Karen-Anna Eggen
@kaeggen.bsky.social
Senior Researcher 👉 @IFS_Oslo. Russian strategy, grand strategy, information confrontation & hybrid threats, Nordic region, Arctic, Ukraine, NATO.
New episode of Mildly Alarmed is out! In this summer recording, @frhoffmann.bsky.social sits down with @teunjanssen.bsky.social to discuss European power and how the continent can maneuver the increasingly competitive international environment. Available on all platforms!🙌
Do we need the United States of Europe?
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To get a sense of how the UK's internal turmoil has hit its international standing, just listen to this segment of the Mildly Alarmed podcast, hosted by @lapatina.bsky.social, @alanderminna.bsky.social, @kaeggen.bsky.social, and @frhoffmann.bsky.social. Such comments are not untypical.
Britain's Defense Spending Amidst Political Instability
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Lucy Fisher@lucyfisher.ft.com · 4w agoMy Big Read in @financialtimes.com today on Britain’s power problem, as UK hard and soft power hit post-war lows with Charles Clover www.ft.com/content/17eb...
What @alanderminna.bsky.social posted 👇 It has been great starting our podcast adventure this spring, but as responsible Nordics, we're taking a summer break. Fear not, though - we'll still be releasing a few episodes over the summer, just to make sure you don't forget us. 🙏
Minna Ålander 🌻@alanderminna.bsky.social · last mo.The last regular Mildly Alarmed episode before we head into summer holidays - we will post two episodes in July though to keep you mildly alarmed ! A recap of the past weeks main developments in and on Ukraine and our recommendations on sources for depression to choose from for the summer.
In case you haven’t listened to the latest episode of Mildly Alarmed yet, never too late: @lapatina.bsky.social & @kaeggen.bsky.social talked with @atlestaalesen.bsky.social from @thebarentsobserver.com (amazing journalism on and in the European Arctic) about what Russia is up to in the High North.
Nukes, spies and secret submarines in Russia’s Arctic | Mildly Alarmed x The Barents Observer
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A great episode👇 from ‘Mildly Alarmed’ which gives you a thorough debate about the Arctic region context of security policy. #Russia #US #Ukraine #Europe @lapatina.bsky.social @kaeggen.bsky.social @atlestaalesen.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social @frhoffmann.bsky.social
Nukes, spies and secret submarines in Russia’s Arctic | Mildly Alarmed x The Barents Observer
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Important info about (yet another) careless and cruel Russian recruitment approach to its war in Ukraine, not often portrayed in Western media. However, BBC, in 2026 we cannot use headlines like this. This is not a conflict, nor is it Ukraine's. It is a brutal and bloody war waged by Russia.
Spennende innslag på NRK om oppbygging av russiske styrker i nord, noe vi har visst om en stund. Men, uenig i kollega Osflaten at det er en indikasjon på at trusselen fra vesten og Nato oppfattes som genuin og eksistensiell for RU. Oppbygging må sees i sammenheng med finsk Nato-medlemskap og.. 1/4
This week, it was @kaeggen.bsky.social and my time to shine on the Mildly Alarmed episode on hybrid warfare ! While @lapatina.bsky.social had some well-deserved time off, @frhoffmann.bsky.social was a very strict moderator and managed to stop Karen-Anna from presenting her whole PhD on the topic 😌
Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Europe: Can we fight it? | Mildly Alarmed
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This week on Mildly Alarmed, we had our first guest: @lapatina.bsky.social & @frhoffmann.bsky.social sat down with @jimmyrushton.bsky.social to discuss the current dynamics in drone warfare, where Ukraine seems to be way ahead. @kaeggen.bsky.social and I will be back next week to discuss hybrid war
Ukraine is winning the drone war against Russia. Here’s why | Mildly Alarmed
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This new podcast is rapidly turning into a weekly ritual for me. Looking forward to listening to this episode.
Minna Ålander 🌻@alanderminna.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week, we’re Mildly Alarmed about nukes ! @frhoffmann.bsky.social gives an intro into nukes and deterrence, after which @kaeggen.bsky.social discusses Russian nuclear threats and I of course wanted to talk about French nuclear doctrine. @lapatina.bsky.social brings in the Ukrainian perspective.
New episode of Mildly Alarmed is out - this week on nukes and nuclear deterrence ☢️ Share, like, comment and discuss - we want to hear from you and will also include listener questions soon. With @frhoffmann.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social @lapatina.bsky.social
Inside Europe's debate about nukes
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This week, we’re Mildly Alarmed about nukes ! @frhoffmann.bsky.social gives an intro into nukes and deterrence, after which @kaeggen.bsky.social discusses Russian nuclear threats and I of course wanted to talk about French nuclear doctrine. @lapatina.bsky.social brings in the Ukrainian perspective.
Inside Europe's debate about nukes | Mildly Alarmed
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New episode of Mildly Alarmed out now! Is Europe doomed? We discuss European security, ask how bad things actually are, and find several reasons not to despair. Featuring Russia, NATO, defence spending, a less reliable US - and a suspiciously timed power outage.
The second episode of Mildly Alarmed is out ! In which we discuss European security from various perspectives, @frhoffmann.bsky.social outs himself as a Europtimist and I have an electricity blackout to keep things interesting. Also featuring the best @lapatina.bsky.social & @kaeggen.bsky.social
New podcast alert 🥳 We are launching a new podcast called Mildly alarmed! Each week, @alanderminna.bsky.social, @frhoffmann.bsky.social, @lapatina.bsky.social and I break down European security - what’s happening, why it matters, and what to watch next. First episode on Ukraine is out now 👇
Minna Ålander 🌻@alanderminna.bsky.social · 3mo agoBecause the world urgently needed another podcast, we got you covered: The Mildly Alarmed, a podcast on European security, featuring yours truly, @lapatina.bsky.social, @kaeggen.bsky.social & @frhoffmann.bsky.social is out ! In the first episode, we discuss the current state of affairs in Ukraine
There will be people who are understandably desperate to hear this, but it's important to be clear-eyed about Rubio himself and what the Trump administration is doing. 🧵
Good op-ed from @kaeggen.bsky.social & Magnus Håkenstad in @aftenposten.no today👇 "To believe that Russian attacks in a future war scenario - that is, between #Russia and the rest of #Europe – will only be hybrid, is a misreading of Russian strategy, with potentially fatal consequences."
Kronikk: Tiden for å betvile russisk militær maktbruk bør være over
Opprustning er nødvendig, skriver Karen-Anna Eggen og Magnus Håkenstad.
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🇬🇪Georgia is sliding into a legal dictatorship. Not overnight. Step by step. Each protest is met with a new tailored law. Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal. Here is how the latest law changes everything. 1/11
🎙️ Jyri and I joined @jimludes.bsky.social and Mark R. Jacobson on their excellent Active Measures Newsletter Podcast to discuss our recent article on Russia's strategic use of migrants. I also recommend their newsletter, where you can find links to our article and our Moscow Times opinion piece.
Migrant Warfare with Karen-Anna Eggen & Jyri Lavikainen
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
People seem surprised that the multi polar world they've lusted after is as peaceful as they were told it would not be. Odd.
Zelensky: I met with Budanov and offered him the role of Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. At this time, Ukraine needs a stronger focus on security, development of our Defense and Security Forces, and progress on the diplomatic track. The Office will serve these state priorities.
A new major logistics hub for Ukraine will open in Romania by the end of January 2026, becoming the second-largest in Europe after Rzeszów. It will allow NATO to double the flow of military aid to Ukraine, including through the PURL mechanism, where the U.S. supplies arms and Europe covers the cost.
I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots. Arson & explosives plots particularly increased: 2023: 1 2024: 26 2025: 6 apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
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Kaja Kallas: what we have to keep in mind is why countries want to be in NATO is because they don't want Russia to invade them. That's why Sweden and and Finland joined NATO, that's why the Baltic States joined NATO, to have this defense umbrella.
This new Hybrid CoE paper is a must-read for anyone interested in Svalbard and Russia’s hybrid activities on this strategically important Norwegian Arctic archipelago. 📝 @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social & @stianbones.bsky.social
Thomas Nilsen@thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
My favourite moments of this iteration of the ”US-Russia peace plan” were: 1. Dmitriev leaking it 2. The points admitting that Russia does kidnap Ukrainian children 3. The points including that Ukraine shouldn’t hit Moscow or St Petersburg ”without a cause” (Tbc)
📣 Op-ed in @themoscowtimes.com: "Understanding how this tool emerged in the Arctic a decade ago is a first step towards understanding how Russia leverages laws and human beings to serve strategic goals; goals that may change over time as Russia tailors its approaches & evaluates the risk involved."
Thomas Nilsen@thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 9mo agoA good look back on the 2015 🇷🇺🇧🇻 Storskog migrant crisis. FSB's fingerprints were found all over the operation. By @kaeggen.bsky.social sky.social & Jyri Lavikainen.
