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Shrouded in Secrecy: Explaining Why Some Countries Refuse to Disclose Their Military Aid to Ukraine

The research note compares how Romania and Poland disclosed or withheld information about their military aid to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. It tests three explanations (avoiding domestic backlash, external security concerns and bureaucratic culture) and finds that electoral incentives drove both Romania’s secrecy and Poland’s transparency.

Marius Ghincea

Published in Foreign Policy Analysis 21(2): oraf002

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Ghincea, M. (2025). “Shrouded in Secrecy: Explaining Why Some Countries Refuse to Disclose Their Military Aid to Ukraine”. Foreign Policy Analysis 21(2): oraf002. https://doi.org/10.1093/fpa/oraf002

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Marius Ghincea

Program Director, Foreign & Security Policy

Marius is a political scientist, researcher, and international affairs expert. He is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Quartet Institute, where he leads the Foreign and Security Policy Programme and contributes to the Institute's strategic development. His work focuses on Romanian foreign policy, European security, and the geopolitical implications of great-power competition.

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