This second edition of the Countering Foreign Interference (CFI) Dialogues focused on examining the connections between different areas of foreign interference and hybrid threats.
The Institute was actively involved in the second edition of the Schuman Forum, hosting a think tank event with the participation of policy experts from think tanks and academia from around the world.
On 27 June, to mark the 20th anniversary of CSDP missions and operations, the Institute held its annual conference in Brussels to discuss the future of EU security and defence.
The CFI project organised a partners’ panel at the State of the Union conference hosted by the European University Institute in Florence. The event represented an opportunity to discuss how foreign information manipulation and interference impacts the European Union and its Member States.
The Institute was involved in the first Schuman Security and Defence Forum, a high-level event aiming to facilitate dialogue and strategic reflection on international security and defence between the EU, its Member States and their partners.
Dr Gustav Lindstrom moderated a panel on the EU Strategic Compass at the inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy.