Czech and Norwegian Perspectives on New Security Threats in relation to Russian War on Ukraine (CZECHNORSEC)

The main objective of this project is to examine how the war in Ukraine is about to change security perceptions in the Czech Republic and Norway. This examination is conducted by a team of researchers from the Institute of International Relations (IIR) and from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). 

The project pays special attention to how questions related to energy security, national resilience as well as those related to national and institutional policies towards the Southern EU neigbourhood have been influenced by the ongoing war in Ukraine, and how the Czech Republic and Norway can improve their cooperation to address these issues in a more efficient manner. 

The project will provide some policy recommendations in the planned publications where the following questions will be addressed in more detail: 

• How do the Czech Republic and Norway perceive energy security? 
• Who are the main key stakeholders – relevant ministries, legislators and media in the context of energy security? 
• What are the main threats to the Czech and Norwegian energy in relation to Russian War on Ukraine? 
• What has been perceived as main vulnerabilities of the Czech and Norwegian societies and security systems in the light of the Russian War on Ukraine? 
• What role could the EU and NATO play in reacting to these vulnerabilities and fostering resilience? 
• How does the Russian war on Ukraine reverberate in the Southern EU neighbourhood and what have been Czech and Norwegian reactions to it? 
• What have been the EU, Czech and Norwegian reactions to the food security crisis unfolding in the Southern EU neighbourhood?