A world turned upside down: Using law to protect our values and defend our borders
This is a time when the European security landscape is being reshaped by war, coercion, hybrid operations, and systemic rivalry. The return of large‑scale conflict to our continent, the weaponisation of interdependence, and the erosion of long‑standing norms have forced governments and societies to rethink the foundations of security. In this context, law, norms, and […]
Resilience as a Deterrence Strategy: Towards a Comprehensive Security Panorama
Ten years ago we organised the Association of Borderland Studies’ first ever World Conference in Joensuu, and in St. Petersburg, Russia. Those were very different times. The world we are living in has changed profoundly since then. This also means that much of the knowledge was produced in a world that no longer exist; it […]