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July 23, 2026Cooperation and ConflictOpen Access

Trauma and foreign policy: Special Issue introduction

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IKIrena KalhousováEFEvgeny Finkel

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Special Issue introduction highlights how trauma influences foreign policy through identities, perceptions, and structures.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how traumatic experiences shape foreign policy through various mechanisms.
  • Conceptualizes trauma as a multilevel phenomenon influencing state behaviour.
  • Explores individual and group trauma through political psychology and constructivist frameworks.
  • Analyzes diverse case studies from regions including Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia.
  • Demonstrates that trauma acts as an active political resource influencing strategic choices and national identities.
  • Shows that trauma can generate both conflict and restraint, depending on political interpretation.
  • Highlights the importance of understanding trauma for explaining contemporary foreign policy behaviour.

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Kalhousová et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61af2ffaa9903c5116a14chttps://doi.org/10.1177/00108367261454318
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