The transformation of EU and NATO security narratives: towards resilience and total defence?
Amid multiplying crises at the global level, the dominant narratives of the European Union and NATO have come under strain. Drawing on narrative approaches, we argue that the EU's previous dominant narrative of peace has been replaced by one of resilience. For NATO, resilience has worked to nuance t...
| Published in: | International Affairs Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 1119 - 1138 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jul2026
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