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  • New Policy Paper: Wired to Beijing? Huawei and ZTE in European Networks

    New Policy Paper: Wired to Beijing? Huawei and ZTE in European Networks

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    Antonia Bulfon and Lena-Sophie Drews published a policy paper at European Governance Lab. It is about how discussions of European digital dependencies often focus on U.S. software, but China’s role in European network infrastructure deserves equal attention. This paper analyzes why the EU has struggled to regulate the risks posed by Huawei and ZTE. Beyond…

  • Lena Drews published a IFSH Brief Analysis: “Europe Is Financing Its Own Digital Dependence”

    Lena Drews published a IFSH Brief Analysis: “Europe Is Financing Its Own Digital Dependence”

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    Europe is investing billions in digital sovereignty (its own clouds, chip manufacturing, AI models), yet foreign providers still dominate. Around €264 billion flows to non-European cloud and software providers every year, so Europe is effectively financing its own dependence. The main bottleneck is demand rather than investment: as long as public bodies and companies choose…

  • Where Cybersecurity meets Artificial Intelligence

    Where Cybersecurity meets Artificial Intelligence

    The EU Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence in the spotlight  Introduction  Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) are often treated as separate policy fields: they have followed different trajectories of development, involve different forms of private-sector participation, and are governed by distinct regulatory frameworks. Yet as the interlinkages between the two fields continue to…

  • The UN and Cybersecurity: Lena Herbst on the German Podcast UNhörbar

    The UN and Cybersecurity: Lena Herbst on the German Podcast UNhörbar

    Dr. Lena Herbst was recently a guest on UNhörbar, the German-language podcast of the United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN), where she discussed the role of the United Nations in international cybersecurity negotiations. Information security has been on the UN’s agenda for many years. Cyber threats affect nearly every area in which the organization is…

  • Shaping Cybersecurity Conference 2026

    Shaping Cybersecurity Conference 2026

    An annual conference on cyber foreign policy, cybersecurity, resilience Date: July 9–10, 2026 Location:Federal Foreign Office (July 9)ESMT Berlin (July 10) Format: In-person conference Register Now Moscow’s shadow beyond Ukraine: Russia’s cyber threat to European security Russia aims to undermine European security, prosperity and freedom. To that end, Russian state and non-state cyber actors weaponize digital technologies…

  • Cyber Capabilities in Africa – Between Growth and Cyber Threats

    Cyber Capabilities in Africa – Between Growth and Cyber Threats

    Hybrid threats such as espionage, disinformation, election interference, and cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are increasing and becoming ever more sophisticated. Due to the progressive digitalization of state and societal structures, it is foreseeable that the dangers posed by cyberattacks will continue to grow in the future. This requires states in particular to prioritize cybersecurity as…

  • Mateusz published the book “Przed Waszą Erą”

    Mateusz published the book “Przed Waszą Erą”

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    Mateusz has just published his book titled “Przed Waszą Erą. Człowiek w syntetycznym świecie deepfake’ów, ChataGPT i sztucznej inteligencji” (Wydawnictwo Filia, currently available in Polish language). The German edition of the book would be published in September under the title “The End of Reality. Humans in the Age of Deepfakes, ChatGPT, and Artificial Intelligence”.  The…

  • Regulating Spyware Hubs: A Threat to Privacy and Democratic Control 

    Regulating Spyware Hubs: A Threat to Privacy and Democratic Control 

    As cyberattacks have become more frequent, state and private actors increasingly rely on sophisticated technologies for protection and defense. This growing dependency on technology has simultaneously exposed new vulnerabilities, particularly through the use of spyware. The major Pegasus scandal in 2021 revealed that European countries such as Poland and Hungary used the software to spy on journalists and political opponents. At the same time, artificial intelligence has become intertwined with spyware and digital espionage technologies,…

  • Lena and Mateusz published an article in the newspaper “Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik”

    Lena and Mateusz published an article in the newspaper “Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik”

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    Lena and Mateusz published an article with the title “A typology of national cybersecurity architectures: A comparison of cyber architecture models in Germany, France, and Poland”. The article compares cybersecurity architectures and pointing out differences resulting from state structures and cybersecurity management models. The article was published in HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik (SpringerNature). You can…

  • Has Cyber Changed the Game? 

    Has Cyber Changed the Game? 

    China’s Industrial Espionage Against the U.S. Defense Sector (2000–2022)  In 1999, the U.S. House of Representatives released what became known as the Cox Report, concluding that China had acquired data on sensitive U.S. military technologies such as thermonuclear weapons through espionage and covert acquisition networks. The core concern was clear: China was systematically attempting to narrow the technological gap with the United States. …

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