We live in an ever more connected and interdependent world, but our connections could be used against us by malicious actors, while our interdependencies might become vulnerabilities in certain cases. The Russian aggression against Ukraine has dramatically changed the geopolitical landscape in Europe and the former Soviet region, and we are now fully aware that we need to develop interregional connectivity, across the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea region and reaching Central Asia more securely, considering EU strategic autonomy imperatives and digital/new technology advances.


