Research project
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?
EEA and NORWAY GRANTS 2014-2021, FUND FOR BILATERAL RELATIONS
Project Manager
Participants
External
Jan Mazač (IIR)
Petr Burda (IIR)
Jan Daniel (IIR)
Clemént Steuer (IIR)
New publications
Czech and Norwegian perspectives on new security threats concerning Russian war on Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has disrupted the world’s energy system. The most urgent need was to phase out the EU’s dependence on Russian energy imports and find a quick replacement. In this joint paper, we approach the issue from two different perspectives of the Czech Republic and Norway, looking for intersections and identifying opportunities to strengthen cooperation and facilitate the accelerated energy transition and diversification. We conclude that both countries have taken immediate action in addressing the most pressing energy-related risks. The potential for closer cooperation is obvious. Both countries should maximise the level of collaboration by taking advantage of existing institutional frameworks (NATO and EU/EEA). In the energy dimension, the key to cooperation in the short term is gas (investment in production in Norway, development of export pipelines or protecting critical sub-sea infrastructure). In the longer term, both countries should jointly cooperate on developing of hydrogen market, including production and transportation.
Project Manager
Participants
External
Jan Mazač (IIR)
Petr Burda (IIR)
Jan Daniel (IIR)
Clemént Steuer (IIR)