The Nordic region has long been viewed as a security community characterised by trust, dense cooperation, and stable expectations of peaceful change. Recent developments—including Russia’s war against Ukraine, threats to critical undersea infrastructure, and persistent disinformation campaigns—have placed this cooperation under increasing strain.
The project studies how security cooperation is enacted in practice, focusing on the everyday routines, shared threat interpretations, and coordinated actions through which cooperation is either reinforced or fragmented. It focuses on how cooperation is enacted in practice across military threats, undersea infrastructure protection, and disinformation, combining academic analysis with close engagement with Nordic security practitioners. Empirically, NORDSECURE examines three critical domains: military threats, protection of undersea infrastructure, and disinformation campaigns.
Methodologically, the project combines qualitative interviews, network and practice-based analysis, and close engagement with Nordic security practitioners. By integrating academic research with practitioner perspectives, NORDSECURE aims to advance theoretical understanding of security.
The project is managed by Mark Rhinard and Niklas Heijl Bremberg at Stockholm University, and also includes partners from University of Copenhagen, Tampere University, and Utrikespolitiska institutet (UI).
