Kristin Haugevik
Kristin Haugevik is Research Professor in the Research Group on Global Order and Diplomacy. She holds a PhD in political science from the Universi...
Karsten Friis
Dr. Karsten Friis is a Research Professor in NUPIs Research group on security and defence.His research area is security and defense policies in Eu...
Ulf Sverdrup
Ulf Sverdrup was the Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) from 2011 to 2023. Sverdrup led a government appointed co...
The Confessional State in International Politics: Tudor England, Religion, and the Eclipse of Dynasticism
Comparing the Democratization of Intelligence Governance in East Central Europe and the Balkans
Corruption in Post-Conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: A Deal Among Friends
US mainland, EU archipelago? Convergence and Divergence on Transnational Organized Crime
The fight against organized crime has become a top security priority for the European Union (EU). While a new policy area is emerging, it is difficult to understand who is in lead and how the process develops. This article delves into the post-Lisbon EU security model, exploring how Washington and Brussels collaborate in combating organized crime in a context of changing definitions, actors and policies. It argues that US definitions, operational models and policies influence EU institutional thinking and policies, shifting the emphasis from prevention and rule of law to execution and intelligence. The dynamics of policy convergence and divergence on criminal matters in the transatlantic community reflect tectonic shifts in the deepest levels of thinking security in the West, affecting the moulding of a European security identity.
Friendships form countries’ foreign policy
When two countries constantly talk of each other as "special" friends and allies, this has consequences for practical policy. Words and actions are mutually reinforcing, says Kristin Haugevik, who defends defends her PhD on July 4th.