2026 European Security Studies Conference

Session

The Conduct of Contemporary and Future War

11 Jun 2026, 16:05

D House, Lecture Hall 8 (Stockholm University)

Conveners

The Conduct of Contemporary and Future War

• Giles Moon (Oxford University)

516. Learning from Ukraine: The West must be prepared for positional warfare

Baptiste Alloui-Cros (Oxford University), Giles Moon (Oxford University)

11/06/2026, 16:05

517. Conceptual Inquiry into Military Deep Operations: A Framework for Analysis

Martijn Rouvroije (Netherlands Faculty of Military Sciences), Mr Martijn Rouvroije (Netherlands Defence Academy - Faculty of Military Sciences)

11/06/2026, 16:10

519. Working in the Margins: Can Small State Special Operations contribute to Deterrence?

Troels Burchall Henningsen (Royal Danish Defence University)

11/06/2026, 16:20

432. Domestic Politics and Military Aid to Ukraine: Explaining Disclosure Policies in France and Germany

Marius Ghincea (European University Institute)

11/06/2026, 16:30

Warfare: the Conduct of Contemporary and Future War

Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

Why have France and Germany adopted divergent – and shifting – policies on disclosing their military aid to Ukraine? We argue that domestic politics, not international signaling or political culture, best explains this puzzle. We theorize that leaders use transparency as a legitimation tool to manage audience costs when their policy preferences diverge from a hawkish public. Conversely, when...