An inclusive, multidisciplinary network bridging Europe's intellectual and analytical communities on security, across academia, policy, and practice. https://netsec-cost.eu is COST Action CA24154, running from October 2025 to October 2029.
Networking European Security Knowledge (NetSec)
🌍 30 countries
🤝 49 Management Committee representatives
👩 51% women representatives
📚 Research, policy workshops, mentorship & training
Together, we're building a stronger European security community and helping bridge the academia–policy divide
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The European Security Studies Conference is currently underway with the panel “Virtually Transformed? Digital Infrastructures, Competition, and Governance,” chaired by @juliacarver.bsky.social, with contributions from Tobias Liebetrau, Moritz Weiss & Yagnya Kodaru, Sarah Backman and Mattia Sguazzini
🛑 Happening now at #ESSC2026!
Conference keynote by Lieutenant General Thomas Nilsson, Director of Military Intelligence and Security of the Swedish Armed Forces
eiss-europa.com/2026.html
Check the full programme here: eiss-europa.com/2026.html
🚀 Welcome to NetSec – Networking European Security Knowledge
A new European network connecting academics, policymakers, and practitioners to strengthen security knowledge across Europe.
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I am particularly proud of my involvement with NetSec! This is the accomplishment of nearly a decade of hard work through @eissnetwork.bsky.social to structure the security studies field in Europe. Watch this space over the next years as we develop, and see you in Stockholm for our conference!
Networking European Security Knowledge (NetSec), a COST Action building an inclusive, multidisciplinary European security studies network.
If you’re asking about the Directory, it is already available in Early Preview, simply follow the onboarding tool!
As for ESC3, it is for PhD candidates and will reopen sometime next year for the 2027 cohort.
netsec-cost.eu/people.html
