The Pursuit of Scrappiness 🎧 62 Is Putin ready to use nukes, cyber attacks on businesses and Baltic defense plans w/ Janis Sarts (NATO)
Janis Sarts is the Director at NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. An outspoken military expert, previously also state secretary of Latvian Ministry of Defense, Janis brings a clear, articulated and convincing message about the regional security situation as of today.
In this episode we talk:
- The paradox of increased Baltic security amid deteriorating global security
- The impact of Finland and Sweden joining NATO
- Cybersecurity risks and how companies should treat them
- Outlook for the war and endgame of involved parties
The episode was recorded on April 29, 2022
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The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps:
01:00 - The paradox of Baltic security situation in global context
03:10 - How Sweden and Finland joining NATO would affect Baltic region security
06:15 - Dispelling the myth of NATO expansion
07:40 - NATO plans for defending the Baltic States
09:30 - Cybersecurity threats and how should companies treat this risk
11:00 - Baltics has been under a cyber attack for for more than a month
14:45 - Unity of NATO and ability of rogue nations to block Article 5
15:50 - Russia can resort to nuclear weapons
19:25 - What increased weapons supplies mean for the conflict
22:10 - What does victory look like for Ukraine and for Russia
24:40 - What would a ceasefire mean in the mid/long term for European security
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