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Contemporary Security Policy

At the nexus of proof and policy, we have published research on armed violence, intervention, and conflict resolution since 1980. Impact factor: 1.574 (rank #33/91 International Relations)

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  • Changes to the editorial board

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  • Resilience and local ownership in the EU’s Eastern Partnership policy

    The EU Global Strategy (2016) and the Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (2015) initiated a new approach in the EU’s neighbourhood policy, with resilience and local ownership being hallmarked as the guiding principles. In a new article, Irina Petrova and Laure Delcour explore what meaning the EU attaches to these concepts and whether the recent narrative shift also brought about changes in the EU’s practices in the neighbourhood. Read more →

  • Deconstructing Scholarship on Al-Shabaab in Somalia and Boko Haram in Nigeria

    Mohamed Haji Ingiriis argues that scholars should develop a better understanding of insurgency groups in Africa, such as Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, and Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin, including their origins and the state functions they provide. Read more →

  • Contested public attributions of cyber incidents and the role of academia

    Public attribution of cyber incidents has gone from an incredibly rare event to a more regular occurrence. Florian J. Egloff reflects on the contested nature of public attributions and what role academia could take up. Read more →

  • Resentful Reliance: Why Myanmar and North Korea pursue different strategies to limit Chinese influence

    In recent years Myanmar has sought diplomatic diversification through reform whereas North Korea has doubled down on pariahdom by further developing nuclear weapons. This is puzzling given comparable international pariah status and heavy dependence on China. Read more →

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