Common Fears, Common Opportunities? Czechia and Norway in the Changing International Context
Common Fears, Common Opportunities? Czechia and Norway in the Changing International Context

Author(s): Kristin Haugevik, Benjamin Tallis, MORTEN S. ANDERSEN, Mark Galeotti, Jakub Godzimirski, Jan Mazač, ØYVIND SVENDSEN, Elena ZHIRUKHINA
Subject(s): Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Czechia; Norway; disorder; institutional fear; security; NATO; energy security;
Summary/Abstract: “Every change of scene requires new expositions, descriptions, explanations,” Milan Kundera once observed. With long-dominant structures in flux, European states – and perhaps smaller ones in particular – are now forced to rethink their foreign policy approaches and practices. While the changing international context has generally created anxiety and uncertainty, fear can also have productive effects. It can create opportunities – and incentives – for re-assessing as well as for diversifying and intensifying support networks and reaching out to new partners.

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