Mariia Vladymyrova delivered a guest lecture on Baltic security to students at the University of Southern Denmark. Her talk addressed the gaps in how public and policy discourse currently assesses the region, aiming to reframe the hybrid threat environment in the Baltics not as a standalone phenomenon, but as a symptom of a broader shift in Europe’s political landscape triggered by the Russian assertive restorationism.
Throughout the lecture, Mariia introduced students to the foundational tenets of deterrence and escalation, highlighting how these frameworks offer a useful lens for examining Baltic security from the early 2000s through to the present day. By tracing the evolution of these dynamics between NATO and Russia over two decades, she encouraged students to think critically about the structural drivers behind today’s security challenges in the region. The session sparked engaging discussion and underscored the importance of bringing nuanced, framework-driven analysis into conversations about European security.