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2026 European Security Studies Conference

11–12 Jun 2026 Annual Conference
Stockholm University
Europe/Stockholm timezone

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Disruptive Machines: AI, Information Operations, and Cyber Security

CYBER2
12 Jun 2026, 16:40
D House, Lecture Hall 8 (Stockholm University)

D House, Lecture Hall 8

Stockholm University

Universitetsvägen 10 D, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

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Disruptive Machines: AI, Information Operations, and Cyber Security

  • Arthur Laudrain (ETH Zurich - CSS)

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  1. 362. Cybercrime & AI: Resilience-by-Design in the Information Age: Tabletop Evidence on AI-Enabled Cybercrime, Coordination, and Public Trust
    Gil Baram (UC Berkeley and Bar Ilan University)
    12/06/2026, 16:40
    Digital Transformations 2
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Digital technologies are entangling cyber risk, digital infrastructure, and governance. This paper argues that AI-enabled cybercrime is best understood as a transformation of the cybercrime ecosystem rather than merely as a set of new technical tactics. It draws on UC Berkeley’s “AI-Enabled Cybercrime: Exploring Risks, Building Awareness, and Guiding Policy Responses” initiative, supported by...

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  2. 382. Financial (In)Security, TikTok, and the Far-Right Pipeline
    Clara Jammot
    12/06/2026, 16:50
    Digital Transformations 2
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    While the relationship between far-right extremism, libertarianism, and neoliberalism has long been established, algorithmic recommendation as well as the lucrative professionalisation of content creation are leading platforms like TikTok to impact how financial (in)security feeds into the far-right’s proliferation. The rise in influencers promoting an individualistic ‘entrepreneurial mindset’...

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  3. 354. Telegram in Russia’s Information Strategy: Evidence from Serbia
    Anna Seliverstova (Linnaeus University)
    12/06/2026, 17:00
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    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Digital platforms have become central arenas of contemporary geopolitical competition, blurring the boundaries between the virtual and the physical, the informational and the political. This paper examines Telegram as a key element of Russia's contemporary information warfare and influence operations, focusing on its role in shaping political discourse in Serbia. While Telegram has often been...

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  4. 456. Amplification of Russian Geopolitical Narratives on VKontakte: Studying Tsargrad’s audience engagement and the construction of the enemy before and after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
    Alexandra Brankova (Swedish Defence University)
    12/06/2026, 17:10
    Digital Transformations 2
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    The paper explores how Russian geopolitical narratives about the national self and the enemy are constructed and amplified on VKontakte (VK) before and after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. VK is the largest social media platform in the Russian Federation, and it is being gradually integrated into a government-led multipurpose application, Max (like WeChat in China)....

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