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From market-regulations to rights promotion: The European Union’s response to the post-truth, disinformation challenge
Authors: Elena García-Guitián, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Hans-Jörg Trenz, Scuola Normale Superiore and Marianne Riddervold, ARENA, Centre for European Studies
This paper makes the argument that the EU’s approach is shifting from what was initially a market regulation focus to a rights-protective and now increasingly also rights-promoting one. Beyond shielding …
Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Postfactual Age
Open Access
Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Postfactual Age is a systematic exploration of the many ways in which post-truth politics constitutes a fundamental challenge and, indeed, an existential threat to liberal democracy as we know it.
The book addresses this existential threat by exploring the dynamic interplay of the …
Protecting Critical Undersea Infrastructure: Enhancing NB8 Maritime Security Cooperation
No.4 - June 2026
Authors:
Nele Loorents
Eoin Micheál McNamara
Critical undersea infrastructure encompassing various energy and data connections underpins economic cooperation among the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8). But a turbulent geopolitical environment has exposed its vulnerabilities. To reduce risks, the NB8 need to enhance security cooperation, innovation, and defence-industrial coordination.
Geo-economic Resilience: Collective Measures Against the Weaponisation of External Dependencies in the NB8 Region
No.3 - May 2026
Authors:
Thorsteinn Kristinsson
Ludvig Broomé
Geo-economic competition and the coercive use of economic statecraft are supplanting the rules-based system of liberal economic exchange. Small economies like the NB8 states are vulnerable to this development, including the potential weaponisation of external dependencies against them. This policy brief …
Nordic Crisis Management - Well Performing Governance During Covid-19
[Forthcoming - October 2026]
Project: CMC-19
This book provides the first comparative analysis of how state size and administrative scale influenced responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across the five Nordic states and two territories. It produces valuable insight into how state size, polity and structural arrangements, and culture influenced the …
The circles of security: The role of the NB8 in (Northern) European security
No. 2 - April 2026
Authors:
Hiski Haukkala
Kristi Raik
Russia’s war against Ukraine has profoundly worsened Europe’s security environment, but it has also spurred deeper regional cooperation. The challenge now is to ensure that this growing number of initiatives remains purposeful, adds concrete value, and strengthens both the EU …
How to implement a full maritime services ban on Russian oil
No. 1 - March 2026
Authors:
Henrik Wachtmeister
Daniel Spiro
Henrik Praks
The EU is considering a full maritime services ban on Russian oil. While the final proposal and decision are still pending, the measure would replace the current oil price-cap regime by prohibiting European and allied companies from providing …
Countering Post-Truth: A Comparative Study of Journalists’ Responses to Disinformation Challenges
Project: RECLAIM
Authors: Jacopo Custodi, Hans-Jörg Trenz and Martin Moland
This study explores how journalists respond to post-truth challenges through qualitative interviews with professionals from seven European countries. It examines their perceptions of disinformation, key obstacles, and effective countermeasures. Findings reveal diverse practices and regulatory contexts, showing how digitalization, political …