Why did Hungarian democracy have a harder time developing and rooting itself than
democracy in other countries? The answer lies in the overlapping institutions and incentives …

Petroleum production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) has made Norway a player
of strategic importance for the geopolitics of energy. Particularly significant is Norway's role …

At the heart of the modern European idea is peace, prosperity, sustainability, democracy,
human rights, and the rule of law. With the quotes below and the book at hand, I want to …

This paper aims to tentatively analyze how Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has
changed Ukrainian and Russian societies. It looks at the social organization of war, at how …

Using individual-level data from Gallup World Poll and the Levada Center, we provide an in-
depth analysis of how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has affected sentiments in the Russian …

What is the mental pattern steering the events unfolding in front of our eyes? Which
paradigms are the driving forces for Russian aggression (Bäcker and Rak, 2022)? Will …

Money laundering (ML) poses a clear and present threat to citizens, democratic institutions
and the financial system. The rules to prevent dirty money from being laundered through the …

This chapter examines how Western approaches to screening of foreign investments and
preventing these investments from having a negative impact on national security as defined …

Even before the Russian Federation launched its war of aggression against Ukraine on 24
February 2022, it was evident that the conflict also concerned the security order in Europe …

This dissertation engages with questions from the study of authoritarianism and international
conflict. Most authoritarian regimes today are multi-party authoritarian regimes, often with a …