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2026 European Security Studies Conference

11–12 Jun 2026 Annual Conference
Stockholm University
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Military Transformation: Innovation and Strategic Change in the Transatlantic Context

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12 Jun 2026, 14:20
Stockholm University

Stockholm University

Frescativägen, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden

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Military Transformation: Innovation and Strategic Change in the Transatlantic Context

  • Magnus Petersson (Stockholm University)
  • Magnus Petersson (Stockholm University)

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  1. 504. The EU as a 21st Century Security State, Formed by Geopolitics and Bellicist Threat
    Kaija Schilde (Boston University)
    12/06/2026, 14:20
    Military Transformation
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    This paper challenges the conventional assumption that EU political development lacks a bellicist foundation. I argue that external threats have been a necessary condition driving EU integration throughout its history, and that the EU can be understood as a 21st century regulatory security state. Drawing on original archival research from the Jean Monnet archives, I demonstrate that European...

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  2. 358. NATO Military Capabilities and the Russian Threat: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of the 2014 Russian Invasion
    Jordan Becker (United States Military Academy, West Point, Brussels School of Governance, Ecole de Guerre (IHEDN, IRSEM))
    12/06/2026, 14:30
    Military Transformation
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Following the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, most research examining NATO's response has focused on member state pledges to increase defense spending to at least two percent of GDP. Far less attention has been paid to whether and how NATO members' \textit{military capabilities}--the outputs of defense investment--changed in response to threats from Russia. We...

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  3. 419. From Platforms to Networks: The Political Hurdles of Transitioning to Data-Centric Warfare
    Mr Dumitru-Catalin Vasile (National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest, Romania)
    12/06/2026, 14:40
    Military Transformation
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Modern military strategy is undergoing a paradigm shift, moving away from a "platform-centric" model defined by the capabilities of individual assets such as tanks, fighter jets, and carriers toward a "network-centric" model prioritizing connectivity, data fusion, and multi-domain integration. While the operational necessity of this transition is widely accepted, this paper argues that the...

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  4. 434. NATO as an Innovation Hub? How Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Are Reshaping Allied Innovation
    Vasiliki Plessia Aravani (Diplomatische Academie Wien, University of Vienna)
    12/06/2026, 14:50
    Military Transformation
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    The literature on military diffusion has traditionally treated alliances as transmission paths through which nationally developed military technologies are disseminated among allies. In this view, NATO is exclusively portrayed as a forum for standardization and doctrinal coordination rather than also a site of military innovation. This paper revisits this understanding by examining...

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