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Ad hoc coalitions: From hierarchical to network accountability in peace operations?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Launching multinational peace operations are time and politically sensitive decisions that frequently involve the use of force. As a result, a host of accountability issues arise. To date, mainly backward looking and ... -
Enhancing the Effectiveness of African-led Peace Support Operations through an Adaptive Stabilisation Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The African continent’s security landscape is constantly changing. Alongside this evolution, changes in the global order have emerged, a decline of multilateralism and an overreliance on security tools to defeat terrorism ... -
Services in the India-EU free trade agreement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper analyses the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between EU and India focusing on services trade. Based on the text published by the European Union, it uses the OECD STRI simulator to calculate the preference ... -
The Inadvertent Influence of Peacekeeping and Peace Support Operations on Ghana’s Armed Forces
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Over the last two-three decades, the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and Regional Economic Community or Regional Mechanisms (RECs/ RMs) have significantly improved the efficiency of their Peacekeeping Operations ... -
Beyond the Battlefield: the Impact of United Nations and African-Led Peacekeeping on Enhancing Capabilities of African Armies
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I blindsonen av norsk EU-debatt: EUs helseberedskap i kjølvannet av koronapandemien
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Denne artikkelen utfordrer den norske EU-debatten ved å sette søkelys på et oversett, men stadig viktigere politikkområde for europeisk samarbeid, nemlig helsepolitikk og mer spesifikt helseberedskap. EU har iverksatt store ... -
Introduction: Special Issue on the Evolving Nature of African-Led Peace Support Operations and African Armies
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UN Peacekeeping Operations in a Multipolar Era
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Considering ecological security from the perspective of Arctic ecosystemic politics
(Journal article, 2023)This brief essay is part of a book forum on Matt McDonald's book (2021) presenting the idea of ecological security. In the essay, I reflect on progress and prospects for Arctic cooperation and governance in order to consider ... -
Nomads and Warlords, Chadian Forces in African Peace Operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Despite criticism of the United Nations (UN) as peacekeepers “hiding behind sandbags,” by the former president of Chad, the Chadian military has become a critical enabler of African-led and UN peace operations. This paper ... -
Cheering and Jeering on the Escalator to Hell: One Year of UK Media Coverage on the War in Ukraine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)While there is a common awareness of wartime media censorship in both Ukraine and Russia, there has been less research on Western media coverage and expert analysis of the war in Ukraine. This essay considers the extent ... -
Transcending the ‘End of War’ Debate: Toward a Mechanism-Centered View on the ‘War on War'
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Has war become obsolete? Some argue that macro-historical social processes are leading war into obsolescence, while for others that pattern is explained by the fact that war is a lingering potential outcome of international ... -
Ad hoc coalitions in global governance: short-notice, task- and time-specific cooperation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Ad hoc coalitions (AHCs) are an indispensable but scantly conceptualized part of global governance. In recent years, several typologies and classifications of global governance arrangements have been provided, mostly ... -
‘The generation that will inherit Syria’: education as citizen aid and political opportunity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Grassroots initiatives to provide education were an integral part of efforts to stem the humanitarian disaster unleashed by the armed con- flict in Syria. This article studies activists who organised informal school- ing ... -
Norway: Between engagement and caution
(Chapter, 2023)The chapter covers Norway’s political maneuvering of its relations to China, and is part of a larger report in which many European countries and the EU’s China-policies are mapped. Norway seeks to combine engagement and ... -
Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states
(Peer reviewed, 2023)The capacity of authoritarian states to manipulate narratives and undermine the authority of western democracies is increasingly emphasized in International Relations research. Far less scrutiny has been paid to the ways ... -
On safer ground? The emergence and evolution of ‘Global Britain’
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Why did Theresa May’s government introduce the narrative about ‘Global Britain’, and how did this narrative evolve and manifest itself in UK foreign policy discourse in the ensuing years? We make the case that Brexit ... -
Russian nuclear energy diplomacy and its implications for energy security in the context of the war in Ukraine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the possibility of reducing Europe’s energy dependence on Russian resources has been hotly debated. The fossil fuel industries received most attention as European Union leaders ...