The issue offers an comprehensive overview of the role of intelligence and foresight in contemporary security policy.

This exceptionally broad expert publication brings together insights on:

🔹 Intelligence and foresight in strategic decision-making
🔹 Europe’s evolving security role and regional cooperation
🔹 Russia’s war against Ukraine and the realities of hybrid threats
🔹 Technological transformation, including AI, OSINT and data-driven intelligence
🔹 Democracy, trust, legitimacy and oversight of intelligence activities

The wide range of themes demonstrates that security is not merely a military issue, but one that is increasingly intertwined with decision-making, technology, democracy and societal resilience.

Dieter Bacher, Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War, wrote on the topic „Austria’s legacy as a Cold War intelligence hotspot“, S. 82.