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Biography [eng]

Dr Mikael Weissmann is an Associate Professor in War Studies and the Academic Head & Deputy Head of the Land Operations Division at the Swedish Defence University’s Dep. of War Studies and Military History (IKVM). He is the co-convenor of the Hybrid Threats Research Group (HTRG) and the Land Warfare Research Group (LWRG), as well as the Principal Investigator of the project “Building Resilience and Psychological Defence: Countering hybrid threats and foreign influence and interference.”

Weissmann has previously held positions at, among others, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the Swedish Defence Research Agency, Copenhagen University, Stockholm University, Uppsala University, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He has been a visiting fellow at Belgrade Centre for Security Policy in Serbia, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and Peking University, Renmin University, and China Foreign Affairs University in China.

Weissmann holds a Ph.D. in Peace and Development Research from the University of Gothenburg (2009) and is a docent in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University (2016). He also holds an M.Soc.Sci. in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University (2003) and a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from the University of Queensland, Australia (2000).

Weissmann is the lead editor for the books Advanced Land Warfare: Tactics and Operations (Oxford University Press, 2023) and Hybrid Warfare: Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations (I.B. Tauris, 2021) and for two Special Issues in Asian Perspective (2019) and Asian Survey (2015). He is also co-editor of the forthcoming book Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection between the East and West (Bloomsbury Academic). His work has appeared in journals like International Affairs, the Journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, Washington Quarterly, Defence Studies, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, Asian Survey, Asian Perspective and the Journal of Baltic Security. Weissmann is also the author of the monograph The East Asian Peace: Conflict Prevention and Informal Peacebuilding (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).

Besides the Swedish Defence University, Weissmann has been teaching at Stockholm-, Uppsala-, Gothenburg- and Södertörn University and at Renmin-, Peking- and China Foreign Affairs University in China.

Weissmann’s research on warfare, intelligence and influence. He focuses on four research themes:
1) Hybrid Threats and Foreign Interference, 2) Intelligence Analysis, 3) Land Operations and Tactics, and 4) China and East Asian Security and Strategy.

He is also interested in Teaching & Learning with a special interest in practical and scenario-based exercises and examinations as well as Professional Military Education (PME).

His expertise includes:

Intelligence Analysis
Russian warfare and influence (particular interest in the Balkans and Eastern Europe)
Hybrid threats- and warfare
Urban Warfare
Military operations and tactics
China and East Asian security and strategy broadly defined.
Practical and scenario-based exercises and examinations (including staff rides, wargames, case studies and simulations/roleplaying games)
Professional Military Education (PME)

His research on China and East Asia focuses on

China’s foreign policy and role in the world
the South China Sea
the North Korean nuclear conflict
the Taiwan Issue
Regional and Global Power Shift
the Belt and Road initiative

Weissmann has also pursued research on track-two diplomacy, conflict management and peacebuilding as well as Sino-Russian and Europe’s relations with China and East Asia.

Biography [swe]

Dr Mikael Weissmann is an Associate Professor in War Studies and the Academic Head & Deputy Head of the Land Operations Division at the Swedish Defence University’s Dep. of War Studies and Military History (IKVM). He is the co-convenor of the Hybrid Threats Research Group (HTRG) and the Land Warfare Research Group (LWRG), as well as the Principal Investigator of the project “Building Resilience and Psychological Defence: Countering hybrid threats and foreign influence and interference.”

Weissmann has previously held positions at, among others, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the Swedish Defence Research Agency, Copenhagen University, Stockholm University, Uppsala University, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He has been a visiting fellow at Belgrade Centre for Security Policy in Serbia, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and Peking University, Renmin University, and China Foreign Affairs University in China.

Weissmann holds a Ph.D. in Peace and Development Research from the University of Gothenburg (2009) and is a docent in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University (2016). He also holds an M.Soc.Sci. in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University (2003) and a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from the University of Queensland, Australia (2000).

Weissmann is the lead editor for the books Advanced Land Warfare: Tactics and Operations (Oxford University Press, 2023) and Hybrid Warfare: Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations (I.B. Tauris, 2021) and for two Special Issues in Asian Perspective (2019) and Asian Survey (2015). He is also co-editor of the forthcoming book Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection between the East and West (Bloomsbury Academic). His work has appeared in journals like International Affairs, the Journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, Washington Quarterly, Defence Studies, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, Asian Survey, Asian Perspective and the Journal of Baltic Security. Weissmann is also the author of the monograph The East Asian Peace: Conflict Prevention and Informal Peacebuilding (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).

Besides the Swedish Defence University, Weissmann has been teaching at Stockholm-, Uppsala-, Gothenburg- and Södertörn University and at Renmin-, Peking- and China Foreign Affairs University in China.

Weissmann’s research on warfare, intelligence and influence. He focuses on four research themes:
1) Hybrid Threats and Foreign Interference, 2) Intelligence Analysis, 3) Land Operations and Tactics, and 4) China and East Asian Security and Strategy.

He is also interested in Teaching & Learning with a special interest in practical and scenario-based exercises and examinations as well as Professional Military Education (PME).

His expertise includes:

Intelligence Analysis
Russian warfare and influence (particular interest in the Balkans and Eastern Europe)
Hybrid threats- and warfare
Urban Warfare
Military operations and tactics
China and East Asian security and strategy broadly defined.
Practical and scenario-based exercises and examinations (including staff rides, wargames, case studies and simulations/roleplaying games)
Professional Military Education (PME)

His research on China and East Asia focuses on

China’s foreign policy and role in the world
the South China Sea
the North Korean nuclear conflict
the Taiwan Issue
Regional and Global Power Shift
the Belt and Road initiative

Weissmann has also pursued research on track-two diplomacy, conflict management and peacebuilding as well as Sino-Russian and Europe’s relations with China and East Asia.

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Nilsson, N. & Weissmann, M. (2024). A diverse picture of Russian warfare and influence. In: Niklas Nilsson; Mikael Weissmann (Ed.), Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West (pp. 183-190). London: Bloomsbury Academic
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2024 (English)In: Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West / [ed] Niklas Nilsson; Mikael Weissmann, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024, p. 183-190Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024
National Category
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12678 (URN)10.5040/9781350335257 (DOI)978-1-3503-3521-9 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-08-26 Created: 2024-08-26 Last updated: 2024-09-02
Palmertz, B., Weissmann, M., Nilsson, N. & Engvall, J. (2024). Building Resilience and Psychological Defence: An analytical framework for countering hybrid threats and foreign influence and interference. Lund: Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute
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2024 (English)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The need to develop resilience and psychological defence in the face of different forms of hybrid threats and malign foreign influence and interference is greater than ever. In this light, it has become increasingly obvious that a country’s resilience and psychological defence capabilities must cover a broad spectrum of conflicts, including severe crises and war. This paper takes these complex and multifaceted types of threats as a point of departure in its attempt to outline an analytical framework for countering hybrid threats and foreign influence and interference. The ambition is then to operationalise this framework into a practical guide that can be used for identifying and analysing hybrid threats and foreign influence against democracies and their national interests. 

 

To be able to build resilience and psychological defence, a shared analytical framework is needed, which provides a broader and more inclusive nation-state perspective than existing frameworks. The framework outlined in this paper is intended to be a starting point for analysis, usable for government and non-government actors alike. It aims to serve as a platform for addressing different dimensions of hybrid threats and malign foreign influence and interference. It also provides tools for comparing and analysing the dimensions within and across cases. The formation of responses to foreign interference should be seen as a process consisting of three distinct phases: 1) assessing situational awareness; 2) addressing defence and countermeasures; and 3) evaluating the state’s system for countering foreign interference. 

 

This framework serves as the basis for the development of a practical analytical guidebook that is built to be modular, where one can pick and choose depending on own needs and questions asked. It is also developed to be suitable for both more structured analysis as well as less structured qualitative analysis. The guidebook is simplified into an analytical template that can be used as a readily available checklist for users.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute, 2024. p. 26
Series
Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute Working Paper ; 2024: 1
Keywords
Hybrid Threats, Foreign Interference, Psychological Defence, Foreign Influence, Disinformation, Resilience, Strategic Communication, Warfare, Information Warfare, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cybersecurity, Influence Operations
National Category
Communication Studies Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies) Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12327 (URN)978-91-8104-026-5 (ISBN)978-91-8104-025-8 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Psychological Defence Agency
Available from: 2024-03-25 Created: 2024-03-25 Last updated: 2024-03-26Bibliographically approved
Weissmann, M. & Nilsson, N. (2024). Current Intelligence and Assessments: Information Flows and the Tension between Quality and Speed. The international journal of intelligenca and counter intelligence, 1-17
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2024 (English)In: The international journal of intelligenca and counter intelligence, ISSN 0885-0607, E-ISSN 1521-0561, p. 1-17Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

This article takes a particular interest in the dynamics between information flows, continuous ongoing assessments, intelligence dissemination, and forward-looking operational advice. The point of departure is the tension between balancing quality (in the sense of in-depth processing of large amounts of information) and speed (meeting requirements of timeliness) in current intelligence assessments. The article takes an explorative approach to practices in current intelligence, utilizing qualitative interview data combined with open source material.

Keywords
Current Intelligence, Information Flows, Information, Quality vs Speed, Intelligence, Intelligence Analysis, AI, Dissemination, Abundance, Big Data, Producer-Consumer Relations, Technology
National Category
Other Social Sciences Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12223 (URN)10.1080/08850607.2023.2296886 (DOI)
Funder
Swedish Armed Forces, FoT, “Forskning och Teknik,” 2022, 2023
Available from: 2024-02-10 Created: 2024-02-10 Last updated: 2024-02-14
Weissmann, M. (2024). Framtida hotbilders påverkan för säkerhetstjänsterna. In: Häggström, Henrik (Ed.), Framtidens säkerhetstjänst i totalförsvaret: (pp. 38-67). Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS)
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2024 (Swedish)In: Framtidens säkerhetstjänst i totalförsvaret / [ed] Häggström, Henrik, Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS), 2024, p. 38-67Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Den internationella säkerhetsmiljön har under de senaste åren utvecklats till envolatil och allt större gråzon mellan krig och fred. Säkerhetsutmaningar ochantagonistiska hot som härrör från olika typer av hybridhot och icke-linjär krigföringbefinner sig idag högt upp på säkerhetsagendan inte bara i Sverige utan över helavärlden. Med tiden har gråzonen mellan fred och krig vuxit avsevärt, vilketunderstryker nödvändigheten av att förstå dynamiken hos gråzonen, aktivahybridhot, samt icke-linjär krigföring.

USA:s och Europas samlade militära resurser är fortfarande kraftigt överlägsnaRysslands, och än så länge även Kinas. Detta har varit en drivkraft för dessa och andraaktörer att utveckla och kombinera andra, mindre resurskrävande sätt att konkurrerapå den globala arenan. Icke-linjär krigföring och hybridhot är vanliga strategier hosmånga aktörer, bland annat Ryssland, Kina, Iran och Nordkorea, samt vissaickestatliga aktörer, främst IS och Hizbollah. 

Rysslands agerande i Ukraina före invasionen 24 februari 2022 har manifesteratdetta paradigm genom att vara ett bra exempel på problemet med att tänka på krigoch fred som binära kategorier. Hur hanterar ett land eller en grupp länder hot ochaggression i det här gråområdet, till exempel "små gröna män" som visas i uniformmen utan nationell beteckning och vägrar att berätta var de kommer ifrån? Ellervalpåverkande operationer eller cyberattacker?Iran är ett tydligt exempel på hur strategier med inslag av hybridhot ochhybridkrigföring blir lösningen när det upplevs som nödvändigt att utmana västsmilitära övertag. Eftersom USA uppfattas som ett hot mot Irans existens har landetutformat en strategi som bygger på gerillakrigföring, mestadels via ombud ochutanför Iran.

Ett annat exempel återfinns i Spanien där en sammanhållen ryskinformationskampanj riktade in sig på att blåsa upp och öka de nationellamotsättningarna kring det katalanska valet. Detta är ett uppenbart och väldokumenterat exempel på hur en aktör använder sig av olika former av hybridhot ochhybridkrigföring för att exploatera ett lands existerande sårbarheter.Detta innebär förstås inte att väst inte kan kombinera olika politiska medel på ettsätt som kan beskrivas som icke-linjär krigföring eller hybridhot. Debatten har sinabrister och oklarheter, men den utmanar västs binära synsätt på krig och fred liksompå konventionell och okonventionell krigföring. Därför har den bidragit till en bättrehelhetsförståelse av hur en motståndare på ett innovativt sätt kan kombinera olikaverktyg för att utnyttja västliga samhällens specifika sårbarheter och kringgå derasbefintliga försvarsstrukturer. Detta har i sin tur ökat västvärldens förmåga att hanteraantagonistiska hot.

På vilket sätt skiljer sig dessa från traditionella hot? Det tjugoförsta århundradetshot skiljer sig från traditionella hot och krigföring mer i intensitet och grad än i sinnatur. Undantaget är det virtuella och digitala området där både många nya verktyghar skapats samt startkostnaden för att använda dem har sjunkit (t.ex. UAV:er ochövervakningskameror). De nya hoten kommer ofta från motståndare ellerantagonister som syftar till att uppnå resultat utan krig, genom att t.ex. störa,undergräva eller skada målets politiska system och sammanhållning genom enkombination av våld, kontroll, subversion, manipulation och spridning av (felaktig)information.2 Dessa hot riktar sig mot motståndarens samhällen, inte påkombattanter.3

Hybridhot och icke-linjär krigföring innebär samtidigt att det finns en rad möjligakontradiktoriska medel, från hot om krig till propaganda och allt däremellan. Deinnehåller därför flera makt- och påverkansinstrument, men med tonvikten lagd på hot, icke-militära såväl som militära, som opererar i gråzonen under tröskeln föröppet krig. Dessa former av hot och krigföring tillåter inte en entydig åtskillnadmellan olika former av aktörer, vare sig de är statliga eller icke-statliga; soldater ellercivila; organiserat våld, terror, kriminalitet eller krig i traditionell mening. Oavsettvilken aktör hotet härrör från har det blivit vanligt att sådana aktörer kombinerar ochskräddarsyr en blandning av konventionella och oregelbundna medel för att uppnåmaximal effekt.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS), 2024
Series
Swedish Defence University Report Series, ISSN 2004-7894 ; 1
Keywords
Säkerhetstjänst, Totalförsvaret, Hotbild, Militär och civil försvarsförmåga, Underättelsetjänst, Gråzonskonflikter, Hybridhot, Icke-linjär krigföring, Informationskrigföring, Cybersäkerhet, Strategisk manipulation, Teknologisk innovation
National Category
Political Science Other Social Sciences
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12357 (URN)10.62061/OVWF1511 (DOI)978-91-88975-35-5 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-04-23 Created: 2024-04-23 Last updated: 2024-08-26Bibliographically approved
Häggström, H., Petersson, O., Karslsson, G., Viksten, R., Weissmann, M., Corneliusson, L.-O., . . . Lilja Lolax, K. (2024). Framtidens säkerhetstjänst i totalförsvaret. Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS)
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2024 (Swedish)Book (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Mot bakgrund av en breddad och allt mer komplex hotbild mot Sverige och en ambition att stärka den svenska totalförsvarsförmågan har regeringen och Regeringskansliet på senare år skjutit till nya medel och försvarsanslag till det militära och civila försvaret, inklusive den militära Säkerhetstjänsten. De har även tagit fram ett antal nya lagar och regler som på olika sätt syftar till att vägleda säkerhetstjänstens verksamhet och stärka landets motståndskraft mot olika säkerhetshot inom ramen för totalförsvaret.

Denna antologi har till uppgift att utifrån olika perspektiv analysera hur moderna hotbilder, ny teknik, lagstiftning, natomedlemskap och krav på samverkan med andra myndigheter och företag kommer påverka den militära säkerhetstjänstens och säkerhetsunderrättelsetjänstens verksamhet i framtiden. Antologin är skriven av några av Sveriges ledande experter på området i syfte att beskriva de utmaningar som den militära säkerhetstjänsten och säkerhetsunderrättelsetjänsten står inför samtidigt som totalförsvaret och krisberedskapen i Sverige återuppbyggs.

Några av de frågor som ställs i antologin är hur och i vilken utsträckning det försämrade säkerhetsläget i vårt närområde, ny säkerhetsskyddslagstiftning, ambitionen att stärka det svenska totalförsvaret och Sveriges medlemskap i Nato kommer leda till att säkerhetstjänstens arbetsuppgifter förändras i framtiden? Slutsatserna från denna antologi är säkerhetstjänsten och säkerhetsunderrättelsetjänsterna i Sverige står inför ett paradigmskifte där det kommer vara nödvändigt att modernisera organisationen och implementera ny teknik för att anpassa sig till den digitala eran. Även vikten av intensifierad internationell samverkan kommer spela stor roll för säkerhetstjänstens möjligheter att bedriva ett effektivt arbete på nationell nivå i framtiden. Det multilaterala samarbetet är här för att stanna även om det är svårt och bygger på förtroenden mellan stater som inte alltid finns.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS), 2024. p. 174
Series
Swedish Defence University Report Series, ISSN 2004-7894 ; 2024:1
Keywords
Säkerhetstjänst, Totalförsvaret, Hotbild, Militär och civil försvarsförmåga, Underättelsetjänst
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
War Studies; Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12320 (URN)10.62061/OVWF1511 (DOI)978-91-88975-35-5 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-03-21 Created: 2024-03-21 Last updated: 2024-05-13Bibliographically approved
Weissmann, M. (2024). Guide till praktisk examination av praktiska moment: Konstruktiv länkning i praktiken i utbildningen av kadetter och officerare. Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS)
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Guide till praktisk examination av praktiska moment: Konstruktiv länkning i praktiken i utbildningen av kadetter och officerare
2024 (Swedish)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Denna guide presenterar en modell som integrerar lärandemål med praktiska läraktiviteter och praktisk examination i utbildningen av kadetter och officerare inom ramen för högskoleutbildning. Syftet är att visa hur man kan uppnå konstruktiv länkning i praktiken vid examination av praktiska moment i utbildningen av kadetter och officerare, utan att äventyra de krav på rättssäkerhet som högskoleexamination ställer, samtidigt som utbildningsmål, pedagogiska aktiviteter och utvärderingsmetoder sammankopplas. Därigenom kan praktisk examination av praktiska moment skräddarsys för de militära yrkenas dynamiska och praktiska karaktär.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Försvarshögskolan (FHS), 2024. p. 52
Series
Swedish Defence University Report Series, ISSN 2004-7894 ; 2024:2
Keywords
Högskolepedagogik, praktisk examination, praktiska moment, konstruktiv länkning, PME, officersprogrammet, examination, praktik, fältövning, krigsspel
National Category
Educational Sciences
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12302 (URN)10.62061/slep1008 (DOI)978-91-88975-38-6 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-03-09 Created: 2024-03-09 Last updated: 2024-05-13Bibliographically approved
Nilsson, N. & Weissmann, M. (Eds.). (2024). Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West. London: Bloomsbury Academic
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West
2024 (English)Collection (editor) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This open access anthology takes a holistic approach to how Russia carries out hybrid warfare against its neighbouring countries - states at the intersection between the East and West.The book addresses the vulnerabilities of these countries to Russian influence and hybrid warfare tactics, as well as their responses to this security challenge. It includes a close examination of local developments in states such as Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Armenia, Serbia and many others, analysing specific scenarios and practices, and draws on these observations to develop the current conceptual understanding of hybrid warfare as a phenomenon. Scholarship frequently focuses only on Russia and treats countries subjected to Russian hybrid measures as passive victims, thus providing an overly schematic picture of Russian behaviour. This book instead treats these states as actors in their own right, assessing their potential to address and counter the specific security problems arising from their geographic and political position.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024
National Category
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12675 (URN)10.5040/9781350335257 (DOI)978-1-3503-3521-9 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-08-26 Created: 2024-08-26 Last updated: 2024-09-02
Weissmann, M. & Nilsson, N. (2024). Russian warfare and influence: States in the proximity of Russia. In: Niklas Nilsson, Mikael Weissmann (Ed.), Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West (pp. 1-16). London: Bloomsbury Academic
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Russian warfare and influence: States in the proximity of Russia
2024 (English)In: Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West / [ed] Niklas Nilsson, Mikael Weissmann, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024, p. 1-16Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024
National Category
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12676 (URN)10.5040/9781350335257 (DOI)978-1-3503-3521-9 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-08-26 Created: 2024-08-26 Last updated: 2024-09-02
Nilsson, N., Engvall, J. & Weissmann, M. (2024). Russia’s utilization of unresolved conflicts and proxy regimes. In: Niklas Nilsson; Mikael Weissmann (Ed.), Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West (pp. 153-182). London: Bloomsbury Academic
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Russia’s utilization of unresolved conflicts and proxy regimes
2024 (English)In: Russian Warfare and Influence: States in the Intersection Between East and West / [ed] Niklas Nilsson; Mikael Weissmann, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024, p. 153-182Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024
National Category
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
War Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12677 (URN)10.5040/9781350335257 (DOI)978-1-3503-3521-9 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-08-26 Created: 2024-08-26 Last updated: 2024-09-02
Weissmann, M., Björkqvist, J. & Wiklund, P. (2022). Staff Rides as a Pedagogical Tool in Professional Military Education (PME): Planning and Conducting Historical Staff Rides. Journal on Baltic Security, 8(2), 61-82
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Staff Rides as a Pedagogical Tool in Professional Military Education (PME): Planning and Conducting Historical Staff Rides
2022 (English)In: Journal on Baltic Security, ISSN 2382-9222, Vol. 8, no 2, p. 61-82Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The use of various practical pedagogical tools is an important part of officer training. This is also an area where there is a long tradition in the training of officer cadets and officers in staff colleges as well as in the Armed Forces more generally. This article focuses on staff rides aimed at teaching tactics and operational arts based on historical examples. This type of staff-rides aims to learn from history with a bearing on the present and the future.

The article is organized as follows: first, the article gives a short overview of the history of staff rides, followed by a discussion on different types of staff rides. Then the focus shifts to ways to planning and carrying out a staff-ride. This includes the planning phase, reconnaissance, and the different pedagogical tools that can be used and their implementation. The article concludes with a discussion of how to think when planning and carrying out a staff rides, both practically and pedagogically. The article here presented a schematic model of the pedagogical dynamics of the staff ride for different target groups based on their pre-understanding and the complexity of different field exercises.

Keywords
staff ride, PME, tactic, land warfare, teaching and learning in higher education, fältövning, taktik, krigsvetenskap, markoperationer, högskolepedagogik, pedagogik, applex, krigsspel, militär utbildning, utbildning
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies) Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Pedagogy
Research subject
War Studies; Military History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-11124 (URN)10.57767/jobs_2022_0014 (DOI)
Available from: 2022-11-09 Created: 2022-11-09 Last updated: 2023-02-06Bibliographically approved
Projects
The East Asian Peace Since 1979: How Deep? How Can It Be Explained? [M10-0100:1_RJ]; Uppsala University
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