Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska travelled to Székesfehérvár, Hungary on Monday (10 February) where she participated in a ceremony declaring the Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) fully operational.
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Algorithmic invasions: How information warfare threatens NATO's eastern flank
07 Feb. 2025On 6 December 2024, in an unprecedented move, Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of its 24 November presidential election, citing evidence provided by intelligence agencies that the electoral process had been “compromised throughout its duration and across all stages”. This dramatic decision, unparalleled in Romania’s history since the 1989 revolution against the communist regime, underscores the evolving nature of hybrid warfare, one aspect of which includes algorithmic manipulation and cyber-enabled disinformation campaigns that target and destabilise democracies.
Colombia at NATO: how a South American nation became a NATO partner
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Intelligence disclosure as a strategic messaging tool
16 Dec. 2024On December 3, 2021, the Washington Post published an article referring to unclassified US intelligence reports on massive Russian troop movements, suggesting that “the Kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive as soon as early next year involving up to 175,000 troops”. The article marked the beginning of a British and American campaign to disclose classified information on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans.
Disability, Peace and Security agenda
03 Dec. 2024The United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated every year on December 3rd. This year, the international community is also celebrating the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Securing Britain’s and NATO’s digital supply chains
14 Oct. 2024Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stressed the UK’s “unshakable” commitment to NATO and that his government’s “first duty” must be security and defence, including securing Britain’s and other NATO Allies’ digital supply chains against stepped up cyber attacks by threat actors determined to breach our critical national infrastructure.