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HeadquartersSlovakia
MembershipIan Brzezinski,Věra Jourová,Mikuláš Dzurinda,Tomáš Pojar,Catherine Ashton,Gordon Bajnai,John Barter,Jenna Ben-Yehuda,Jan Krzysztof Bielecki,Carl Bildt,Steven Ciobo,Thierry Déau,Muriel Domenach,Tobias Ellwood,Mark Esper,Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović,Benjamin Haddad,Melissa Hathaway,Sabine Herlitschka,Vazil Hudák,Toomas Hendrik Ilves,Natalie Jaresko,Kersti Kaljulaid,Steffen Kampeter,Rastislav Káčer,Petr Kolář,Markos Kounalakis,Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer,Ivan Krastev,Sebastian Kurz,Miroslav Lajčák,Mariam Lambert,Monika Langthaler,Arancha González Laya,Nina Levchuk,Eva Maydell,Ivan Mikloš,Wilhelm Molterer,Danuše Nerudová,Ivan Ogilchyn,Anita Orban,Chloé Pahud,Sally Painter,Ursula Plassnik,Rosen Plevneliev,Petr Pudil,Aivis Ronis,Anton Rop,Anna Eliasson Schamis,Maithreyi Seetharaman,Martin Selmayr,Pavlo Sheremeta,Evika Silina,Thorsten Strauss,James Townsend,Andreas Treichl,Zoltán Varga,Robert Vass,Alexander Vershbow,Margrethe Vestager,Kurt Volker,Susan Walton,Thomas Wieser,Damon Wilson,Maciej Witucki,Rick Zedník

GLOBSEC is a think tank that organizes the yearly Bratislava Global Security Forum, putting together armaments salespeople, military people and their politicians.

Own words

"Committed to enhancing security, prosperity and sustainability in Europe and throughout the world."[1]

Integrity Initiative

The UK deep state Integrity Initiative touched on GLOBSEC in one of its 2018 documents, Upskilling to Upscale: Unleashing the Capacity of Civil Society to Counter Disinformation.[2] "Disinformation" refers to everything not fitting the Western government narrative:

  • GLOBSEC, SSPI and FactCheck are all associated with political elites in their home countries, meaning they are considered either clearly pro-government or pro-opposition. GLOBSEC has reportedly been involved in shaping Slovakian government policy, which impacts its domestic reputation.[2]
  • Slovakian think tank GLOBSEC carries out unique research on public perceptions of and reactions to Russian narratives and conspiracy theories within the region. The think tank publishes the annual GLOBSEC Trends report, which covers Eastern and Central Europe and analyses public opinion on various issues including East-West relations, the EU, Russia, NATO, and media consumption.[2]
  • Through its Stratcom programme, Slovakia-based GLOBSEC runs a series of high profile research projects such as its annual GLOBSEC Trends report, which maps the effects of disinformation on public attitudes through a series of opinion polls in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia, three states vulnerable to Russian influence. This enabled them to compare public perceptions of the EU, NATO, and the role of the US in these countries over time. GLOBSEC serves as a model of what can be achieved when an organisation is given adequate funding. Their Stratcom programme is run by four people with external co-operators across the region.[2]
  • Awareness-raising activities are of core importance as a tool for challenging the infiltration and spread of disinformation into the public consciousness. There are few organisations across Europe with the ability and resources to effectively design and deliver these, though there have been examples of successful campaigns which others could learn from.[2]
  • GLOBSEC launched an inventive and engaging campaign using social media in order to bring attention to the risks posed by disinformation. They used two of the most popular Slovak bloggers to create a false online flame-war, pitting their fans against each other. There were subtle clues that the fight was false, and after several days it was revealed that it was a hoax to show people how easy it is to be fooled if information is not checked properly. The campaign achieved 1.2 million views in a country of 5 million; though it should be noted that there was some spill over into the Czech Republic. GLOBSEC assessed it as the most successful counter-disinformation campaign in the region.

Funding

GLOBSEC list a number of "partners and donors", a who-is who of the military industrial complex. GLOBSEC does not clear state which ones are also funding the organization.

Atlantic Council, Bruegel, Citizens Dialogue, European Investment Bank, George C. Marshall Centre, German Marshall Fund, GoodAI, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Chatham House, International Republican Institute, International Visegrad Fund, IRIS – Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, Jagello 2000, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Matej Bel University, National Endowment for Democracy, NATO, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Open Society Foundation, Political Capital Institute, Future of Russia Foundation, Clingendael, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Slovakia, UK FCO, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universita Catolica del Sacro, Cuore Milano, Universiteit Leiden, University College Cork, Wilfred Martens Centre for European Studies, Aerovodochody, AT&T, BMW, ČSOB, Envien Group, EPH, Eustream, Eutop, EY, Google, KMW, Lockheed Martin, Lynx, Mastercard, Meroco, MSM Group, OTP Bank, Philip Morris, Raiffeisen Bank, Saab, Slovnaft, SZRB AM, Tatra Banka, ZSE.[3][4]

People

Board, international advisors and Women Leaders Council as of 2025.[5].


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References

  1. ↑ https://www.globsec.org/who-we-are/about-us
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 See https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Document:Upskilling_to_Upscale:_Unleashing_the_Capacity_of_Civil_Society_to_Counter_Disinformation
  3. ↑ https://www.globsec.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/GLOBSEC-2017-2018-OVERVIEW.pdf
  4. ↑ https://www.globsec.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/GLOBSEC%20Transparency%20Report%202023.pdf
  5. ↑ https://www.globsec.org/women-leaders-council
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