Category: Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity
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EPIS Report on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Issue I
Belen Bringas & Yes Grangier Timeframe: 01/02/2012 – 11/10/2025 United States of America · Cyber Defence-Protection & Cooperation · Issue I The EU Should not Wait for Trump’s Green Light to Block TikTok Romania’s Case Study Shows How the Platform Threatens Electoral Processes Romania’s case study should inform the European policymakers’ decision to enforce an…
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AI as the space race of the 21st century
– Does AI pose a threat to security and foreign policy due to the possibility of disinformation campaigns against the backdrop of technological advantages other nations? – The targeted dissemination of false information can influence the sentiment of the respective population or politicians themselves and can be part of hybrid warfare. – It is therefore…
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The New Iron Curtain is Digital
(1) How are Estonia and Romania countering Russian digital threats, and what lessons emerge from their responses? (2) Estonia built strong cyber defenses after past attacks; Romania faced election interference via TikTok and disinformation. (3) To protect democracy, the EU must boost cybersecurity, enforce strict protocols, and raise public awareness.
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Dark Wings over Democracy
Mexico’s Attorney General is investigating former president Enrique Peña Nieto for accepting $25 million in bribes from Israeli businessmen for Pegasus spyware contracts. Originally intended for criminal surveillance, Pegasus was widely abused in Mexico: agencies like the army used it to spy on journalists, activists, lawyers, and political opponents across multiple administrations. Despite promises to…
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Spyware and Sovereignty
In July 2025, Mexican Attorney Gen. Alejandro Gertz Manero opened a criminal probe into former President Enrique Peña Nieto over allegations he accepted up to $25 mil. from Israeli businessmen in exchange for Pegasus contracts. Pegasus was reportedly used under Peña Nieto’s administration to surveil journalists, activists, opposition figures and even business elites via intermediaries like KBH.…
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Cyber Attacks 2021-2023
The European Working Group’s map shows major cyberattacks from 2021-2023, emphasizing vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and the need for stronger cyber defenses.
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Looking Out For Sovereignty
Facing a multitude of crises in an increasingly multi-order world, Europe is experiencing a politicisation of European security policy integration. We propose a two-dimensional theoretical framework, in which two distinct conceptions of sovereignty – one shaped by the interests of security and one by those of national autonomy clash in the postfunctional mass arena.
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Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS)
Visionaries of European strategic autonomy have engaged in many initiatives to reduce European dependency on U.S. weapon technology. Most recently, the Future Air Combat Systems (FCAS) project has emerged. The following study will attempt to answer whether projects like FCAS genuinely contribute to the future of European strategic autonomy or simply sell old wine in…