2026 European Security Studies Conference

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Poster Session

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Stockholm University

485. A Shadow in the Clouds: Where Is Germany’s Missile Posture Heading?

Lucian Bumeder (IFSH)

Poster Session

Poster Proposal

The emergence of a “third nuclear age” has intensified scholarly attention on how non-nuclear strategic weapons affect nuclear postures under conditions of renewed great-power rivalry. As most research focuses on nuclear-armed states, there remains a gap in understanding how regional powers seek to obtain deterrence benefits through their conventional missile postures and how threat...

384. Russian Methods of Reflexive Control as Scenarios of Deception

Mr Krunoslav Štengl (Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb)

Poster Session

Poster Proposal

Methods of reflexive control constitute a sophisticated form of military deception (maskirovka) and a core element of Russian military and intelligence doctrine, as well as a key component of Russia’s security strategy and information warfare. Rather than relying on coercion, reflexive control targets the decision-making processes of an adversary by inducing the target to adopt motives and...

416. Speak through the Nocturne: Navigating Strategic Interest in Intelligence Diplomacy

Archishman Ray Goswami (DPhil International Relations, University of Oxford)

Poster Session

Poster Proposal

This study determines strategic interest’s impact on the character of interstate intelligence diplomacy. Focused on clandestine diplomacy and intelligence liaison as specific variants, the study examines why the character of intelligence diplomacy deviates from anticipated trajectories when pursued as a tool of statecraft. It does so through three case studies: Israel’s clandestine diplomacies...

495. State fragility, power sharing institutions and group inequalities

Gulzhan Asylbek kyzy (UNU-MERIT)

Poster Session

Poster Proposal

Economic and political inequalities between ethnic groups have been recently shown as important factors that, in many contexts, can contribute to violent conflicts in most parts of the world. While the empirical picture is complex, the existing studies focus narrowly on armed conflict as a main outcome of interest, overlooking broader forms of state fragility that may precede, accompany, or...

367. “A Nuclear War Cannot be Won and Must Never be Fought”: Analyzing the U.S. Response to Russian Nuclear Threats in Ukraine

Fiona Galvis

Poster Session

Poster Proposal

From the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian leaders have repeatedly issued thinly-veiled threats of nuclear weapons use, challenging long-standing international norms against nuclear coercion. This paper examines the evolution of Russian nuclear rhetoric during the war and analyzes the international community’s response to these threats. Drawing on both official and unofficial...