The Hybrid Threats Research Group is based at the Swedish Defence University but operates as a cross-organizational initiative. Our steering group includes members from the Swedish Defence University, Lund University and the Swedish Defence Research Agency. We also have affiliates from a range of countries, universities and organizations, fostering international collaboration to enhance our understanding of hybrid threats in a global context.

 

Our aim is to facilitate a creative environment that unites the expertise of scholars and practitioners. We provide a framework for research activities, workshops, and seminars, contributing to research training and professional development. The research group actively develops a network of leading experts and institutions working in hybrid threats and related fields, in order to advance knowledge and inform effective strategies for resilience and defense.

 

HTRG steering group:

Docent Dr. Mikael Weissmann, Senior Lecturer in Systems Science for Defence and Security and Associate Professor in War Studies

Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University

Biography

Docent Dr. Niklas Nilsson, Associate Professor in War Studies

Department of War Studies and the Centre for Total Defence and Societal Security (CTSS), Swedish Defence University

Biography

Björn Palmertz, Senior Advisor

Psychological Defence Research Institute (PDRI), Lund University

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Dr. Johan Engvall, Deputy Research Director

Swedish Defence Research Agency