The Black Sea Area Studies Program of ICUB is a member of a NATO Science and Technology SAS-163 Project with the topic “Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare.” As an actor in international security, NATO has a vital role to play in the nexus between energy security and hybrid warfare.
SAS-163 will analyze the hybrid-energy threat and its impact on NATO’s military preparedness, the members’ infrastructural resilience, and, ultimately, the coherence of the Alliance itself. The SAS-163 research teams will identify vulnerabilities to hybrid-energy warfare, such as military operational effectiveness, communications networks, market-based economies, and public confidence in their governmental institutions.
Arnold Dupuy is the Program Director of SAS-163 Project. He is both a Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) employee working as a senior analyst at the US Air Force Warfighter Integration Capability but also a co-director of BSAP. Marian Zulean is the coordinator of the Romanian team, in charge with drafting the Romanian case-study.

For more information regarding this proiect please consult the materials available here and here.