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Interconnected Challenges.

Interconnected  Research.

Covid-19, Climate Change, Migration, Cyber Attacks, Nuclear Security, Fake News.

Our world, security interests, and challenges are more interconnected than ever. Driven by the understanding that interconnected security challenges, require interconnected research, we launched Interconnected Security (IncSec). IncSec is a multi-thematic and trans-regional research network that connects scholars and experts from various regional and thematic backgrounds in defense and security policy research.

The goals of the network are to:

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    CONNECT

    experts from various geographical, thematic, and academic backgrounds

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    FOSTER

    research collaboration and common projects on interconnected security challenges

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    ENGAGE

    in academic, policy and public discussions to foster a more comprehensive and trans-regional approach to interconnected security challenges

The network is a joint initiative of the Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø and the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK).

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Thematic Areas:

  • Military Security
  • Arms Control
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Disinformation
  • Space
  • Economic Connectivity
  • Migration

Regional Expertise:

  • North Atlantic
  • Arctic
  • Barents Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Black Sea