🎥 The recording of the concluding remarks from the European Security Studies Conference (ESSC2026) is now available on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/tBRNeX2lnf8?...

ESSC2026 - Concluding Remarks & Award of the European Security Studies Best Paper Prize

YouTube video by The European Initiative for Security Studies

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⭐ NetSec Directory Spotlight Meet Dr Zane Šime in the NetSec Directory, alumna (doctoral degree holder) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU; guest lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš University, RSU at… On Bluesky: @simezane.bsky.social https://netsec-cost.eu/people/zane-sime.html

⭐ NetSec Directory Spotlight Meet Dr Mehmet Babacan in the NetSec Directory, Lecturer at Yildiz Technical University. Working on Diplomacy, Foreign Policy. In WG2, offering mentorship and willing to host Short Term Scientific Missions. https://netsec-cost.eu/people/mehmet-babacan.html

📣 WG2 Policy Workshop: applications now open Working Group 2 invites applications to a one-day policy workshop, Great Power Politics and the Future of Alliances, at Bilkent University, Ankara, on 13 September 2026. The workshop convenes scholars… https://netsec-cost.eu/policy-workshop-2026.html

⭐ NetSec Directory Spotlight Meet Ms Teodora Stoicescu in the NetSec Directory, PhD Candidate at National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. Looking for a mentor and open to hosting Short Term Scientific Missions. https://netsec-cost.eu/people/teodora-stoicescu.html

⭐ NetSec Directory Spotlight Meet Ms Isabelle Haynes in the NetSec Directory, PhD candidate at Charles University. Working on Collective Defence, Defence Attitudes. In WG1, looking for a mentor and open to hosting Short Term Scientific Missions. https://netsec-cost.eu/people/isabelle-haynes.html

⭐ NetSec Directory Spotlight Meet Mr Martin Haváček in the NetSec Directory, PhD candidate at VSB, Technical University of Ostrava. In WG1 and WG3, looking for a mentor and willing to host Short Term Scientific Missions. https://netsec-cost.eu/people/martin-havacek.html

Today we are officially launching the #NetSec #Directory! After two months of Early Access Preview, we are delighted to unveil a major milestone of our #COST Action, in the spirit of integrating #research and European public policy on #security issues.

🏆 Congratulations to the winners of the European Security Studies Best Paper Prize, awarded in partnership with the Journal of Strategic Studies! ▫️Anna Seliverstova (Linnaeus University) ▫️Mattia Sguazzini (University of Genova) A well-deserved recognition of their outstanding research 🧵

🎓🌍 Last week, we had the pleasure of organizing the the European Security Studies Conference in partnership with @eissnetwork.bsky.social and @stockholm-uni.bsky.social 📚 Learn more about the key themes and discussions that shaped this year's conference: www.su.se/english/divi...

🔹 Moving into the final stages of #ESSC2026 with the panel “Disruptive Machines: AI, Information Operations, and Cyber Security,” chaired by @apb-ldn.org and featuring Gil Baram, PhD, Clara Jammot, Anna Seliverstova, and Alexandra Brankova

🚨 Happening now at Day 2 of ESSC 2026: 🔹 “Military Transformation: Military Innovation and Strategic Change in the Transatlantic Context”, chaired by Magnus Petersson , with Fabio Iguavita Duarte and Vasiliki Plessia Aravani

#ESSC26 is in full swing!

🛑 Happening now at #ESSC2026! Conference keynote by Lieutenant General Thomas Nilsson, Director of Military Intelligence and Security of the Swedish Armed Forces eiss-europa.com/2026.html

The European Security Studies Conference is currently underway with the panel “Virtually Transformed? Digital Infrastructures, Competition, and Governance,” chaired by @juliacarver.bsky.social, with contributions from Tobias Liebetrau, Moritz Weiss & Yagnya Kodaru, Sarah Backman and Mattia Sguazzini

If you’re asking about the Directory, it is already available in Early Preview, simply follow the onboarding tool! As for ESC3, it is for PhD candidates and will reopen sometime next year for the 2027 cohort. netsec-cost.eu/people.html

The Network · NetSec, COST Action CA24154

The NetSec network: an open directory of researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners working in or alongside European security studies. Action leadership, Working Group participants, and the wider c...

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I am particularly proud of my involvement with NetSec! This is the accomplishment of nearly a decade of hard work through @eissnetwork.bsky.social to structure the security studies field in Europe. Watch this space over the next years as we develop, and see you in Stockholm for our conference!

Networking European Security Knowledge (NetSec)@netsec-cost.eu · 2mo ago

🚀 Welcome to NetSec – Networking European Security Knowledge A new European network connecting academics, policymakers, and practitioners to strengthen security knowledge across Europe. 🌐 netsec-cost.eu 💼 LinkedIn: NetSec – Networking European Security Knowledge

🚀 Welcome to NetSec – Networking European Security Knowledge A new European network connecting academics, policymakers, and practitioners to strengthen security knowledge across Europe. 🌐 netsec-cost.eu 💼 LinkedIn: NetSec – Networking European Security Knowledge

NetSec: Networking European Security Knowledge | COST Action

Networking European Security Knowledge (NetSec), a COST Action building an inclusive, multidisciplinary European security studies network.

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