19.11.2025 : Cycle de conférences 2025/2026 – Mikhail Polianskii

Pour inaugurer notre cycle de conférences 2025-2026, nous aurons l’honneur d’accueillir Mikhail Polianskii (PRIF – Leibniz-Institut), qui présentera une conférence intitulée « Invisible Invasion? Russia’s Hybrid Warfare and Europe’s Evolving Countermeasures ». La discussion sera modérée par Emmanuelle Rousseau (Université du Québec à Montréal).

Date : Mercredi 19 novembre 2025
Heure : De 12h30 à 14h00
Lieu : UQAM, Département de science politique dans la salle R-3540

La conférence sera en anglais et une inscription est requise ici. 

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Hybrid operations that blur the line between peace and war have evolved into one of Europe’s most pervasive security challenges, exploiting legal and normative gaps while staying below thresholds that trigger conventional defense responses. This lecture will deconstruct the modern Russian toolkit—from GPS interference and infrastructure sabotage to weaponized migration and social media influence operations—explaining why traditional deterrence frameworks struggle to respond effectively. Using case studies from the Baltic states, Poland, and Western Europe, the presentation examines emerging EU counter-hybrid initiatives and resilience strategies, assessing their effectiveness against increasingly sophisticated gray-zone campaigns. The lecture concludes by exploring whether the EU and its individual member-states can preserve its open, democratic model while developing the proactive capabilities necessary to raise costs for hybrid aggression, addressing the fundamental tension between security imperatives and liberal democratic values.