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In this episode, Anastasiia and Karen-Anna speak with Atle Staalesen, the founder of the Barents Observer, to discuss Russian interests in the Arctic, and how Moscow is leveraging its military and civillian assets in the region for war against the West.
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Mentioned in the show:
âInside an Arctic Town on the Frontline of Russian Hybrid Warâ from Lawfare: â https://shorturl.at/9jyQpâ
âRussiaâs Espionage War in the Arcticâ from The New Yorker: â https://shorturl.at/YaEyLâ
âOrthodox church from Severomorsk wanted to study Kirkenes water supplyâ from the Barents Observer: â https://shorturl.at/ojiOiâ
âA Deep-Diving Sub. A Deadly Fire. And Russiaâs Secret Undersea Agenda.â from the New York Times: â https://shorturl.at/iY0nNâ
âForget Greenland: This Arctic NATO Island Already Has a Russian Presenceâ from the Wall Street Journal: â https://shorturl.at/FSN8uâ
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
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Welcome to the seventh episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
In this episode, Anastasiia and Minna are joined by Chris Powers, a Brussels-based correspondent for the Kyiv Independent, to discuss Ukraineâs long road towards the European Union, from the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 to the full-scale invasion. They discuss the political drama surrounding Ukraineâs bid in both Kyiv and Brussels, as well as the recent opening of negotiation clusters.
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Mentioned in the show:
Ukraineâs Thorny Path to the EUâFrom âIntegration without Membershipâ to âIntegration through Warâ, from Maryna Rabinovych and Anne Pintsch: â https://shorturl.at/yX8pEâ
âA toppled Christmas tree, tear gas and projectile potatoes: Farmers vent rage at Brusselsâ from Politico: â https://shorturl.at/Q1k3Iâ
âNorthern EU enlargement in sight? Seizing momentum in uncertain timesâ from Minna Ă lander: â https://shorturl.at/GP2sTâ
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
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Welcome to the sixth episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
From âgreyzone aggressionâ to ânon-military warfareâ, Russian sub-threshold attacks have many names. In this episode, Fabian, Karen-Anna and Minna discuss how Russiaâs hybrid warfare in Europe works and how we potentially should defend against it.
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Mentioned in the show:
âTracking the Russian hybrid warfare - cases from the Nordic-Baltic countriesâ, report by Patrik Oksanen, Minna Ă lander and Karen-Anna Eggen (et al) for the Stockholm Free World Forum: https://shorturl.at/p0IvQ
âNon-Military Warfare. A War of Our Timeâ, book edited by Oscar Jonsson and Ilmari KĂ€ihkö: https://shorturl.at/JA1b5
(In Norwegian) â«Arktisk blokade»: en russisk informasjonsoperasjon mot Norgeâ, by Karen-Anna Eggen and Siri Strand for Internasjonal Politikk: https://shorturl.at/XDpYc
âLeaked Documents Reveal Russian âCognitive Strikesâ Against the West â Including Islamophobic âPig Headâ Attacks in Parisâ, by Martin Laine, Marta VunĆĄ and Ilya Lozovsky for OCCRP: https://shorturl.at/FrMx9
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
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Welcome to the fifth episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
In this episode, Fabian and Anastasiia are joined by Jimmy Rushton, a Kyiv-based security analyst and journalist, to discuss how Ukraine is winning the drone war against Russia on every level, and whether Moscow can adapt to its mounting challenges.
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Email us at [email protected] with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions.
Mentioned in the show:
âAnalysis: How Ukraine gained the upper hand in the drone war against Russiaâ by Jimmy Rushton for the Kyiv Independent: https://shorturl.at/sCl6X
âUkraineâs Intermediate-Range Strike Campaign and New Mechanized Attacks Herald the Start of a New Phase of the Warâ by the Institute for the Study of War: â https://shorturl.at/aVHhjâ
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
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Welcome to the fourth episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
This episode is about nuclear detterenceâhow it works, how it doesnât work, and what the future of nuclear detterence in Europe looks like. We explain nuclear strategies of the United States and Russia, look at the French and British nuclear forces, and discuss why some European states, like the Baltics, are skeptical of a potential French nuclear detterent for Europe.
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Mentioned in the show:
âMacron Offers a Promising Vision for Nuclear Deterrence in Europeâ from French Institute of International Relations: https://shorturl.at/kjyT2 Nordic nuclear debate
âNordic Nukes: Seeking Strategic Agency in Uncertain Timesâ from the Center for Strategic and International Studies: https://shorturl.at/08zIJ
âThe Fall Crisis of 2022: why did Russia not use nuclear arms?â by Ulrich KĂŒhn: https://shorturl.at/8zhNn
âUK struggles to reassure Ukraine after easing new sanctions on Russian oilâ from The Guardian: https://shorturl.at/BcxKS
âEven by Trumpian standards, a $1.8bn fund for friends is badâ from The Economist: https://shorturl.at/kCYvd
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
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Welcome to the third episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
To set up the show, we are dedicating the first three episodes to recent trends in Ukraine, Europe, and global security.
Episode three dives into the changing global orderâare we experiencing a rupture, or something Minna calls a CGC? What is the global impact of the US-Israel war against Iran, and how do Europeans view the conflict?
If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page at http://buymeacoffee.com/mildlyalarmed
Email us at [email protected] with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions.
Mentioned in the show:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneyâs speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, from CBC: https://shorturl.at/bveMJ
âAt a glance: Starmer fights to stay on as prime ministerâ, from BBC: https://shorturl.at/WmLQP
âPutin Marks Pared-Down Victory Day Parade in Moscow After Zelensky Gives âPermissionââ, from Time: https://shorturl.at/AZkwz
âUkraineâs Energy Corruption Scandal Just Got Much Worseâ from Lawfare: â https://shorturl.at/ngHoXâ
âFriedrich Merz canât go on like thisâ, from The Economist: â https://shorturl.at/JNEGFâ
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about European defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype -
Welcome to the second episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
To set up the show, we are dedicating the first three episodes to recent trends in Ukraine, Europe, and global security.
Episode two dives into the state of European security and defense. How is Europe navigating an aggressive Russia, a less reliable US, and a surge in defence spending? We discuss whether things are really as gloomy for the continent as they are sometimes portrayedâand experience a power outage, though probably not from where youâd expect.
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Email us at [email protected] with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions.
Mentioned in the show:
âOne belt, one Donbas: China is gaining a foothold in Russian-occupied Ukraineâ from The Insider: â https://shorturl.at/HvyPaâ
âUS withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officialsâ say from Military Times: â https://shorturl.at/Y2ELSâ
âLithuania Says It Broke Up Russian Sabotage and Murder Plotsâ from the New York Times: â https://shorturl.at/IKR7câ
âExplainer: Is Zelensky implicated in Ukraine's largest corruption scandal, and what do the new tapes reveal?â from the Kyiv Independent: â https://shorturl.at/TWZm7â
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
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Welcome to the first episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ă lander, and Karen-Anna Eggen.
To set up the show, we are dedicating the first three episodes to recent trends in Ukraine, Europe, and global security.
This episode dives into the state of the war in Ukraine. With things looking brighter for Ukraine after a brutal winter, we discuss if they are headed for victory, and if the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have achieved anything.
If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page.
Email us at [email protected] with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions.
Mentioned in the show:
The Kremlinâs Expanding Media Conglomerate 2026 from the Institute for the Study of War
'The state did not protect us' â Deadly mass shooting reignites Ukraine's gun control debate from the Kyiv Independent
Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster from The Economist
2026 NPT Review Conference: Why This Moment Matters from the United Nations Association â UK
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Researcher and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ă lander is an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Sheâs also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype.
