Hybrid threat actors exploit vulnerabilities in infrastructure and the economy through means such as cyberattacks, economic coercion, and supply chain disruptions. Critical infrastructure โ including sectors such as energy, banking, transport and healthcare โ faces targeted attacks aimed at destabilizing societies and weakening resilience. The maritime domain and undersea critical infrastructure pose specific challenges when it comes to protecting them from malign interference.
Economic hybrid threats include malign foreign investments, financial manipulation, and coercive dependencies that undermine sovereignty. Strengthening legal safeguards, public-private cooperation, and international coordination among EU and NATO member states is essential to counter these risks.
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The Centre focuses on diverse aspects of hybrid threats – from soft power to military means, and from policy to practical questions.
