STARTEX! 🚀 #SYNESIS2026 kicks off in Riga! Teams from 13 nations join @STRATCOMCOE for a first-of-its-kind exercise using AI-enabled synthetic audiences to test assumptions, explore audience reactions and strengthen decision-making. #StratCom #AI #HybridThreats

Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Congressman Luis Correa for an exchange on key issues shaping the transatlantic agenda - developments in AI, evolving threats in the info environment, and the importance of continued transatlantic cooperation in addressing shared challenges.

📢 Media registration is open for #SYNESIS2026 - an #AI-enabled StratCom exercise with teams from 13 nations using #AudienceBehaviourModelling & synthetic populations to explore how audience dynamics can unfold during crises. 📩[email protected]

Today, @STRATCOMCOE was honoured to welcome H.E. Mr Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Discussions focused on Europe’s evolving security landscape and the increasingly complex information environment, addressing resilience and hybrid threats.

Today we join the world in celebrating Ukraine’s Independence Day. With deep respect and gratitude, we honor the courage, resilience, and commitment of the Ukrainian people to freedom and sovereignty. Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! 🇺🇦

Don’t count mentions of “peace”; look for preparation for compromise. Our research found that while RUS rhetoric normalised peace talks, domestic audiences were not prepared for concessions. That distinction matters when interpreting negotiation signals. bit.ly/466Llue

⚙️ Russia’s propaganda machine is most revealing when something goes wrong. Our latest research finds a recurring Crisis → Control → Crusade pattern and shows why the first 18 hours after a shock matter. Explore Russia’s propaganda architecture: bit.ly/4g6oKCU

We know a lot about how hostile states manipulate the info environment. We know far less about which government responses actually work. 🔎Our latest report introduces PERSISTENCE: a framework for assessing when disruption is effective and worth the risk. bit.ly/3TOHY8r

Today, we were pleased to welcome H. E. the Honorable Ms Sam Mostyn, Governor-General of Australia. During the visit, we presented our latest work in the fields of StratCom, cognitive warfare, and AI, and discussed our shared efforts in protecting the global info environment.

🌍 Attending the #NATOSummit in Ankara? Join @STRATCOMCOE's high-level roundtable on cognitive warfare, AI & NATO's next frontier on 7 July featuring Rob Bauer, Janis Sarts & Halyna Padalko. Seats are limited, register now ➡️ cvent.me/QeR53x #AlliesinAnkara

What if one of the biggest barriers to #StratCom in government is... democracy itself? New report explores a paradox: the very features that make liberal democracies strong can also make coherent strategic communication much harder. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4ekNt5C

That's a wrap. Another year, another thrilling conference for the #StratCom crowd. After more than 10 years of this event, for many this has become a yearly get together. Hoping to see you again next year at the #RigaStratComDialogue, friends! Stay aware, stay resilient.

Mr. @janis_sarts, Director, @STRATCOMCOE: "It is going to get worse, there will be more adversarial campaigns and we will have to face them in the best possible way… Russia stops when it gets hit in the face👊💥" #RigaStratComDialogue

"Don't think that capitulation will take place when Putin dies. There are a lot of people around him, waiting to take his place. It's a capital project". - Ms. @CandaceRondeaux, Professor of Practice, @Future_of_war at the #RigaStratComDialogue

Dr. @peterfrankopan, Professor of Global History, @UniofOxford: "All the countries that came up on the wrong side of the Berlin wall were effectively enslaved for 45 years". #RigaStratComDialogue

Mr. Christopher Walker, Vice President, Center for European Policy Analysis: "Even if Putin and Xi are not communicating, it is telepathy at the very least". #RigaStratComDialogue

"Building a narrative to defend reality is not just a moral obligation for governments, it's an obligation to safeguard society's capacities to distinguish the shared reality from that of adversaries". - Mr. Kasim Ileri, Republic of Turkiye #RigaStratComDialogue

While our dear and very educated guests are enjoying their well earned lunch, we invite you to see what our #experts at the #RigaStratComDialogue are saying about the importance of #StratCom in today's world. Would you agree with any of them?

Mr. @etbrooking, Director of Strategy and Resident Sr. Fellow, @AtlanticCouncil's @DFRLab: "#AI tools make campaigns so costless, even if not as effective, it changes calculation". #RigaStratComDialogue

"Russia🇷🇺 has 74 universities that offer programmes on information management, basically speaking, they're being trained for information #manipulation".🤯 - Dr. Halyna Padalko of @MIT at the #RigaStratComDialogue