- International security studies with an emphasis on the role of non-state actor’s use of coercion in the international system.
- Emergent practices in the coordinated use of sub-threshold military and non-military coercion described as hybrid warfare or hybrid threats.
- I am currently Project Managing the international, multi-year N-SAFE project. N-SAFE focuses on innovations in NGO direct participation in national fisheries protection and the countering of illegal fishing in partnership with states globally.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Academic background
- PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2009)
Professional experience
- Senior Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo (2021-present)
- Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo (2013-2021)
- Project Lead, MCDC Counter-Hybrid Warfare Project (2015-2018)
- Analyst, Comparative Analytics, Eurasia Group, Washington DC (2011-2013)
- Research Fellow, Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals, Barcelona (2009-2011)
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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In Stig Stenslie, Lars Haugom and Brigt Harr Vaage (eds), Intelligence Analysis in the Digital Age. Routledge, 2022, Chapter 7.
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In Mikael Weissmann, Niklas Nilsson and Per Thunholm (eds), Hybrid Warfare: Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations. I.B. Tauris, 2021, Chapter 4.
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In Eugenio Cusumano and Christopher Kinsey (eds), Diplomatic Security Today: A Comparative Analysis. Stanford University Press, 2019, Chapter 1.
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RUSI Journal, Vol 162, No 2, 2017, pp. 8-15.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Multinational Capability Development Campaign, UK Government Publishing Service, 2019, 90 p.