Governance, fragility and insurgency in the Sahel: a hybrid order in the making

For under et tiår siden ble Sahel ansett som et område uten særlig betydning for global sikkerhet. Dette har endret seg markant, ettersom Sahel konfronterer det internasjonale samfunn med en rekke sammenvevde utfordringer,som klimavariabilitet, fattigdom, matvareusikkerhet, flyktninger og internt fordrevne,...

Working paper on implementation of EU crisis response in Libya

Terrore Sovrano. Stato e Jihad nell'Era Post-Liberale

How the EU is facing crises in its neighbourhood: Evidence from Libya and Ukraine

Securitisation of research: fieldwork under new restrictions in Darfur and Mali

Knowledge on conflict-affected areas is becoming increasingly important for scholarship and policy. This article identifies a recent change in knowledge production regarding 'zones of danger', attributing it not only to the external environment, but also to an on-going process of securitisation...

Foreign fighters as a challenge for international relations theory

We Saw it Coming: Jihadist Terrorism, Challenges for the European Union

Nothing about the recent Paris or Copenhagen terrorist attacks was totally unexpected. Indeed, they were the sort of thing that security apparatuses in Europe had been preparing to have to deal with. Although security responses to terrorism are traditionally considered a quintessential national sovereignty...

United Nations Peace Operations: Aligning Principles and Practice

Introduction: Rethinking Challenges to State Sovereignty in Mali and Northwest Africa

Introduction: Rethinking Challenges to State Sovereignty in Mali and Northwest Africa

State, Secession, and Jihad: The Micropolitical Economy of Conflict in Northern Mali

'Tesco for Terrorists' Reconsidered: Arms and Conflict Dynamics in Libya and in the Sahara-Sahel Region

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...

Libyan Arms and Regional Instability

Corruption in Post-Conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: A Deal Among Friends

Captured or Capturing? Narcotics and Political Instability along the ‘African Route’ to Europe

The Informal and the Criminal: State-Building as an Extralegal Field