Description
The main activities of the “Czech-Norwegian Initiative for the Coherent European Diplomacy in Times of War and Energy Crisis” lay in scientific research of the European diplomacy outlined by the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and conducted through the lenses of European (energy) security at three stages:
1) the European External Action Service,
2) ministries of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic and Hungary, and
3) the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Outcomes of the research shall be an article published in the Hague Journal of Diplomacy and an international conference in the Czech
Summary of the results
Original goals were achieved. Professional cluster of scholars interested in the European diplomacy during war times and energy crises were interlined, expert meeting in Norway specified details of the whole research, its design and objectives through a multilateral approach. Scientific publication was drafted and international conference with distinguished speakers took place. All the deliverables contributed to the overall ambition to facilitate a new dialog between the Czech Republic and Norway to confer the perception of a more competent multilateral European diplomacy during wartimes and crises. Important questions were raised and discussed at the international level. The initiative focused on the main principles and fundamental ideas based on which diplomatic practices are performed. The initiative tried to answer the crucial question by pointing out back to the European fundamentals underlining a necessity of wise policy makers and diplomatic representatives to overcome severe difficulties, especially when considering a decision-making process that set up a direction of the European diplomacy. Though the Kingdom of Norway is not the EU member state, it strongly supports the European values since it is an undeniable part of Europe. The initiative certainly contributed to the opening of a new chapter of possible bilateral discussion about the contemporary issues of the European diplomacy during the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and energy crises.