Complex Challenges & Resilience

Non-military security is a highly dynamic and ever-expanding component of the strategic environment. Our analyses cover various topics from hybrid influencing, terrorism, energy security, cyber, and new technologies. The ambition is to offer a society-wide approach and specific solutions for comprehensive resilience building.

Technology and Innovations

Future of mobility raises questions for national security

Some of the capabilities unique to software-defined-vehicles (SDVs) might negatively impact the individual and national security. Thanks to a grant...

Military Affairs Strategic Thinking Technology and Innovations

The Future of Drones: Strategic interregnum

Drones are rapidly reshaping the global security environment, altering the character of warfare, defence planning, and strategic competition. As technological...

Non-Military Security

Mutual killing of Slavs and oppression of the Russian minority. Slovak disinformers revive the legitimizing narratives of Russian propaganda (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 12 December 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Peace...

Non-Military Security

Holy war against students and the “progressive” conspiracy. Disinformation agents in Slovakia exploit Epstein documents (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 28 November 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Students...

Non-Military Security

Fueling hatred against students and continuing tales of fascism (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 14 November 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Corruption...

Non-Military Security

Villain Boris Johnson and calls from disinformers to stop aid to Ukraine (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 31 October 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: No...

Non-Military Security

Sovereign Babiš and adored Orbán. The disinformation scene rejoices in political developments and apologizes to Moscow for Russophobia (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 17 October 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Czech...

Military Affairs Strategic Thinking Technology and Innovations

Drone Futures: Road to 2040. Foresight from Central Europe

Drones are reshaping global industries, security, and public services— and Central Europe is no exception. This foresight study looks ahead...

Non-Military Security

Two sexes in the constitution and questioning the Russian threat (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 3 October 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Protests...

Non-Military Security

Celebrating peace in Beijing and exploiting death to spread hatred. Slovakia continues with its tried and tested methods (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 19 September 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: In...

Non-Military Security

Nazism from the West and freedom from the East. History is being distorted in Slovakia (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 5 September 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Slovak...

Non-Military Security

On the road to peace: Slovak propagandists parrot Putin’s words about the historical roots of the war (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 20 August 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: The...

Non-Military Security

Yet another “conspiracy against the ruling coalition.” Fico speaks of British interference in the elections and attacks journalists (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 8 August 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: British...

Non-Military Security

Let’s save Russian gas! Propagandists cheer on the blocking of sanctions and continue to demonize Brussels (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 25 July 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Slovakia’s...

Non-Military Security

Chaos of propagandists: hijacking traditions, armament blocking peace, and the invader deserving forgiveness (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 11 July 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Handshake...

Non-Military Security

Slovakia outside of NATO? Fair enough, provided there are only two sexes (Bi-weekly report on emerging disinformation trends 29 June 2025)

Adapt Institute provides an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the last two weeks: Two...

Complex Challenges & Resilience Global Agenda Non-Military Security

Ghana after the Presidential Election: A Beacon of Democracy in a Turbulent Region

On December 7, 2024, Ghana held its presidential elections. The opposition leader and former president, John Mahama, secured a democratic...

Complex Challenges & Resilience Global Agenda Non-Military Security

Disinformation Resilience Index 2024: Central and Eastern Europe

How resilient are countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) to the growing threat of...

Global Agenda

How Mossad Paralysed Hezbollah: An Analysis of the Attack Using exploding pagers

A few weeks ago, the world was shaken by news of hundreds of exploding pagers in Lebanon, primarily belonging to...

Military Affairs Technology and Innovations

Slovak Defence Industry Up To 2030: Navigating Through New Reality Towards Rebirth

Over the past months, Adapt Institute analysts have been working on the preparation of a research study aimed at identifying...

Global Agenda Military Affairs Strategic Thinking

NATO Public Forum 2023

On 11-12 July 2023, NATO’s Heads of State and Government will meet in Vilnius Lithuania, at the NATO Summit, to...