Janis Sarts is the Director at NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. An outspoken military expert, previously also state secretary of Latvian Ministry of Defense, Janis brings a clear, articulated and convincing message about the regional security situation as of today.In this episode we talk:The paradox of increased Baltic security amid deteriorating global securityThe impact of Finland and Sweden joining NATOCybersecurity risks and how companies should treat themOutlook for the war and endgame of involved partiesThe episode was recorded on April 29, 2022===The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps:01:00 - The paradox of Baltic security situation in global context03:10 - How Sweden and Finland joining NATO would affect Baltic region security06:15 - Dispelling the myth of NATO expansion07:40 - NATO plans for defending the Baltic States09:30 - Cybersecurity threats and how should companies treat this risk11:00 - Baltics has been under a cyber attack for for more than a month14:45 - Unity of NATO and ability of rogue nations to block Article 515:50 - Russia can resort to nuclear weapons19:25 - What increased weapons supplies mean for the conflict22:10 - What does victory look like for Ukraine and for Russia24:40 - What would a ceasefire mean in the mid/long term for European security Support Ukraine via https://spendwithukraine.com/Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/Find out over 50 other full length podcast episodes on > https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ ===See the videos from interviews on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Support the show

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