Peer-Reviewed Articles

Ghincea, M. & Pleșcă, L. (2025). From Transformation to Demarcation: Explaining the EU’s Shifting Motivations of the Enlargement Policy. Journal of European Public Policy, online first.

Ghincea, M. (2025). Shrouded in Secrecy. Explaining Why Some Countries Refuse to Disclose Their Military Aid to Ukraine. Foreign Policy Analysis. 21(2): oraf002.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Ghincea, M. & Zulean, M. (2024). Protracted Transition: Civilian Control Over the Military and Intelligence in Romania. In Post-Communist Progress and Stagnation at 35: The Case of Romania. Palgrave MacMillan.

Ghincea, M. (2022). Afterword: the Russo-Ukrainian war and great power competition. In Great Powers’ Foreign Policy (pp. 472-492). Brill.

Working Papers

Ghincea, M., Morar, Ș. & Nikolovski, I. Language Denial in International Politics: Explaining Successes and Failures. Under Review.

Ghincea, M. Geopolitical Competition and the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans.

Ghincea, M. & Minatti, W. Political Culture and Military Aid to Ukraine: Explaining Disclosure Policies in France and Germany.

Ghincea, M., Invernizzi, A. & Schimmelfennig, F. Crisis and Integration: How the Russo-Ukrainian War Redefined the EU’s Boundaries.

Ghincea, M. & Kakhishvili, L. Silence and Contestation. Explaining the European Union’s Response to Georgian and Serbian Popular Protests.

Policy Papers (Selection)

Chiscop, C., & Ghincea, M. (eds.) (2025). Mai multă vizibilitate. Politica externă românească în context european și global. Policy Report. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania.

Ghincea, M., & Inayeh, A. (2024). Security Cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Region. Policy Report. Global Focus.

Troncotă-Cazaban, M., Bărăgănescu, C., Ghincea, M. & Răuță, R.(2024). The European Integration Process in the Western Balkans: Romanian Perspectives and Directions. Policy Report. European Institute of Romania.

Ghincea, M., Volintiru, C., & Nikolovski, I. (2021). China’s demand-driven influence in Central-Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans: A political and economic regional comparison. Policy Report. Global Focus.

Ghincea, M. (2021). Zeitenwende. Time for a Reassessment of Romania’s Foreign Policy?. Policy Report. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania.