Dr Mikael Weissmann

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Apointed Director of Studies (PhD program)

June 1, 2021 mikaelweissmann

Starting 1 June, I have been appointed the Director of Studies for the PhD program in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.

Promotion

Promoted to Associate Professor (Docent)

October 10, 2016 mikaelweissmann

On 27 September was promoted to Associate Professor (Docent) in War Studies at the Swedish Defence Unversity. Docent is the second highest academic grade in the Swedish academic system, ranked below (full) professor.

About

Dr Mikael Weissmann is Associate Professor in War Studies and Head of Research- and Deputy Head of the Land Operations Division at the Swedish Defence University. He is the Director of Studies of the PhD program in War Studies and co-convenor of the Land Warfare Research Group (LWRG) and the Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG). He is also a member of CSCAP-EU.

Weissmann’s research focuses on security, strategy and warfare.

His expertise includes:

– Land Warfare
– Military operations and tactics
– Urban Warfare
– Hybrid threats- and warfare
– Intelligence analysis

– China and East Asian security and strategy broadly defined.

His research on China and East Asia focuses on China’s foreign policy and role in the world, with a special focus on China and Global Power Shifts. He has a particular interest in:

– the Belt and Road initiative
– Energy
– the South China Sea
– the North Korean nuclear conflict
– the Taiwan Issue
– Sino-Russian relations

Weissmann has also pursued research on track-two diplomacy, conflict management and peacebuilding as well as Europe’s relations with China and East Asia.

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Publications

This week I have co-organised a Staff-Ride for a course on land operations and tactics for the Higher Command and Staff Program at the Swedish Defence University together with Lieutenant Colonel Per Lindahl, Head of the Land Operations Division. It was a very successful trip where we used five different themes – Offensive/Defensive, Division/Command, Technology, tactics, and Logistics – as a starting point for discussions and seminars at various themed terrain locations.

We also spent a day studying and reflecting on the consequences of the profession, leadership, courage and symbolic values during a visit to Verdun.

Staff-Ride in the Ardennes
May 27, 2022 mikaelweissmann