This year the NATO Youth Summit took place in Budva, Montenegro from April 25-26th, 2025. Unlike the previous year in Sweden, which commemorated Sweden’s full membership in NATO and marked the Alliance’s 75th anniversary – this year did not commemorate a specific milestone yet focused on engaging young leaders in discussions about pressing global security challenges and the future of leadership.
HCSS Strategic Analyst Sofia Romansky was asked to be a speaker on the panel: “The Invisible Frontline: Navigating Hybrid Threats in the Digital Age.”
She was joined on the panel by:
- Marko Banovic, Chief Analyst, Digital Forensic Center
- Vlasta Zekulic, Branch Head Strategic Issues and Engagements, HQ Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
- Moderator: Tomass Pildegovičs, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
“Artificial intelligence as a category of technologies is actively changing the character of warfare, as witnessed in Ukraine which has become a testing ground for emerging capabilities. Yet, when looking at the impact of AI in non-kinetic contexts such as digital hybrid threats, it is important to consider not only how AI affects adversary tactics, but also how it risks creating new vulnerabilities within societies that can be exploited.” – Sofia Romansky
Read more: NATO Youth Summit 2025
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