Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 08/02/2022

10 Recommendations: Countering foreign malign influence in Central Europe and the Western Balkans

This brief constitutes the final output of the GLOBSEC Vulnerability Index mapping susceptibility to foreign

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 15/11/2021

The GLOBSEC Vulnerability Index: Evaluating susceptibility to foreign malign influence in 8 Central European & Western Balkan countries

The GLOBSEC Vulnerability Index measures vulnerability towards foreign influence in eight countries: Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia on a 0-100 scale, where 0 is the most resilient and 100 the most vulnerable. It assesses five key dimensions: public attitudes, political landscape, public administration, information landscape, and civic and academic space, with a particular focus directed towards the Kremlin’s and Beijing’s activities.

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 31/08/2021

GLOBSEC Trends 2021: Latvia: one year into the pandemic

What is the foreign policy orientation of the majority in Latvia? What conspiracy theories resonate

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 12/08/2021

Russian and Chinese influence in Poland

What are the vulnerabilities of Poland to Russia and China? What methods are utilised by

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 12/08/2021

How vulnerable are Romanians to Russian and Chinese influence?

What kind of influences are exercised by Russia in Romania? How does it differ from

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 11/08/2021

Vulnerabilities in Lithuania: Which can be used by foreign hostile actors?

What is the foreign policy orientation of the majority in Lithuania? Is their pro-Western orientation

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 28/07/2021

GLOBSEC Trends 2021: Czechia one year into the COVID-19 pandemic

In Europe, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges not only to healthcare systems but

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 03/06/2021

GLOBSEC Trends 2021: Central and Eastern Europe one year into the pandemic

For a sixth year, we are introducing our flagship report providing another insight into the minds of Central and Eastern Europeans.

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 22/03/2021

Democracy and Authoritarianism in CEE & Western Balkans: Who is winning?

The ‘democratic experiment’ has proven rather resilient in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and Western

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 09/03/2021

United States in CEE and the Western Balkans: How should the new US administration revive its allure in the region?

The public image of the United States has suffered considerable setbacks throughout the world.[1] While

Centre for Global Europe - 15/01/2021

Conference on the Future of Europe: a National Model for Central Europe

On the eve of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFE), this policy brief

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 10/12/2020

GLOBSEC Intelligence Briefing: December 2020

With the end of the year around the corner, much of humanity’s hopes to return

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 10/12/2020

GLOBSEC Trends 2020: Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans at the Times of Pandemic

2020 has been enveloped by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its profound global impact is likely to be the

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 05/12/2020

Perceptions of democracy and conspiracy theories in Poland

Over the past few years, the European Union has coped with far-reaching political, economic and

Centre for Democracy & Resilience - 05/11/2020

Perception of democracy and conspiracies in Hungary

Over the past few years, the European Union has coped with far-reaching political, economic and

Technology & Society - 29/10/2020

The Future of Tech Startups in Central & Eastern Europe

The European tech ecosystem is finally coming of age. 2020 has been marked by record