Researcher at DIIS. Researching the Wagner Group and Russia’s use of ‘PMCs’ | Co-host at Frontlinjen at Radio IIIIhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3md3olddslc22More on Russia's foreign fighters. I spoke with @eilishhart.bsky.social from @meduza.io about my research on Russia's use of foreigners at the frontlines in Ukraine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3olddslc22https://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3md3oiheqts22Frisk fra trykken 💡 ⚡ Nyt policy brief om Ruslands online rekruttering af udenlandsk arbejdskraft til deres militærindustri - primært drone produktion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3oiheqts22https://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3m6lxzuznk22vRusland rekrutterer kæmpere fra (næsten) hele verden til at kæmpe i krigen i Ukraine - det har jeg talt med Tv2 om. Samtalen bygger på mit feltarbejde i Ukraine og mit @diis.dk projekt med Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde. Du kan læse med her: https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2025-11-26-rusland-narrer-soldater-fra-andre-lande-til-haeren-men-formaalet-er-ikke-at-vinde-krigen27 Nov 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6lxzuznk22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3m5bksq4igk2tWho are the foreigners, migrants and prisoners fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine? What are they motivated by? And how were they recruited? If you are in Copenhagen (or around), you can find out more about precisely this, at this @diis.dk seminar Tuesday the 18th at Kastellet. Sign up here https://www.diis.dk/en/event/migrants-prisoners-and-foreign-fighters-sustaining-the-russia-ukraine-frontline10 Nov 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bksq4igk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3lwqy2fo2z222Kan du huske Wagnergruppen? Sådan starter Frontlinjens sommerserie om #Wagnergruppen. Vi dykker ned i nogle af de spektakulære ting, gruppen har gjort. Vi undersøger også, hvordan den stadig er en trussel for Europa den dag i dag. En serie i 5 afsnit https://radio4.dk/podcasts/frontlinjen/wagner-gruppen-1-5-slaget-ved-khasham @radio4dk.bsky.social19 Aug 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqy2fo2z222https://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3lvd6zchal225⚡New open access publication ⚡ Together with @anderswivel.bsky.social - if you're interested in non-state actors in foreign policy, have a look at this article - link below 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvd6zchal225https://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3ljke76nox22jJubiii – I have a new article published in @iajournal.bsky.social The topic is the Russian Wagner Group and the state. I argue that we need to take specificities of the Russian economic and political system into account, when trying to understand the Wagner Group. https://academic.oup.com/ia/article/101/2/643/804596504 Mar 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljke76nox22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3lgtckykkcc2oFørste delaftale om Arktis indeholder for 14,6 mia. blandet styrkelse af Danmarks militære tilstedeværelse i Arktis. Men er det en styrket indsats, når man erstatter fire skibe med tre? Og hvad kalder man en krydsning mellem et miljøskib og et krigsskib, der nu reorienteres til Arktis? Lyt med 👇 https://radio4.dk/podcasts/frontlinjen/for-lidt-for-sent-og-for-langsomt28 Jan 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtckykkcc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/karenphilippal.bsky.social/post/3lfwjm72lyc2uWoo 🎉 My first post on @bsky.app and then it’s about a just published product. I’ve written a Policy Brief with a (very) short analysis of what we, from my perspective, should take with us from the #Wagner Group’s rise and fall. Link below 👇🏼 @diis.dk [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:xcs7plhhen3aetzu7eeyella/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwjm72lyc2u