The Research Council of Norway, Research Council of Estonia and NordForsk have decided to provide additional funding for NordForsk's call on antagonistic threats. This increases the number of funded projects from seven to eight.
The Nordic-Baltic region, home to some of the world’s most stable liberal democracies, no longer represents a safe haven for those fleeing authoritarian repression.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the Nordic region to seek closer ties with each other and with NATO. But we also face major challenges, according to a security policy expert.
We live in a time of hybrid threats that call for more knowledge to make our societies more robust. Seven new research projects will investigate everything from biological threats to digital threats targeting youth and the impact of social media on democracy.
The overall aim of this project is to strengthen the preparedness against the full spectrum of biological threats; from natural, accidental, to deliberate, by increasing awareness and best practices for effective and harmonised total defence strategies in the Nordic-Baltic region.
The D-CRISP project sees the solution for preventing and mitigating antagonistic threats in developing an integrated solution for digital twins from different domains (such as production, power grids, public infrastructure and spaces, logistics chains).
Social media influence has the power to shape opinions, spark movements and inform public debate. However, it can also spread misinformation and undermine democracy. The INFLU-NORD project examines this dual role in the Nordic countries.
Democratic societies across the Nordic and Baltic countries face growing threats from digital disinformation, ideological polarization, and foreign influence operations.
The focus of MedPREP is on strengthening health system resilience through enhancing the robustness of medical preparedness - particularly the availability, production, and governance of critical pharmaceuticals - a vital yet underdeveloped component of societal security in the region.
The Nordic region has long been held up as a model security community—built on mutual trust, shared identity, and routinised cooperation. Yet recent antagonistic threats have exposed fractures in this ideal.
