Karen-Anna Eggen
@kaeggen.bsky.social
Researcher 👉 @IFS_Oslo & @UniOslo_SVfak. Russian strategy, security policy, information confrontation, Nordic region, Arctic, Belarus, Ukraine, NATO 📝
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Today's most important read:
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
Implementing a new tool: Russia’s strategic use of migrants towards Norway and Finland 2015/16 | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Implementing a new tool: Russia’s strategic use of migrants towards Norway and Finland 2015/16
www.cambridge.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Today's most important read:
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
New article out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social ! In 2015–16, Russia’s FSB tested migration as a strategic tool in the High North, using state-orchestrated mobility to pressure neighbours, exploit humanitarian norms, and project influence short of war. Read the full article 👇
#OpenAccess
#hybridwarfare
#OpenAccess
#hybridwarfare
#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Implementing a new tool: Russia’s strategic use of migrants towards Norway and Finland 2015/16 - https://cup.org/3WDCbAT
- @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
#FirstView
Implementing a new tool: Russia’s strategic use of migrants towards Norway and Finland 2015/16 - https://cup.org/3WDCbAT
- @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
#FirstView
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New article out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social ! In 2015–16, Russia’s FSB tested migration as a strategic tool in the High North, using state-orchestrated mobility to pressure neighbours, exploit humanitarian norms, and project influence short of war. Read the full article 👇
#OpenAccess
#hybridwarfare
#OpenAccess
#hybridwarfare
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On November 11, 2025, @kaeggen.bsky.social will defend her PhD thesis “Russia’s Contemporary Grand Strategy: The Use of Information and Other Unconventional Means Towards the Nordic Region”. The defense is open to anyone interested. For time and place, see 👇
www.sv.uio.no/isv/forsknin...
www.sv.uio.no/isv/forsknin...
Disputation Karen-Anna Eggen
- Institutt for statsvitenskap (ISV)
Master in Political Science Karen-Anna Eggen will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
Russia’s Contemporary Grand Strategy: The Use of Information and Other Unconven...
www.sv.uio.no
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On November 11, 2025, @kaeggen.bsky.social will defend her PhD thesis “Russia’s Contemporary Grand Strategy: The Use of Information and Other Unconventional Means Towards the Nordic Region”. The defense is open to anyone interested. For time and place, see 👇
www.sv.uio.no/isv/forsknin...
www.sv.uio.no/isv/forsknin...
📣 New article out in @defencestudies.bsky.social: "A strategy for the weak: the role of information confrontation in Russia’s grand strategy."
Hopefully of interest to anyone seeking to understand Russia's view - and use - of the information domain!
Hopefully of interest to anyone seeking to understand Russia's view - and use - of the information domain!
A strategy for the weak: the role of information confrontation in Russia’s grand strategy
This article explains the role of information confrontation (informatsionnoe protivoborstvo) in Russia’s grand strategy and positions information confrontation as a central element in a Russian gra...
www.tandfonline.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📣 New article out in @defencestudies.bsky.social: "A strategy for the weak: the role of information confrontation in Russia’s grand strategy."
Hopefully of interest to anyone seeking to understand Russia's view - and use - of the information domain!
Hopefully of interest to anyone seeking to understand Russia's view - and use - of the information domain!
📣 @siristrand.bsky.social og jeg har i dag en rykende fersk artikkel på trykk i tidsskriftet Internasjonal Politikk om russisk påvirkning i Norge og samspillet mellom tekniske (cyber) og psykologiske virkemidler i russiske informasjonsoperasjoner.
Kan leses her 👇
Kan leses her 👇
«Arktisk blokade»: en russisk informasjonsoperasjon mot Norge
Russlands invasjon av Ukraina bryter med et grunnleggende prinsipp i den europeiske sikkerhetsarkitekturen: respekten for territorielle grenser. I denne casestudien ser vi på en hendelse hvor Russland...
tidsskriftet-ip.no
September 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣 @siristrand.bsky.social og jeg har i dag en rykende fersk artikkel på trykk i tidsskriftet Internasjonal Politikk om russisk påvirkning i Norge og samspillet mellom tekniske (cyber) og psykologiske virkemidler i russiske informasjonsoperasjoner.
Kan leses her 👇
Kan leses her 👇
Veldig god sak av @bergenstidende.bsky.social:
"Havbunnen utenfor Bergen er full av rørledninger.. – Det er registrert sikk-sakk-kjøring over rørledninger, skip med russisk mannskap som senker farten, stopper opp eller beveger seg i farvann de ikke har noe å gjøre"
"Havbunnen utenfor Bergen er full av rørledninger.. – Det er registrert sikk-sakk-kjøring over rørledninger, skip med russisk mannskap som senker farten, stopper opp eller beveger seg i farvann de ikke har noe å gjøre"
Skip med russisk mannskap seiler sikksakk over rørledninger. – Situasjonen er bekymringsfull.
Politiet har avdekket uvanlige seilingsmønstre utenfor Mongstad, Sture og Kollsnes. Bare én prosent av skipene utenfor Vestland blir kontrollert.
www.bt.no
July 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Veldig god sak av @bergenstidende.bsky.social:
"Havbunnen utenfor Bergen er full av rørledninger.. – Det er registrert sikk-sakk-kjøring over rørledninger, skip med russisk mannskap som senker farten, stopper opp eller beveger seg i farvann de ikke har noe å gjøre"
"Havbunnen utenfor Bergen er full av rørledninger.. – Det er registrert sikk-sakk-kjøring over rørledninger, skip med russisk mannskap som senker farten, stopper opp eller beveger seg i farvann de ikke har noe å gjøre"
Reduced US support is not surprising, given the current US admin's approach to Ukraine and Russia. This has been ongoing for a while across fields since Trump's return. Yet the latest reporting on patriots and artillery is painful given the harsh summer facing UKR's military and civil society. 1/2
Per reporting by my colleague @olliecarroll.bsky.social, US has cancelled 8,000-ish 155mm shells for Ukraine. That is 20% of current MONTHLY production. How that would have materially affected US readiness is hard to see. That's before getting onto 25 Stingers & 92 AIM-7, which are being phased out
July 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Reduced US support is not surprising, given the current US admin's approach to Ukraine and Russia. This has been ongoing for a while across fields since Trump's return. Yet the latest reporting on patriots and artillery is painful given the harsh summer facing UKR's military and civil society. 1/2
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NEW: Russia conducted its largest combined strike series of the war on the night of June 28 to 29 by launching over 500 missiles and drones against Ukraine.
Read more in the June 29. 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar062925
Read more in the June 29. 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar062925
June 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
NEW: Russia conducted its largest combined strike series of the war on the night of June 28 to 29 by launching over 500 missiles and drones against Ukraine.
Read more in the June 29. 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar062925
Read more in the June 29. 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar062925
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Morning in Kyiv.
June 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Morning in Kyiv.
@drjademcglynn.bsky.social "Imagine being bombed like this while simultaneously being trolled by Moscow and D.C. that Russia is interested in negotiations ... for a ceasefire that the Kremlin says will only be temporary and only after Ukraine capitulates territories Russia cannot take militarily."
"In Zhytomyr region, three siblings aged 8, 12 and 17 were found dead under a pile of rubble after a Russian air strike on their home. Their parents survived."
Russian record air attack on Ukraine dashes hopes for ceasefire
www.ft.com/content/01bc...
Russian record air attack on Ukraine dashes hopes for ceasefire
www.ft.com/content/01bc...
Russian record air attack on Ukraine dashes hopes for ceasefire
Deadly assault comes as Kyiv and Moscow complete largest prisoner swap
www.ft.com
May 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@drjademcglynn.bsky.social "Imagine being bombed like this while simultaneously being trolled by Moscow and D.C. that Russia is interested in negotiations ... for a ceasefire that the Kremlin says will only be temporary and only after Ukraine capitulates territories Russia cannot take militarily."
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“Putin remains confident in Russia’s ultimate victory in Ukraine and is prepared to use military force at least through 2025.”
U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency assessment, May 2025.
armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfile...
U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency assessment, May 2025.
armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfile...
May 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“Putin remains confident in Russia’s ultimate victory in Ukraine and is prepared to use military force at least through 2025.”
U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency assessment, May 2025.
armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfile...
U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency assessment, May 2025.
armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfile...
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Lavrov ups Russia's demands on Ukraine to include a ban on democratic elections.
Do we get it yet?
Do we get it yet?
NEW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded that any future peace agreement in Ukraine include conditions to prevent the election and establishment of future pro-Western governments in Ukraine.
Read more in the May 23, 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar052325
Read more in the May 23, 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar052325
May 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Lavrov ups Russia's demands on Ukraine to include a ban on democratic elections.
Do we get it yet?
Do we get it yet?
Ny kronikk ute hos @altinget.bsky.social 📢 Her samler jeg noen tanker fra de siste månedenes forhandlingsteater knyttet til Russlands krig i Ukraina - og hvorfor Russland ikke vil avslutte krigføringen sin med det første.
www.altinget.no/forsvar/arti...
www.altinget.no/forsvar/arti...
Russlands forhandlingsteater fortsetter – det samme gjør krigen - Altinget
Forhandlinger brukes som politisk dekke for militær fremdrift. I mangel av sterkt vestlig press utnytter Russland dialogsporet for å vinne tid militært og delegitimere Ukraina, skriver Karen-Anna Egge...
www.altinget.no
May 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ny kronikk ute hos @altinget.bsky.social 📢 Her samler jeg noen tanker fra de siste månedenes forhandlingsteater knyttet til Russlands krig i Ukraina - og hvorfor Russland ikke vil avslutte krigføringen sin med det første.
www.altinget.no/forsvar/arti...
www.altinget.no/forsvar/arti...
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(Åpen for alle) Jeg synes at norsk presse ofte glipper når det kommer nyhetssteg om eventuelle forhandlinger om krigen i Ukraina. Ofte synes jeg at dekningen mangler viktig kontekst om Russlands «forhandlingsdans».
Heldigvis kan Altingets fantastiske spaltist @kaeggen.bsky.social gi god innsikt her
Heldigvis kan Altingets fantastiske spaltist @kaeggen.bsky.social gi god innsikt her
Russlands forhandlingsteater fortsetter – det samme gjør krigen - Altinget
Forhandlinger brukes som politisk dekke for militær fremdrift. I mangel av sterkt vestlig press utnytter Russland dialogsporet for å vinne tid militært og delegitimere Ukraina, skriver Karen-Anna Egge...
www.altinget.no
May 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
(Åpen for alle) Jeg synes at norsk presse ofte glipper når det kommer nyhetssteg om eventuelle forhandlinger om krigen i Ukraina. Ofte synes jeg at dekningen mangler viktig kontekst om Russlands «forhandlingsdans».
Heldigvis kan Altingets fantastiske spaltist @kaeggen.bsky.social gi god innsikt her
Heldigvis kan Altingets fantastiske spaltist @kaeggen.bsky.social gi god innsikt her
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"Over several days in Lviv I didn’t meet anybody who believed that the Russian president wants to end the war, or that he will negotiate to do so in Istanbul. Ukrainian reasoning is straightforward: Vladimir Putin has never said he wants to end the war."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.
www.theatlantic.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Over several days in Lviv I didn’t meet anybody who believed that the Russian president wants to end the war, or that he will negotiate to do so in Istanbul. Ukrainian reasoning is straightforward: Vladimir Putin has never said he wants to end the war."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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No show from Putin in IST. Zelenskyy is in this absurd position of having to go to any possible diplomatic meet just to not look like he's the one obstructing peace. www.ft.com/content/9a75...
Inside the Trump administration’s quiet shift on Ukraine
Lack of compromise by Vladimir Putin has led the US to view him as an obstacle to a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv
www.ft.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
No show from Putin in IST. Zelenskyy is in this absurd position of having to go to any possible diplomatic meet just to not look like he's the one obstructing peace. www.ft.com/content/9a75...
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⚡️Trump will skip Ukraine-Russia peace talks as Putin evades negotiations, US official says.
U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held on May 15, an unnamed U.S. official said on May 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held on May 15, an unnamed U.S. official said on May 14.
Trump will skip Ukraine-Russia peace talks as Putin evades negotiations, US official says
U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held on May 15, an unnamed U.S. official said.
kyivindependent.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
⚡️Trump will skip Ukraine-Russia peace talks as Putin evades negotiations, US official says.
U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held on May 15, an unnamed U.S. official said on May 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held on May 15, an unnamed U.S. official said on May 14.
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NEW: Russian officials continue to reiterate Putin's recent call to base future negotiations with Ukraine on the early 2022 Istanbul protocols that included Russian demands for Ukraine's complete capitulation. ⬇️ (1/4)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar051425
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar051425
May 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
NEW: Russian officials continue to reiterate Putin's recent call to base future negotiations with Ukraine on the early 2022 Istanbul protocols that included Russian demands for Ukraine's complete capitulation. ⬇️ (1/4)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar051425
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar051425
They know Putin is very unlikely to agree to a real ceasefire, but the symbolism vis-a-vis Trump matters. As long as Europe fears applying sufficient pressure on Russia, the best strategy is to arm Ukraine with everything it's got for as long as it takes, until Russian exhaustion or collapse.
⚡️Zelensky, European leaders hold 'productive' call with Trump about peace talks.
"Ukraine and all allies are ready for a complete unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea for at least 30 days, starting as early as Monday," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote.
"Ukraine and all allies are ready for a complete unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea for at least 30 days, starting as early as Monday," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote.
Zelensky, European leaders hold 'productive' call with Trump about peace talks
"Ukraine and all allies are ready for a complete unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea for at least 30 days, starting as early as Monday," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wr...
kyivindependent.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
They know Putin is very unlikely to agree to a real ceasefire, but the symbolism vis-a-vis Trump matters. As long as Europe fears applying sufficient pressure on Russia, the best strategy is to arm Ukraine with everything it's got for as long as it takes, until Russian exhaustion or collapse.
Russia's promotion of WW2 and Soviet-era memory policy (@kariagam.bsky.social) and religious activity on Svalbard is now part of a trend aiming to reinforce Russia's narrative about its historic presence and rights on the archipelago. Excellent reporting, as always, by @thebarentsobserver.com.
Meanwhile, in the two Russian settlements on Svalbard; Barentsburg and Pyramiden.
Militarized memory: Kremlin-orchestrated ‘Immortal Regiment’ rally on Svalbard
'The 'celebrations' are not about commemorating second world war, but about justifying the present Russian warfare in Ukraine,' says professor of Russian history Kari Aga Myklebost with UiT The Arctic...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Russia's promotion of WW2 and Soviet-era memory policy (@kariagam.bsky.social) and religious activity on Svalbard is now part of a trend aiming to reinforce Russia's narrative about its historic presence and rights on the archipelago. Excellent reporting, as always, by @thebarentsobserver.com.
Today, as Norway marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the German occupation during WWII, the Norwegian government has published its first-ever national security strategy — a symbolic and timely document that I look forward to reading in full 🇧🇻
www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumente...
www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumente...
National security strategy
This is Norway’s first national security strategy. It has been drawn up against the backdrop of the most serious security situation our country has faced since the Second World War. After decades of p...
www.regjeringen.no
May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today, as Norway marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the German occupation during WWII, the Norwegian government has published its first-ever national security strategy — a symbolic and timely document that I look forward to reading in full 🇧🇻
www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumente...
www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumente...
📣 On May 26th, the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats is hosting a seminar on Russia's occupation policy in Ukraine. We've gathered some excellent speakers, and there are still a few seats available if you're in Oslo. More info 👇 @thestudyofwar.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆
In conversation with Illia Riepin, Karolina Hird and Jaroslava Barbieri.
This seminar will take a closer look at different dimensions of Russia’s occupation policies and their consequences.
This is a joint event with IFS and UKRAINETT.
In conversation with Illia Riepin, Karolina Hird and Jaroslava Barbieri.
This seminar will take a closer look at different dimensions of Russia’s occupation policies and their consequences.
This is a joint event with IFS and UKRAINETT.
Understanding Russia’s Occupation Policy
In conversation with Illia Riepin, Karolina Hird and Jaroslava Barbieri
www.forsvaret.no
May 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
📣 On May 26th, the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats is hosting a seminar on Russia's occupation policy in Ukraine. We've gathered some excellent speakers, and there are still a few seats available if you're in Oslo. More info 👇 @thestudyofwar.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
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This absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, become normalized. This is the reality of Russia's occupation of Ukraine- don't ever look away.
Before the Russian authorities returned the body of 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna to Ukraine last week, several organs, including her eyes and brain, had been removed, according to a new investigation.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity repatriated with organs removed and other signs of torture — Meduza
Before Russian authorities returned the body of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna to Ukraine last week, several organs, including her eyes and brain, had been removed, according to a new joint…
meduza.io
April 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, become normalized. This is the reality of Russia's occupation of Ukraine- don't ever look away.
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Nobody can in good faith recommend Ukraine to take the ”deal” proposed by the US.
Simple as that
Simple as that
Trump’s peace deal is terrible. Ukraine should still accept it
Hard as it will be for President Zelensky to accept terms so generous to the invader, Russia may find it’s a tainted triumph
www.thetimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Nobody can in good faith recommend Ukraine to take the ”deal” proposed by the US.
Simple as that
Simple as that
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Trump says he fears Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’ after Zelenskyy meeting www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Trump says he fears Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’ after Zelenskyy meeting
US president admits to concern Russian counterpart is ‘tapping me along’ and ponders new approach to Moscow
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Trump says he fears Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’ after Zelenskyy meeting www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...