Antagonistic hybrid threats need to be met with countermeasures, imposing costs on the aggressor, which over time also builds a hybrid deterrence posture. Strengthening resilience is not enough. Not responding is in fact an invitation for more aggressive acts and thus escalatory

'The war in #Ukraine is central not only because Ukrainians are defending against a genocide, but also because they are teaching us a lesson about empires.'

'This is 1939 if Czechoslovakia had chosen to fight.' Timothy Snyder

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'We confuse #Russia with the Soviet Union... It's not #Ukraine 's job to explain that they exist. You can't discuss principles unless you recognise agents. The problem with Ukraine is that it is not recognised by subjects as a subject.' Timothy Snyder

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Please watch Timothy Snyder Lennart Meri Lecture at #LennartMeriConference on why the lands of Ukraine matters historically and now. Ukrainian History and the Future of the World · Le... youtube.com/live/rg7uux4PZ… via YouTube

När Putin möblerar om i toppen kan det ses som missnöje med hur kriget går - eller tecken på vem som är kronprins. Men det slutna systemet gör personalkarusellen svårtolkad, skriver Aleksandr Golts & Andreas Umland @SCEUUS @uisweden i Utrikesmagasinet 👇

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Kom till Kulturhuset på tisdag kväll och uppmärksamma och lär mer om Belarus - fantastiskt program! Köp biljett enligt nedan

Charlotta Rodhe Charlotta Rodhe: 'Apart from the coalition of jerks, most countries do not want to live under the laws of the jungle.'

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Glad to see that SCEEUS Charlotta Rodhe is part of the policy discussion on many stages - here in Berlin LibMod - Zentrum Liberale Moderne

#GlobalSouth ? or Global partners? Charlotta Rodhe SCEEUS provides food for thought on a contested concept this morning during discussions at #LennartMeriConference in #Tallinn #Estonia ICDS Tallinn

Estonian President Lennart Meri most famously said “the situation is shit but it is our fertiliser for the future”. Let us not despair, but act. The theme of the 2024 #LennartMeriConference

🔴 LIVE | Today's first panel discussion: 'Competition of Narratives and the Impact on Global Relations'

Dubai Abulhoul Dr. Tobias Lindner Charlotta Rodhe AfricaJerry. Moderator: Steven Erlanger

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Great to see ⁦Charlotta Rodhe⁩ ⁦SCEEUS⁩ on stage at the #LennartMeriConference on competition of global narratives: For Russia multilateralism means utter disregard for international law.

Deputy director of ⁦SCEEUS⁩ ⁦Charlotta Rodhe⁩ now at #lennartmericonference on competition of narratives on stage - watch Livestream - Lennart Meri Conference lmc.icds.ee/livestream/

Great to be back at #LennartMeriConference - this year with a strong presence of ⁦SCEEUS⁩ colleagues ⁦Charlotta Rodhe⁩ ⁦Hugo von Essen⁩ ⁦Dr. Victoria Leukavets⁩ ⁦Fredrik Wesslau⁩

När utrikesutskottet besökte UI idag stod bl.a. framtida politik mot Ryssland & Ukraina, hur Kina agerar gentemot Europa & USA, och konfliktdynamiken i Mellanöstern på agendan. Tack för initierade frågor & bra diskussion! Sveriges riksdag Utrikespolitiska institutet Utrikesdepartementet

My colleagues Aleksandr Golts and Andreas Umland comment on the recent reshuffling in Russia’s political leadership. They make several notable reflections. A thread.

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But is it #Currywurst ?

Ahead of the Stockholm Conference on Belarus 2024 organized by ⁦SCEEUS⁩ & ⁦Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs⁩ next week SCEEUS is publishing a series of guest commentaries by prominent authors on various aspects of Belarus - check them out! sceeus.se/en/start-2/

On May 21st, the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus will be commemorated with an extensive cultural program at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm. #StockholmBelarusConf

Read more & purchase tickets: sceeus.se/en/belarusian-…

Difficult to beat Quai d’Orsay as a meeting venue - thanks ⁦ECFR Wider Europe⁩ & ⁦CNAS⁩ for putting together an excellent Transatlantic crowd discussing Russia, Ukraine and the wider implications of the Russia crisis.