Title page 1

Contents 4

Project partners 3

Contributors 5

Europe at a Crossroads: Security, Democracy, and Resilience. An Instroduction 8

Containing Russia: International Cooperation, Enlargement and Europe's Strategic Autonomy 13

How (Not) to Deal with Russia: Western Diplomacy and Deterrence on the Eve of the War of 2022 23

Countering Russian Hybrid Warfare in the Baltic Region and Beyond: Lessons Learned 33

The Total Defence Model: Lessons for Civil-Military Preparedness in Democratic Europe 42

Political Problems with Historical Memory 53

Democracy's Local Frontlines: Municipal Resilience in Ukraine 62

Neutrality and Security 72

Democracy Under Threat: America's Lessons for Europe 82

Critical Raw Materials: Policy, Rules, Institutions and Management in the European Union 92

Electoral Resilience and Strategic Governance - The Case of Nea Demokratia in Greece 102

Table 1. Historical Development of the EU List of Critical Raw Materials 96