Publications

2022

Networked Nonproliferation Making the NPT Permanent.
Networked Nonproliferation Making the NPT Permanent.

Onderco, M. Networked Nonproliferation: Making the NPT Permanent. In production with Stanford University Press

2021

Researching Firms and Sanctions: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations.

Onderco, M & van der Veer, R (forthcoming) Researching Firms and Sanctions: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations. In van Bergeijk, P (Ed.) Research Handbook on Economic Sanctions, Edwald Elgar

Do Germany and the Netherlands want to say goodbye to US nuclear weapons?

Smetana, M., Onderco, M. & Etienne, T.W. (2021) "Do Germany and the Netherlands want to say goodbye to US nuclear weapons?"  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 77(4), 215-221

A Comparison of National Reviews of The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Onderco, M. & Farres Jimenez, A (2021) A Comparison of National Reviews of The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Paper Nr 76

German Views on US Nuclear Weapons in Europe:  Public and Elite Perspectives.
German Views on US Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Public and Elite Perspectives.

Onderco, M. & Smetana, M. (forthcoming) “German Views on US Nuclear Weapons in Europe:  Public and Elite Perspectives” European Security, available online

Emerging technology and nuclear security: What does the wisdom of the crowd tell us?
Emerging technology and nuclear security: What does the wisdom of the crowd tell us?

Onderco, M. & Zutt, M. “Emerging technology and nuclear security: What does the wisdom of the crowd tell us?” Contemporary Security Policy,42(3), 286-311

The Dutch Debate: Activism vs. Pragmatism.

Onderco, M. (2021) The Dutch Debate: Activism vs. Pragmatism. In Morgan, A & Péczeli, A (Eds.) Europe’s Evolving Deterrence Discourse. Livermore, CA: Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 39-51

Dimensionality of party politics of foreign policy: spatial modelling of Slovakia’s National Council.
Dimensionality of party politics of foreign policy: spatial modelling of Slovakia’s National Council.

Onderco, M. & Joosen, R (2021) “Dimensionality of party politics of foreign policy: spatial modelling of Slovakia’s National Council” Foreign Policy Analysis, 17(3), orab012

We stevenen af op confrontatie met China en Rusland. Wat gaan Nederlandse bedrijven daarvan merken?

van der Veer, R & Onderco, M. (2021) We stevenen af op confrontatie met China en Rusland. Wat gaan Nederlandse bedrijven daarvan merken? Stuk Rood Vlees.

No more Gouda in Moscow? Distributive effects of sanctions imposition.
No more Gouda in Moscow? Distributive effects of sanctions imposition.

Onderco, M & van der Veer, R (forthcoming) “No more Gouda in Moscow? Distributive effects of sanctions imposition” Journal of Common Market Studies, available online.

States, Firms and Security. How private actors implement sanctions, lessons learned from the Netherlands.
States, Firms and Security. How private actors implement sanctions, lessons learned from the Netherlands.

Giumelli, F & Onderco, M.  (2021) “States, Firms and Security. How private actors implement sanctions, lessons learned from the Netherlands” European Journal of International Security, 6(2), 190-209

2020

The nuclear ban treaty is coming into force. So what?

Onderco, M. (2020) The nuclear ban treaty is coming into force. So what? European Leadership Network.

Slovakia: Creating and transforming the civil-military relations

Navrátil, M., & Onderco, M. (2020). Slovakia: Creating and transforming the civil-military relations In W. R. Thompson (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Military and Politics. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Conspiratorial thinking and foreign policy views: evidence from Central Europe. Onderco, M., & Stoeckel, F. “Conspiratorial thinking and foreign policy views: evidence from Central Europe.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, available online

How emerging technologies impact the future of nuclear risk and arms control.

Zutt, M & Onderco, M. (2020) How emerging technologies impact the future of nuclear risk and arms control. European Leadership Network.

Tlouštík a chlapeček.

Onderco, M. & Smetana, M (2020) Tlouštík a chlapeček. Lidové Noviny.

I love this game. The interplay between experience and background in role-playing simulations: insights from MUN participants in Italy and the Netherlands.
I love this game. The interplay between experience and background in role-playing simulations: insights from MUN participants in Italy and the Netherlands.

Cicchi, L, Calossi, E, Onderco, M & Cottichia, F. “I love this game. The interplay between experience and background in role-playing simulations: insights from MUN participants in Italy and the Netherlands” European Political Science, available online

 If Kroenig is right, the United States needs a new nonproliferation policy. Soon.
If Kroenig is right, the United States needs a new nonproliferation policy. Soon.

Onderco, M. (2020) If Kroenig is right, the United States needs a new nonproliferation policy. Soon. New Perspectives, 28(1), 118-122.

The Programme for Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the NPT extension in 1995.
The Programme for Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the NPT extension in 1995.

Onderco, M. (2020) "The Programme for Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the NPT extension in 1995" The International History Review, 42(4), 851-868

Voting on the Use of Armed Force.
Voting on the Use of Armed Force.

Ostermann, F., Böller, F., Christiansen, F. J., Coticchia, F., Fonck, D., Herranz-Surrallés, A., Kaarbo, J., Kučmáš, K., Onderco, M., Pedersen, R. B., Raunio, T., Reykers, Y., Smetana, M., Vignoli, V., & Wagner, W. (2020). "Voting on the Use of Armed Force: Challenges of Data Indexing, Classification, and the Value of a Comparative Agenda." In D. Deschaux-Dutard (Ed.), Methods in defence studies. A pluridisciplinary handbook. London: Routledge, 170-188

Extending the NPT: A Critical Oral History of the 1995 Review and Extension Conference.

Onderco, M. & Nuti, L., eds. (2020) Extending the NPT. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center

Nuclear Ban Treaty: Sand Or Grease For The NPT?
Nuclear Ban Treaty: Sand Or Grease For The NPT?

Onderco, M. (2020) “Nuclear Ban Treaty: Sand Or Grease For The NPT?” In Sauer,T,  Kustermans, J & Segaert, B Non-Nuclear Peace: The Ban Treaty and Beyond. London: Routledge, 131-146

2019

European Crises and Foreign Policy Attitudes in Europe.
European Crises and Foreign Policy Attitudes in Europe.

Onderco, M. (2020) “European Crises and Foreign Policy Attitudes in Europe” In Bátora, J & Fossum, J.E. Towards a Segmented European Political Order: The European Union's Post-crises Conundrum. London: Routledge, 225-242

Getting Out of the NATO Nuclear Task Would Not Increase Dutch Security.

Onderco, M. (2019) Getting Out of the NATO Nuclear Task Would Not Increase Dutch Security. War on the Rocks. Available online at

Collaboration Networks in Conference Diplomacy: The Case of Non-Proliferation Regime.
Collaboration Networks in Conference Diplomacy: The Case of Non-Proliferation Regime.

Onderco, M. (2020) “Collaboration Networks in Conference Diplomacy: The Case of Non-Proliferation Regime” International Studies Review, 22(4), 739–757

Partisan views of Russia: Analyzing European party electoral manifestos since 1991.

Onderco, M. (2019)“Partisan views of Russia: Analyzing European party electoral manifestos since 1991” Contemporary Security Policy, 40(4), 526-547

Sponsorship behaviour of the BRICS in the United Nations General Assembly.
Sponsorship behaviour of the BRICS in the United Nations General Assembly.

Dijkhuizen, F & Onderco, M (2019) "Sponsorship behaviour of the BRICS in the United Nations General Assembly" Third World Quarterly, 40 (11), 2035-2051.

South Africa at the Polls: A Rising Power Cools Down.

Onderco, M. (2019) South Africa at the Polls: A Rising Power Cools Down. War on the Rocks.

Birth of a norm champion: How South Africa came to support the NPT’s Indefinite Extension.
Birth of a norm champion: How South Africa came to support the NPT’s Indefinite Extension.

Onderco, M. & Van Wyk, A-M (2019) “Birth of a norm champion: How South Africa came to support the NPT’s Indefinite Extension”, The Nonproliferation Review, 26 (1-2), 23-41.

Beoordeling van risico’s overlaten aan de banken leidt tot ‘overcompliance'..

Onderco, M & Giumelli, F. (2019) Beoordeling van risico’s overlaten aan de banken leidt tot ‘overcompliance' De Financiele Dagblad

An EU-Russia deal to replace the INF Treaty?

Van der Meer, S & Onderco, M. (2019) An EU-Russia deal to replace the INF Treaty?. European Leadership Network.

Variation in Delegation Size in Multilateral Diplomacy.
Variation in Delegation Size in Multilateral Diplomacy.

Onderco, M. (2019) “Variation in Delegation Size in Multilateral Diplomacy” British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 21(2), 421–438

Bringing the Outsiders in: An Interactionist Perspective on Deviance and Normative Change.
Bringing the Outsiders in: An Interactionist Perspective on Deviance and Normative Change.

Smetana, M & Onderco, M. (2019) “Bringing the Outsiders in: An Interactionist Perspective on Deviance and Normative Change”. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 31(6), 516-536

2018

Parliamentarians in government delegations: An old question still not answered
Parliamentarians in government delegations: An old question still not answered

Onderco, M. (2018) “Parliamentarians in government delegations: An old question still not answered”. Cooperation & Conflict, 53(5), 411-428

Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia
Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia

Onderco, M. (2018) “Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia ”. In Meijer, H & Wyss, M. The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces. Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming

2017

Why nuclear weapon ban treaty is unlikely to fulfil its promise.
Why nuclear weapon ban treaty is unlikely to fulfil its promise.

Onderco, M (2018) “Why nuclear weapon ban treaty is unlikely to fulfil its promise” Global Affairs. 3(4-5), 391-404.

The ideational foundations of coercion: Political culture and policies towards North Korea.
The ideational foundations of coercion: Political culture and policies towards North Korea.

Onderco, M & Wagner, W.M. (2017) “The ideational foundations of coercion: Political culture and policies towards North Korea” European Political Science Review, 9(2), 279-302.

2016

Public support for coercive diplomacy: Exploring public opinion data from ten European countries.
Public support for coercive diplomacy: Exploring public opinion data from ten European countries.

Onderco, M. Public support for coercive diplomacy: Exploring public opinion data from ten European countries. European Journal of Political Research, 56(2),401–418.

A battle of principles: South Africa's relations with Iran.
A battle of principles: South Africa's relations with Iran.

Onderco, M. (2016) “A battle of principles: South Africa's relations with Iran”. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, 54(2), 252-267

Informalization of Nonproliferation: Why PSI is a problematic solution.
Informalization of Nonproliferation: Why PSI is a problematic solution.

Onderco, M & van Hooft, P. “Informalization of Nonproliferation: Why PSI is a problematic solution”Chinese Journal of International Politics. 9 (1): 81-108.

2015

Iran's Nuclear Program and the Global South:The Foreign Policy of India, Brazil, and South Africa.
Iran's Nuclear Program and the Global South:The Foreign Policy of India, Brazil, and South Africa.

Onderco, M. (2015) Iran's Nuclear Program and the Global South: The Foreign Policy of India, Brazil, and South Africa. London: Palgrave.

The provision of private goods and the emergence of armed rebellion  The case of the Slovak National Uprising 1944-1945.
The provision of private goods and the emergence of armed rebellion The case of the Slovak National Uprising 1944-1945.

Onderco, M. (2016) “The provision of private goods and the emergence of armed rebellion: The case of the Slovak National Uprising 1944-1945” Journal of International Relations and Development, 19(1), 76-100.

Constructing deviance in international politics.
Constructing deviance in international politics.

Onderco, M. (2015) Constructing deviance in international politics. EUI MWP Working Paper 2015/07. Available at http://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/35679

Rogues, Pariahs, Outlaws. Theorizing Deviance in International Relations.
Rogues, Pariahs, Outlaws. Theorizing Deviance in International Relations.

Wagner, W.M, Werner, W. G. & Onderco, M. (2014) “Rogues, Pariahs, Outlaws. Theorizing Deviance in International Relations”. In Wagner, W.M, Werner, W. G. & Onderco, M. Theorizing Deviance in International Relations: ‘Rogue states’ in international security. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1-14

From a ‘rogue’ to a parolee. Analyzing the Libya’s ‘de-roguing’.
From a ‘rogue’ to a parolee. Analyzing the Libya’s ‘de-roguing’.

Onderco, M. (2014) “From a ‘rogue’ to a parolee. Analyzing the Libya’s ‘de-roguing’”. In Wagner, W.M, Werner, W. G. & Onderco, M. Theorizing Deviance in International Relations: ‘Rogue states’ in international security. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 171-192.

Money can’t buy you love. EU member states and Iranian nuclear program 2002-2009..
Money can’t buy you love. EU member states and Iranian nuclear program 2002-2009..

Onderco, M. (2015) “Money can’t buy you love. EU member states and Iranian nuclear program 2002-2009”. European Security. 24(1), 56-76

2014

Accommodation or Confrontation? Explaining Differences in Policies towards Iran.
Accommodation or Confrontation? Explaining Differences in Policies towards Iran.

Wagner, W.M. & Onderco, M. “Accommodation or Confrontation? Explaining Differences in Policies towards Iran.”  International Studies Quarterly. 58(4), 717-728

’Tell me what you want’ Analyzing the Visegrád countries’ vote in the UN General Assembly.
’Tell me what you want’ Analyzing the Visegrád countries’ vote in the UN General Assembly.

Onderco, M (2014) “’Tell me what you want’ Analyzing the Visegrád countries’ vote in the UN General Assembly”. East European Politics & Society. 28(1), 63-83.

Theorizing Deviance in International Relations: ‘Rogue states’ in international security.
Theorizing Deviance in International Relations: ‘Rogue states’ in international security.

Wagner, W.M, Werner, W. G. & Onderco, M, eds. (2014) Theorizing Deviance in International Relations: ‘Rogue states’ in international security. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

2013

Testing detachment of the international criminal tribunals. Evidence from the ICTY.
Testing detachment of the international criminal tribunals. Evidence from the ICTY.

Onderco, M, Hola, B & Ruiter, S. (2013) “Testing detachment of the international criminal tribunals. Evidence from the ICTY” Transnational Legal Theory. 4(3), 393–415.

2012

Responsibility to Protect and Libya.

Onderco, M. (2011) “Responsibility to Protect and Libya” In Majer, M, Ondrejcsák, R, Tarasovic, V & T. Valášek: Panorama of Global Security Environment 2011, Bratislava: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs, 87-102.

Armed Force and Non-State Actors: A Curious Case of the Middle East.

Onderco, M. (2010) “Armed Force and Non-State Actors: A Curious Case of the Middle East”. In: Majer, M, Ondrejcsák, R, Tarasovic, V & T. Valášek: Panorama of Global Security Environment 2010. Bratislava: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs,  387-398.

South Africa's Iran policy: ‘Poster child’ meets renegade..
South Africa's Iran policy: ‘Poster child’ meets renegade..

Onderco, M. (2012) South Africa's Iran policy: ‘Poster child’ meets renegade. South African Journal of International Affairs, 19(3), 299-318.

Of Hawks and Doves. Mapping Policies towards Iran and North Korea.
Of Hawks and Doves. Mapping Policies towards Iran and North Korea.

Onderco, M. & Wagner, W.M.(2012) “Of Hawks and Doves. Mapping Policies towards Iran and North Korea”. The Nonproliferation Review, 19(2), 177-195.

Reality of Norms and Reality: A reply to Fred Grünfeld .
Reality of Norms and Reality: A reply to Fred Grünfeld .

Onderco, M. (2012) Reality of Norms and Reality: A reply to Fred Grünfeld In: Amsterdam Law Forum, 4(1), 143-149

2011

Managing Terrorists in the Beck's World: Risk management and terrorist-group blacklisting.
Managing Terrorists in the Beck's World: Risk management and terrorist-group blacklisting.

Onderco, M. (2011) Managing Terrorists in the Beck's World: Risk management and terrorist-group blacklisting. In: Perspectives, 19(1), 27-48