STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF STATES AGAINST HYBRID THREATS – LESSONS FOR THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Abstract

Hybrid threats have become an increasingly frequent and pressing topic in the agendas of states and international organizations regarding national, regional and global security. Challenges from state or non-state actors, aimed at exploiting the vulnerabilities of political systems to their own advantage, through the use of an amalgam of diplomatic, military, economic, and technological instruments, are quite frequent. The research comes to analyze the policies and actions taken by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova in order to counter the hybrid threats that our state is facing. States are responsible for responding to hybrid threats by enhancing their resilience and by detecting, preventing and responding to hybrid threats. In the development and planning of responses to hybrid threats, the Republic of Moldova must also focus on the solutions offered by the EU institutions in providing coordinated responses to the entire community, starting from actions aimed at raising awareness of the situation; increasing information security resilience in the segments of maximum vulnerability and increasing response capabilities.