CMS Report Talk: Russia’s Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Katja Lindskov Jacobsen)

In this CMS Report Talk, Researcher Cornelia Baciu and Military Analyst Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff talk about the reemergence of a European debate on nuclear weapons and -deterrence, missile defence, and arms control in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conversation is based on their CMS report “European Perspectives on the Global Return of Nuclear Weapons”. Host: Niels Byrjalsen, Research Assistant and editor of “Efter Freden” (After the Peace). Published: 8 March 2024.

In this CMS Report Talk, Kevin Jon Heller, professor of International Law and Security at the Centre for Military Studies, discusses the report ”Low-Intensity Cyber Operations and State Sovereignty in Cyberspace”. The report investigates three different positions concerning whether low-intensity cyber operations violate the sovereignty of the territorial state. Host: Niels Byrjalsen, research assistant.

In this CMS Report Talk, researcher Cornelia Baciu talks about the implications of the Ukraine war in the nuclear policy domain. The conversation is based on the CMS Report “Efter freden” (After the peace), which examines the consequences of the war for Danish and European security. Host: Niels Byrjalsen, research assistant and editor on ”Efter freden”. Recorded: 1 December 2022.

In this CMS Report Talk, senior researcher Maria Mälksoo talks about the implications of the Ukraine war on the deterrence policy and practice. The conversation is based on the new published CMS Report “Efter freden” (After the peace), which examines the consequences of the war for Danish and European security. Host: Niels Byrjalsen, research assistant and editor on ”Efter freden”. Published 25 October 2022.

In this CMS Report Talk, senior researcher at ETH Zürich Dominika Kunertova discusses her new report "New Missiles, Eroding Norms: European Security in the post-INF Treaty World” with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report contributes to the debate on the strategic consequences of the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in the Euro-Atlantic area by offering a better understanding of the interplay between missile technology and arms control. Observing the alarming erosion of the arms control architecture, the report examines how recent developments in missile technology can create cracks in strategic stability at the same time as military competition dominates the relations between the great powers.

In this CMS Report Talk, senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen discusses her new report "Russia’s Showy and Shadowy Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa" with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report focuses on Russia’s renewed engagements in Africa – including both "showy" and "shadowy" dimensions – and analyses the implications of the Russian presence for the African states and for future Western humanitarian and peacekeeping interventions.

In this CMS Report Talk, martime strategy and seapower expert Jeremy Stöhs discusses his new report "How High? The Future of European Naval Power and the High-End Challenge" with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report provides a forward-looking analysis of European naval power identifying major demand- and supply-side challenges.

The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries and the Centre for Military Studies co-host a panel discussion with leading experts on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities against developments in the nature of contemporary armed conflicts. In the seminar, Prof. Kevin Jon Heller (Centre for Military Studies) moderates a panel consisting of Dr. Chris Kwaja (Chair-Rapporteur, UN WG on the use of mercenaries), Prof. Candace Rondeaux (Arizona State University), Mr. Brian Castner (Amnesty International US), Dr. Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito (University of Twente), Ms. Julia Friedrich (Global Public Policy Institute), Mr. Bassam Alahmad (Syrians for Truth and Justice), and Col. Chris Mayer (Discussant, US Army, ret.).