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The political economy of civil–intelligence relations under the Iohannis presidency (in Romanian)

The chapter offers a framework for relations between politicians and the intelligence services: when competition between patronal and clientelist networks is intense, secret information, surveillance and access to coercive institutions gain political value, and the services trade them for budgets, protection and autonomy. It covers the Băsescu–Iohannis years and how the services’ role changed as PSD and PNL formed a cartel.

Marius Ghincea

Published in Epoca Klaus Iohannis? România între 2014 și 2025 (coord. M. Bâlici, A. Bîrnoiu, V. Lazăr, C. Rădoi, V. Stan), Editura Tact

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Ghincea, M. (2025). “The political economy of civil–intelligence relations under the Iohannis presidency (in Romanian)”. Epoca Klaus Iohannis? România între 2014 și 2025 (coord. M. Bâlici, A. Bîrnoiu, V. Lazăr, C. Rădoi, V. Stan), Editura Tact. https://edituratact.ro/carte/epoca-klaus-iohannis-romania-intre-2014-si-2025/

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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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