JaakTarien

Director, NATO CCDCOE
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[JaakTarien @JTarien]

I shared some more thoughts with Dominik at his Decoding Geopolitics podcast, about the recent Russian provocations in NATO airspace. Keep calm, while reserving the right to respond with force. https://t.co/IkQOAXMdDo

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

1/5 russia will remain an existential threat to Europe until it is decisively defeated.

Not contained. Not negotiated with.

Defeated.

And Ukraine is the battlefield where that must happen

[Marko Mihkelson 🇪🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @markomihkelson]

When I met President Dzhokhar Dudayev in Chechnya 30 years ago, he told me that the war waged for the purpose of restoring the empire would last for another 50 years. At the time, I didn’t believe his prediction, but life has proven otherwise. Dudayev was right: until Russia is defeated in the imperial wars it has initiated, none of its neighbors — nor the free world as a whole — can feel safe. A ceasefire with them does not bring peace. Russia has proven this through its behavior since the fall of the Soviet empire. As is well known, Putin called that the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. To paraphrase: the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 21st century would be the restoration of the Russian empire.

[JaakTarien @JTarien]

@PeeterKo Võrdsuse üle otsustab kõigevägevam. Meie ülesanne on korraldada nendele esimestele inimestele võimalikult kiire kohtumine.

[JaakTarien @JTarien]

Word.

[Marko Mihkelson 🇪🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @markomihkelson]

Russia is waging war to destroy Ukraine, conducting sabotage in Europe and America, politically taking over Georgia, shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger plane, and threatening the world with nuclear weapons. Isn't it time to finally hold this fascist regime accountable in a way that brings lasting peace? Peace through strength is the only path that matters. Peace for the sake of peace is appeasement in the spirit of Munich.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

There is war in #Ukraine because Russia started it, not because Ukraine is defending itself. Russia's goals haven't changed, it wants to continue its war of aggression.

This means we all need to do more. Give many more weapons to Ukraine, faster. We're in it for the long haul.

[JaakTarien @JTarien]

@mame82 @fl_cyber @ccdcoe @MartNoorma Cause he is a good leader of his staff and has a sense of humor.

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

CyCon 2022 is just around the corner! #CyCon #CyCon2022 #KeepMoving! Little peek of this year's speakers at CyCon 😉👇

[JaakTarien @JTarien]

Proud to have important visitors @ccdcoe , Support #ukraine !!

[Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine - Ukrainian Parliament @ua_parliament]

First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of #Ukraine @OlekKorn met with
@ccdcoe Director, Col @JTarien during the visit to #Estonia.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

15 years ago #OTD, Estonia was targeted by the first known cyberattacks against a whole nation.

It was a wake-up call for many on how malicious actors can misuse cyberspace.

Today, Estonia is a #cybersecurity heavyweight. 3rd globally and 1st in Europe.

🧵Some highlights: 1/6

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

Honoured to greet 🇪🇪President @AlarKaris at #LockedShields2022. Gave him a tour on the site, introduced the scenario and the technical and strategic aspects of the Exercise. Mr. President stressed that deterrence in cyberspace must be as convincing as on land, air or waters.

[JaakTarien @JTarien]

Thank you Madam Prime Minister! Team @ccdcoe is grateful for your continuous support! #LockedShields2022

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

15 years ago Estonia faced the first cyberattacks targeting an entire nation. Today, the world’s largest #cyberdefence exercise Locked Shields is taking place in Tallinn.

Best of luck to the teams! Thank you @ccdcoe and @JTarien for your excellent work.

https://t.co/v7r9tsXrwR

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

In August, Col. @JTarien will hand over the leadership of the @NATO CCDCOE to Prof. @MartNoorma - an accomplished figure on the Estonian scientific landscape. Read more about his experience and vision for the Centre and its future:

➡️ https://t.co/1yMw5k05q5

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

The flag of #Ukraine was raised today next to those @NATO member states at @ccdcoe to welcome 🇺🇦 on the road to membership. 🇺🇦 will be a valuable contributor when it wins the war and starts to rebuild. For that we support and #StandWithUkraine️ in every possible way.

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

CyCon spirit is back! Registration to CCDCOE’s annual conference CyCon 2022 is open! Visit 👉https://t.co/vlbI3YfhSm for agenda and to sign up. Expert line-up, exciting topics, rich social programme guaranteed. Let’s meet in Tallinn this spring! 👍#cyber #cycon

[Dmitri Alperovitch @DAlperovitch]

Video from Russia’s Channel One editor who came out with a protest sign on the air today. She says she is ashamed of having pushed lies and propaganda on TV for all these years. Calls on people to go out and protest. “They can’t jail us all”

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

New RCE Report, focusing on 2021, is out! It reflects on three important topics – ransomware, software supply chain security and spyware – that help to see the larger picture and allow us to prepare better for the future regarding cybersecurity.
⚡ https://t.co/ioWpxNN8f4 ⚡

[Dmitri Alperovitch @DAlperovitch]

Putin knows that invasion of Ukraine would put a permanent end to all talk of further NATO expansion on Russia’s borders, a top Russian natsec priority for decades, in a way that all previous warnings/threats and even Georgia/Donbas conflicts have not. This is why he will invade

[Dmitri Alperovitch @DAlperovitch]

Propaganda machine on Russian TV is in full swing to prepare the domestic audience for possible war, broken promises of NATO expansion and potential threat of Ukraine joining being the casus belli

Yet another indication that Putin is likely to invade and that this is not a bluf

[NATO CCDCOE @ccdcoe]

Gen. Tod D. Wolters from @SHAPE_NATO visited #CrossedSwords21 ⚔️ and said that due to cyber threats becoming more complex and destructive, we must enhance global cyber defenses and improve interoperability.
🧐 https://t.co/hn4NrRH7Ht