The speaker will be Christine Lord, President and CEO of the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), a non-profit organization specializing in education and social development. The Lord’s work is focused on strengthening the role of institutions, supporting young people and combating misinformation. She is actively involved in the Learn to Discern program for global opposition to misinformation and misinformation.
The moderator of the event will be Maria Cheresheva, a freelance journalist and a member of the Board of AEJ-Bulgaria. Jeffrey Weinschenker, Public Affairs Adviser at the US Embassy in Bulgaria, will open the session.
The event will be in English and no translation is provided. Access is free, but pre-registration is required here until 15:00 on February 24, 2022.
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Best RegardsResearch Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)
in cooperation with the
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Athens
The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Athens
are pleased to invite you to the online expert seminar
NATO vs Hybrid Threats in the Contemporary World – the perspective of the Eastern Flank
Thursday, 24th of February, 2022
16:00-18:00 EET (Athens, Vilnius)
15:00-17:00 CET (Warsaw)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Programme
Opening
˗ Director of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Greece, Prof Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos
˗ Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Artur Lompart
Panel 1 – 2022 Challenges for the NATO
˗ United States Navy, (Ret), Commander Demetries Grimes (response to the challenges threatening the Eastern Flank of NATO – the US’s military perspective)
˗ Jagiellonian University, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Head of the Department of National Security, Prof Artur Gruszczak (perspective of Poland on the challenges for the Eastern Flank of NATO)
Panel 2 – Hybrid Threats on the Eastern Flank
˗ The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Analyst of Belarus and Security Policy of the Russian Federation, Dr Anna Dyner (Belarus, disinformation and migration threats)
˗ Eastern Europe Studies Centre, Lithuania, Project Manager and Policy Analyst, Justinas Kulys (hybrid threats for the Baltic States)
˗ The Centre for Eastern Studies, Poland, Analyst of Ukrainian Affairs, Krzysztof Nieczypor (Ukraine between Russia and the West)
Concluding Remarks: Greece’s view on the situation on the Eastern flank
˗ Director of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Prof Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos
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