Attending the VILNIUS SECURITY FORUM 2021 addressing “Western Readiness to Respond to Hybrid Threats.” Many interesting speakers on an important topic! Link to program.
Category Archives: Workshop
Grant for developing a network in War Studies for Research on Land Operations and Tactics
Today I and Dr Niklas Nilsson received a Research Initiation grant (F20-0119) from the RJ Foundation for developing an International Network in War Studies for Research on Land Operations and Tactics.
Abstract:
International politics has become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future wars will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology, geographical scope and multiple domains of warfare. Few would question the fact that land forces will continue to be important in the foreseeable future. However, given that the battlefield is in a state of transformation, so is the mission, purpose and utilisation of land forces. Indeed, serious questions are being asked about the future conduct of land warfare in the face of major, complex challenges and security threats.
The proposed research initiation will zero in on the evolving role of land forces, focusing particularly on the changes that have taken place in the art of commanding and executing combat and on the role of rapid technological innovation and information dissemination in shaping warfare. Furthermore, it is pertinent to revisit the established military theory and thinking (some of it neglected in recent years) with lessons learned from contemporary land warfare.
The initiative will bring together world-leading international researchers on land warfare from across Europe, the US, and beyond. The project will centre around two workshops and exchanges of visiting researchers, exploring a number of key issues from a thematic and an empirical perspective.
Annual Russia Seminar 2021
Attending the 2021 Annual Russia Seminar organised by the Finland National Defence University 26 January and 2 February. The seminar discusses Russian military policy and the research development in that field.
Program: https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/russia-seminar/programme
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PURKPOeskBk
Workshop on “Great Powers Exceptionalism”
Attended a Workshop on “Great Powers Exceptionalism: Sino-American Conceptions of World Order” organised by the China Programme and United States Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Webinar on North Korea and COVID-19
Participated in a webinar hosted by Elcano Royal Institute on “North Korea’s Public Health System: contemporary challenges and cooperation opportunities for Europe.” We had very fruitful discussion and I am very much looking forward to the continuation of this project.
Attending the 12th South China Sea International Conference
Attending the 12th South China Sea International Conference titled “Maintaining Peace and Cooperation through Time of Turbulence” on 16-17 Nov 2020 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
For more information see https://scsc12.dav.edu.vn/.
Virtual ISMS Annual Conference 2020
Participated in the Virtual ISMS Annual Conference 2020 hosted by the Finnish National Defence University (FNDU). I presented a paper on the role of the military in the grey-zone at the War Studies in the WG1 session chaired by Marzena Zakowska (War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland) and Eryk Habowski (Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and NATO VA Academy at War Studies University, Poland).
For more information visit https://isms2020.mmg.fi/.
Preparing NATO and The Allies to the Future Challenges
Attended the “PREPARING NATO AND THE ALLIES TO THE FUTURE CHALLENGES” conference organized by Sofia Security Forum, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, NATO CMDR COE, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Bulgarian Naval Academy.
Land Warfare Seminar
ISA West 24-27 September, 2020
Presenting paper on the role of the military in managing hybrid threats and hybrid warfare in the grey-zone at the International Studies Association (ISA) West’s annual conference 24-27 September. It was a great panel I would like to thank my panelist at the “Space and Cyberspace” panel and the chair Brandon Valeriano for great comments.