Kristin Ven Bruusgaard

Director NORIS @Forsvaret_no, affiliate @nuclearoslo and @StanfordCISAC
RT not endorsement, all views my own

[Ulrich Kühn @DrUlrichKuehn]

And for all those who think that 🇫🇷and also 🇬🇧 could do more for European Nuclear Deterrence, @HFayet @andrewfutter & I have some ideas, ... https://t.co/7Jzir1OZFH

[Tatiana Stanovaya @Stanovaya]

I believe this deserves significant attention. Thomas Graham, who returned from Moscow last week, has invaluable insight into what Russia wants in Ukraine. His findings align with my own understanding: Putin is not merely interested in seizing territory but in ensuring that Ukraine becomes a “friendly” state. He will not accept any settlement based on a division of the country along a contact line—let alone one that involves Western forces securing it.

"I was told in Moscow this is going to be the toughest issue, is what happens to that part of Ukraine that is not occupied by Russia whenever a settlement is reached? It’s quite clear from the Russian standpoint that President Putin wants to control Ukraine, and all of Ukraine. That he wants control over Ukraine’s geopolitical orientation, to a limited extent its domestic politics. That his vision of a future Ukraine that’s beyond Russia’s physical control is along the lines of the relationship that Belarus has with Russia at this point."

https://t.co/I7wpB186WI

[Survival: Global Politics and Strategy @SurvivalEditors]

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[Erik Lin-Greenberg @eriklg]

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[GCHQ @GCHQ]

The first National Intelligence History Conference, organised by GCHQ and @bletchleypark takes place this November.

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[Kristin Ven Bruusgaard @KBruusgaard]

And spoiler alert: I dont think this content will do much to shift deliberations in Western capitals. END 8/8

[Kristin Ven Bruusgaard @KBruusgaard]

Adding my two cents on the doctrinal developments in Russia in the last 24h - for what its worth. A thread 1/

[Kristin Ven Bruusgaard @KBruusgaard]

Key question is what now? Will we see a document, will it contain more than what Putin has stated? Is this a trial balloon or is this the shabang? If so; curious that changes were so little if one were to go through the motions of updating the doctrine. 7/

[Kristin Ven Bruusgaard @KBruusgaard]

@nukestrat Thanks for the kind words, Hans!

[Sir Humphrey @pinstripedline]

In other words, the Soviets assumed the West would go nuclear from the outset and plotted to destroy these targets - while the West saw its only nuclear force as a retaliatory tool. Two different views, and a lack of understanding. /11

[Kristin Ven Bruusgaard @KBruusgaard]

As part of a Special Issue on Norway, Deterrence, Reassurance and Strategic Stability in Europe, I published a new article on the NATO/Russia deterrent relationship in @jststs. Eprints availble here
Deterrence asymmetry and strategic stability in Europe https://t.co/l1WWgyhn50

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

One Russian newspaper offers a useful guide to Russia’s most prominent “mushroom pickers” – or rather ‘mushroom cloud pickers’: individuals calling for nuclear escalation against the West. #ReadingRussia

[Kristin Ven Bruusgaard @KBruusgaard]

Looks very interesting indeed @warmatters

[Matthew Ford @warmatters]

Finally I am organising a small 1.5 day conference on Military Intelligence & PME. This is at @Forsvarshogsk on 17/18 Dec.

Attendance is limited to 40 & upto 20 presentations. Prof Mike Goodman @77_msg will give the keynote.

CfP below. Drop me a line if you want to present.