Kari Aga Myklebost

Deterrence, reassurance, and Russian subversion in our time

The security situation in the High North requires fundamental rethinking of the concepts of deterrence and reassurance.
May 13, 2024

A Sino-Russian Arctic alliance?

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent halt in cooperation with the other Arctic states, Russia has turned east and south for new partners. At the same time, Russia is messaging actively that the Arctic Council without Russia is illegitimate. What is Russia’s posture in Arctic affairs in the new era of growing instability and geopolitical tensions? And how does China – Russia’s primary choice among potential new partners – react to Russia’s invitations?
February 06, 2024

Norway under Russian pressure: Memory diplomacy as security policy

Under Putin, history has become a key strategic tool in Russian foreign and security policy. Norway is currently subject to an increasingly aggressive Russian memory policy in the north.
September 08, 2023

War Resistance and Independent Journalism: Russian Journalists in Exile

July 01, 2023
Professor

Kari Aga Myklebost, Barents Chair in Russian Studies, Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

 
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