybrid threats in Germany’s national security strategy, which is currently being written.

By Manual Atug Manuel ‘HonkHase’ Atug, founder and speaker of the independent WG KRITIS deals in this presentation with the dangers the globalized world is facing due to the technological progress and digitalization of the last decades. The military methodologies and objectives of hybrid warfare will be presented. The specifics and dangers in cyberspace are addressed, as well as whether there is a cyberwar. State and non-state actors alike are included in these considerations and illustrated with examples of current day politics. Finally, it will be explained what can be done about it and why the issue affects all of us in cyberspace. (Without subtitles) (With subtitles)

by Dr. Georg Löfflmann, University of Warwick (g.lofflmann@warwick.ac.uk) Three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared in the Bundestag that the war constituted a watershed moment or “Zeitenwende” for European security and that as a consequence Germany would initiate a fundamental turnaround in its foreign, security and defense policy. This strategic reorientation would entail, among other things, a 100 billion Euro special investment fund for the Bundeswehr and the pledge to finally fulfil the NATO 2% target. Taking the “Zeitenwende” rhetoric as its starting point, this paper will analyze to what extent Germany has indeed initiated a structural reboot of its national security posture, considering …