This issue presents two original Research Articles focusing on the recent international identity constrution of the Czech Republic & Slovakia and Estonia, a Discussion Article critically engaging with Timothy Snyder’s book The Road to Unfreedom. Russia, Europe, America, and four Book Reviews of recent scholarship.

The three peer-reviewed articles of this issue focus on highly relevant matters of contemporary international security: indirect interventions in civil wars, European defence cooperation, and the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. The issue also features seven reviews on recently published titles.