Senior Researcher
Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
Head of Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats
Email: kaeggen@mil.no
ABOUT
Karen-Anna Eggen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, where she heads the Programme on Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats. She recently submitted her PhD at the University of Oslo on Russian strategy, information confrontation, and the use of other unconventional instruments. Her research interests also include European and transatlantic security, the Nordic region and the High North, as well as hybrid threats.
She has previously worked as an advisor at the Norwegian Atlantic Committee and held various positions at the Norwegian Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia. She is one of the founders of Stratagem, an online platform for expert-based discussion on defence and security policy. She currently serves on the boards of both the Gunnar Sønsteby Memorial Fund and the Human Rights House Foundation.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Russian strategy and security policy, Information operations, The Nordic region and Norwegian security policy, Transatlantic relations and NATO, Security policy in Eastern Europe with particular interest in Ukraine and Belarus.
WEB-PAGE
https://www.forsvaret.no/en/research/staff/eggen-karen-anna
PROJECTS
- Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (2025 – 2028)