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Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social · 22d

Today, we discussed research in classified or restricted environments with 25 engaged PhD students. A few reflections:

1️⃣ Even in classified or restricted military environments, meaningful and ethical research is possible, though not without trade-offs.

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Aug 28

New SJMS-article on mid-range national security policymaking in Sweden. Read it open access, free to read and share! sjms.nu/articles/10....

Quietly Transformative: Analysing Norm-Dynamics in Swedish Security Policymaking in the Absence of Crises | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Aug 8

Article alert: "Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Aggression, and PTSD Symptoms in Danish Treatment-Seeking Veterans" by Ask Elklit and Natache Hedegaard Dahl. Read it open access and free to share and read! doi.org/10.31374/sjm...

Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Aggression, and PTSD Symptoms in Danish Treatment-Seeking Veterans | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Operationalizing Human Security in NATO: The Blurring of Police and Military Boundaries and the Rise of Stability Policing | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Aug 7

ARTICLE ALERT to everyone interested in the use and misuse of the concept of human security: "Operationalizing Human Security in NATO: The Blurring of Police and Military Boundaries and the Rise of Stability Policing" by Ayfer Genc Yilmaz (link in comment). #CIVMILSKY

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Jun 6

Links to related articles in SJMS: sjms.nu/articles/10.... and sjms.nu/articles/10....

Military Muscle-Flexing as Interstate Communication: Russian NOTAM Warnings off the Coast of Norway, 2015–2021 | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Jun 6

HOW TO COMPREHEND RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN THE ARCTIC? Read this newly published, highly relevant SJMS-article by Karsten Friis continuing a discussion in the journal on the understanding of Russian activity in the Arctic (see links in comments): sjms.nu/articles/10....

Arctic Spillover? Military Signalling in the European Arctic Before and After the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · Apr 25

We at @sjms.bsky.social not only have the nicest notebooks, but we also:

-Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies
-Exclusively publish open-access articles

Read more here: sjms.nu
#CivMilSky

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Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social · Apr 22

🔔 New article: Mission command in a multinational context.

🧵on NATO's challenges in moving from describing mission command in written doctrine to actual practice.

The article is based on 33 interviews with commanders and senior staff officers. Open access @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....

Screendump of an article on multinational mission command

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Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social · Apr 16

🔔 New article: Mission command in #NATO.

Mission command is challenging within national forces. The challenges multiply in NATO’s multinational setting. We identify the key friction points and offer ways to address them.

Our 🇸🇪/🇩🇰 venture is open access @sjms.bsky.social

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Screenshot of the article: Multinational Mission Command: From Paper to Practice in NATO

Screenshot of the abstract of the article: Multinational Mission Command: From Paper to Practice in NATO

Quote form General Jim Mattis on the importance of leaving things out from your orders.

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Mar 7

ARTICLE ALERT (open access and in Danish): Integration of Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) into Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) strategy in the Danish Defence by Morten Bjerregaard Hansen. sjms.nu/articles/10....

Integration af OCO teknologisk, organisatorisk og doktrinært i MDO | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social · Mar 3

Response letters in #academia: a guide. And your inputs are welcome.

You worked hard to write that manuscript. It has now been returned with feedback from the editor and further detailed comments from the anonymous reviewers.

Now what?

A short editor's 🧵in part inspired by #ISA2025 discussions.

patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding a hammer and a saw and says now what .

ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding a hammer and a saw and says now what .

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Feb 24

NEW ARTICLE in SJMS - analysing the Russian threat perception before the invasion in 2022: "Russian Forecasting and Pre-emption: The Prelude to the Invasion of Ukraine" by Amund Osflaten. Open access and free to download and share! sjms.nu/articles/10....

Russian Forecasting and Pre-emption: The Prelude to the Invasion of Ukraine | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Feb 18

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Conference | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Feb 18

Deadline approaching: March 1st. Don't miss the call for abstract deadline for the second NATO in the Nordics conference in September in Oslo!

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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Feb 9

Intelligence and National Security is now on BlueSky!

Our latest edition, Vol 39, No 7, 2024 is available here:

www.tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/3...

Follow this account for the latest news from the Journal!

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Volume 39, Issue 7 of Intelligence and National Security

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Feb 6

Are you a PhD student in military studies, intelligence, or a similar field where classified data might be an issue?

This workshop in September, co-hosted with @forsvaretshogskole.bsky.social, may be of interest.

It's free, and you'll also get to participate in the NATO in the Nordics conference.

Forsvarets høgskole | NDUC @forsvaretshogskole.bsky.social · Feb 5

Hvordan forske og publisere på temaer som er omgitt av hemmelighold?
@sjms.bsky.social og Forsvarets høgskole inviterer PhD-studenter til workshop.
www.forsvaret.no/forskning/ar...

Research in Classified Environments

Methodological Challenges and Publication Strategies. PhD workshop, SJMS/NDUC conference NATO in the Nordics 2025.

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Jan 30

Our archives have one article discussing the practical problems that may arise when academic ideals meet military security needs.

Learn more: sjms.nu/articles/10....

Military Security and Research Ethics: Using Principles of Research Ethics to Navigate Military Security Dilemmas | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

The Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (SJMS) is an online, open access journal publishing both high quality research and valuable practice-oriented studies relevant to the military profession. ...

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Jan 30

We are excited to announce that we will co-organise a PhD workshop on research in classified environments in mid-September, just before the NATO in the Nordics conference.

This workshop is for students who work with data that may be classified or could raise security concerns.

Bonus: It's free

Research in Classified Environments

Methodological Challenges and Publication Strategies. PhD workshop, SJMS/NDUC conference NATO in the Nordics 2025.

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Jan 29

ARTICLE ALERT: "Navigating Collaboration: Understanding Civil-Military Interactions in Swedish Total Defence From a Security Network Perspective" by Peter Tillberg, Lotta Victor Tillberg and Joakim Berndtsson. Open access and free to read! sjms.nu/articles/10....

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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social · Jan 24

NEW ARTICLE on logistics: "Transformation in European Defence Supply Chains as Ukraine Conflict Fuels Demand" by Roland Hellberg and Martin Lundmark. sjms.nu/articles/10....

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Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social · Jan 4

You will get very rich and direct data over a cup of coffee.

However, issues with protecting informants arise when they speak off the cuffs, and operational security is added in military settings.

Five of us 'insiders' have shared our approaches via @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....