• Mariia Vladymyrova delivers a brief with Q&A on Russian Evolving Naval Deterrence Posture in the Arctic

    On 31 March, Mariia presented her recent research on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) legal regime as an exemplary instance of Russia’s use of lawfare as a tool of coercive signalling in the Arctic.

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  • Special Forum ‘Ritual Action in World Politics’ published in the Global Studies Quarterly (OUP)

    The team of ERC Ritual Deterrence and the extended academic family of the project have published a Special Forum entitled ‘Ritual Action in World Politics’ in vol 6, no. 1 (January issue) of the International Studies Association’s fully open access journal Global Studies Quarterly, published by Oxford University Press. The forum was guest edited by…

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  • RITUAL DETERRENCE team at the ISA 2026 in Columbus, Ohio, USA, 22-25 March 2026

    The RITUAL DETERRENCE team attended the International Studies Association’s 67th Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio, USA in 22-25 March 2026. In the project-convened panel “The Ritual Politics of Deterrence”, Maria Mälksoo, Cameron Hunter and Thomas Fraise presented their work in progress. Maria Mälksoo also served as a discussant for two panels (“Constructing Enemies and Allies:…

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RITUAL DETERRENCE is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant (ERC-2021-COG) awarded to Dr Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen, under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (project no 101043468) for 2022-2027.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

RITUAL DETERRENCE is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant (ERC-2021-COG) awarded to Dr Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen, under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (project no 101043468) for 2022-2027.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Contact Information
info@ritualdeterrence.eu

Principal Investigator
Prof. Maria Mälksoo

Project Officer
Lise Sonnichsen

Postal Address
University of Copenhagen
Department of Political Science
Øster Farimagsgade 5
1353 København K
Denmark

Contact Information
info@ritualdeterrence.eu

Principal Investigator
Prof. Maria Mälksoo

Project Officer
Lise Sonnichsen

Postal Address
University of Copenhagen
Department of Political Science
Øster Farimagsgade 5
1353 København K
Denmark