2 Presentation_BSPC_Tobias Liebetrau

Tobias Liebetrau, Researcher, Centre forMilitary Studies, University of Copenhagen Maritime infrastructureand the Baltic Seasecurity landscapeOverview•What are maritime infrastructures?•Threats to critical maritime infrastructure•Balticconnector and telecom cable incidents•Improving protection of maritime infrastructures in the Baltic Sea•Research and commentary: https://www.safeseas.net/themes/critical -maritime -infrastructure -protection/22/11/2023 3What are maritime infrastructures?•Weakly defined, political choice, criticality differs across countries22/11/2023 4Threats to critical maritime infrastructure 22/11/2023 5Balticconnector and telecom cable incidents•3 Hypothesis•Accident•Russia•Russia/China•3 Lessons•The grey zone threat is real•Attribution is challenge•Vulnerabilities persist 22/11/2023 6Improving CMIP in the Baltic Sea•Specificities of the region•Cooperation and information exchange•Surveillance and threat detection•Contingency and repair•Governance and legislation22/11/2023 7Questions and commentsThank youTobias Liebetrau,Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagentl@ifs.ku.dk22/11/2023 8