What will be the the impact of the new world order on democracy and the European project?

Join our monthly #DemocracyDrinks for an informal exchange with Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive of the European Policy Center. 

Day: Thursday 26 June, 17:00-19:00
Venue: garden of Surfside Poké, 4 Place du Luxembourg
Fee: please support Defend Democracy's work

On 3 June, Defend Democracy, under its 'Coalition for Democratic Resilience' program, organised its second ‘Cross-party lunch on democracy, security and tech’. The meeting was opened by Cord Schulz, Chief of Staff Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of EP's Security and Defence Committee.

Defend Democracy contributed to the EU Commission's public consultation on the European Democracy Shield. 

"If we want to 'shield' our democracies, we must broaden not only the scope of what to shield against, we must also broaden the societal resilience that is needed. For this, the European Democracy Shield should be aligned with the European Preparedness Union strategy."

Defend Democracy joined a powerful video from our partner, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation's Global Security Hub.

"We live in a new era. Which means that we need new defence and security policies. With an open eye and clear answers and actions to hybrid warfare.”

Ever heard of 'crypto democracy'?

EPC senior visiting fellow Paul Taylor spoke with our director Stollmeyer and historian of digital technology Joe Litobarski.

Join us in 'The Language of Power' podcast, where we explore how crypto is reshaping democracy and geopolitics.

On 28 May, Defend Democracy joined the EU Commission, Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others for an EESC expert hearing about "Enhancing EU´s ability to protect European democracies".

Our message: "Invest in civil preparedness and societal resilience against hybrid and tech threats NOW."

What is communications 'metadata' and why should you care about it? When people hear that a messenger app is “end-to-end encrypted” they often assume that it’s safe for communicating privately. But one of the most important properties of encrypted messengers is how they handle metadata, which can’t always be concealed with encryption.