Dealing with the challenge of political warfare in the COVID-19 and Ukraine war context (FLANKS 2)

The project aims to develop and further consolidate the understanding and knowledge of how societies and institutions in the Nordic and Black Sea Region must be prepared to meet and deal with the challenges posed by political warfare and the use of various instruments of power which fall short of kinetic warfare. 

By examining the use of various instruments of national power by actors challenging the existing liberal-democratic order and international law, the project aims to map what instruments of national power short of military one are at the disposal of revanchist states operating in the two regions. 

The project aims to provide policy relevant advice for citizens and institutions dealing with the challenge of political warfare in the regions in question. In addition, the project will conduct public opinion surveys in Romania and Norway to map how the ongoing war in Ukraine has changed perceptions of security in both countries and how these changes should be factored in in the process of policy making in Romania and Norway and in international organisations these two countries are members of or are affiliated with.