CoEnnect Digital Policy Talks: Discussing FIMI, resilience, hybrid campaigns, and the role of technologies with Jakub Kalenský
College of Europe Podcast (Bruges)Show Notes
The guest of the very last CoEnnect podcast of the Albright promotion was Jakub Kalenský, from the Hybrid CoE, where he is the Deputy Director of the Centre’s Hybrid Influence COI focusing on safeguarding democratic processes. He specialises in countering Russian disinformation and hybrid activities. In the past, he worked for the EEAS’s East Stratcom task force, where he was among the founding members of the EUvsDisinfo campaign. He currently also teaches in the Natolin campus of the College of Europe. Markéta Šonková (IRD) spoke with him about the role of technologies in hybrid campaigns, disinformation campaigns at large and how to counter them, European elections and elections in Europe, and cooperation across the stakeholder pool.
Learn more about the CoEnnect Digital Society: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coennect-digital-society/
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