Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026📢New 🌟open access🌟 article: To many the future future looks gloomy, but Kai He, Markus Kornprobst, T.V. Paul and I explain how and why ☮️peaceful change may be possible in a world of great power rivalry. doi.org/10.1093/cjip... 052
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026In good company analyzing the recent transatlantic crisis in the Wyoming Star. Thanks to @joeyans.bsky.social for a great article. 030
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 04/10/2025📢New publication: I show how ➡️pragmatic functionalism⬅️ protecting the national welfare state is key to why, when and how Nordic states cooperate in the EU. Published open access in the new Handbook on Nordic Cooperation doi.org/10.4337/9781... from @elgarpublishing.bsky.social 052
Reposted by Anders WivelCEEShub @securityhub.ee · 18/09/2025🤔Ever wondered how small states exercise their agency in time of economic and security dependency? 💡Well, Niklas Klein Nielsen and @anderswivel.bsky.social have some answers for you in their new blog post for our website. Check it out 👇 securityhub.ee/blog/scandin...securityhub.eeScandinavian Reactions to the Second Trump Presidency: A Way Forward for Small State Agency? - CEEShub - Central and Eastern European Security HubDonald Trump’s first 100 days in office as the 47th President of the United States disrupted traditional pillars of US foreign policy and created a new geopolitical reality for NATO-allies. The Scandi... 011
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Foreign Policy Analysis struggles to understand the nature and impact of non-state actors. Analyzing the Wagner Group in Sudan, @karenphilippal.bsky.social and I argue that it may be understood as an instrument, an actor and an infrastructure. 🌟Open access🌟 at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comForeign Policy Instrument, Actor, or Infrastructure? Conceptualizing the Wagner Group in SudanBy drawing on literature on non-state foreign policy actors, we establish a first-cut understanding of the Wagner Group’s role in Russian foreign policy. We show how instrument, actor, and infrastr... 051
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 30/05/2025📢Small states and middle-powers have little coercive power, but their #leadership styles can make them influential international agenda-setters in the #UN. 🎉New article doi.org/10.1093/fpa/... in @fpajrnl.bsky.social Maybe of interest to the @fpa-isa.bsky.social and @securityhub.ee communities. 040
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 24/05/2025📢New article: Studying small states help answer big and important questions in international relations, such as ‘what is power?’ and ‘what is agency?’. Part of new work from the @securityhub.ee led by @birgitpoopuu.bsky.social and @benjaminklasche.bsky.social 041
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 20/05/2025What the UK can learn from small stares. Great new blog from @meibauir.bsky.social and @gesineweber.bsky.social Wonderful to see small state scholarship applied beyond the usual case universe - and with important policy implications! 021
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 17/05/2025The EU provides security mainly through processes of soft ⚖️balancing and remains both resilient and influential in times of crises. Thank you @irthinker.com for great questions on my article on #EU #governance doi.org/10.1093/ia/i... in @iajournal.bsky.social 101
Reposted by Anders WivelCEEShub @securityhub.ee · 22/04/20252. Professor @anderswivel.bsky.social was recently interviewed by @e-international.bsky.social. Please check this great interview here: shorturl.at/uKIO9 2/2shorturl.atInterview – Anders WivelAnders Wivel explores how small states navigate global politics by linking theory and practice, challenging disciplinary silos, and shaping international order. 132
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025War and transatlantic crises challenge the European order, but the EU's soft balancing governance model is resilient and continue to produce results. Interview with the IR thinker talk show irthinker.com/eu-soft-bala... based on my recent article doi.org/10.1093/ia/i... in @iajournal.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Anders WivelCaroline Bertram @carolinebertram.bsky.social · 14/02/2025🚀 Calling all EU trade researchers and policy enthusiasts! I’ve just released an updated version of my open access dataset compiling every press release from the European Commission (DG Trade) — now covering 1989 to 2025 (until February 10). Check it out! ➡️ dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...dataverse.harvard.edu 221
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Doing work on small states in 🗺️world politics? Looking for interesting discussions, input on your work, and a community of fellow travelers? Come join Revecca Pedi and me in the Standing Section on Small States in World Politics at #EISAPEC2025 See call at eisa-net.org/pec-2025/ 000
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Trump may challenge Europe, but the EU's soft ⚖️balancing governance model offers important institutional and diplomatic 🛠️tools for responding to threats and influencing international affairs beyond European borders. 📢Read my -optimist🌈🙂- research article in the latest issue of @iajournal.bsky.social 021
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 03/02/2025📢New Book: ❓What does IR theory tell us about IOs and 🕊️peaceful change? ❓How does the UN, WTO, WHO and G20 impact ☮️peaceful change? ❓How can we move towards a reflective and pluralist research agenda? Great answers from 🌟stellar group of authors published by @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social 020
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 27/01/2025🎉A big congratulations to @carolinebertram.bsky.social on well deserved recognition for her amazing dissertation - relevant for anyone wanting to understand the EU and its role in world politics today! Very proud to have co-supervised (and grateful to have learned so much from Caroline's work!). 010
Reposted by Anders WivelInternational Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 20/01/2025What are the causes, characteristics and consequences of soft balancing? Our special section explores soft balancing in central Asia, Europe and the Indo-Pacific to provide the answers! Read here: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/1 011
Reposted by Anders WivelInternational Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 14/01/2025📢 Starting the year with a brand NEW issue! We bring to you: 🌏A special section on soft balancing in the regions 📑Articles on civilization, heritage destruction and more 🏔️Policy papers on conservation in Antarctica and UK aid 📚26 book reviews Read NOW > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/1 196
Anders Wivel @anderswivel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025📢New article:❓How and why has the EU remained resilient despite multiple and enduring crises? ✅The short answer: a unique soft ⚖️balancing governance model, which is now challenged by the war in Ukraine. Read my new @iajournal.bsky.social article here: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...doi.orgThe EU's soft balancing governance model: origins, characteristics and prospects for the futureInstead of becoming a geopolitical actor, the European Union has provided security to its member states through processes of soft balancing. Reconceptualiz 0104