"Across Europe we are witnessing an escalation in hybrid threats - from physical through to cyber - designed to weaken critical national infrastructure, undermine our interests and interfere in our democracies all for the advantage of malign foreign states,"
"The tools available to hostile foreign forces to sow distrust in matters such as elections are democratized, allowing lower-skilled individuals and groups to carry out effective campaigns on behalf of a nation."
Closer collaboration across European countries is needed to confront a growing wave of hybrid threats spanning physical attacks to cyber operations. Malign foreign states aim to weaken critical national infrastructure, undermine national interests, and interfere in democratic processes to advance strategic objectives. The tools for sowing distrust, including election-focused misinformation, have been democratized, enabling lower-skilled actors and groups to run effective campaigns. Robust online networks deploy deepfakes and fake documents in widely spoken languages. Recent operations targeted Moldova's pro-European party and circulated false stories about Ukraine's president in Africa. Stronger cooperation and resilience measures are required to mitigate these threats.
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