Jakob Hedenskog
Analyst
Jakob Hedenskog is an Analyst at Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) at UI.
Areas of expertise:
• Ukraine
• Moldova
• South Caucasus
Jakob Hedenskog is an analyst with many years of experience studying Russia and Eastern Europe, in particular Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia). He has a master’s degree in Slavic languages and political science from Uppsala University. He has a background as analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency and has also previously worked at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, based at the embassy in Kyiv.
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latest Publications
19 December, 2025
The Ukrainian Mobilization Challenge: Military and Society During Full-Scale War
By Jakob Hedenskog and Andreas Umland. In the first months after Russia’s full-scale invasion, many Ukraini...
25 September, 2025
Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections
By Jakob Hedenskog. The 28 September 2025 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova will determine...
17 June, 2025
Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus
By Hugo von Essen & Jakob Hedenskog. The South Caucasus is, as usual, in geopolitical flux. Against the bac...
4 December, 2024
Threading the needle: Boosting Armenia’s resilience and deepening EU cooperation
By Hugo von Essen and Jakob Hedenskog. Following the loss of Karabakh and in the light of its radically cha...
In the media
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Le Figaro
22 March 2026
“Why Am I Here and Not Them?”: In Ukraine, the Silent Divide Between Those Who Fight and Those Who Shirk Their Duty
With Jakob Hedenskog.
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POLITICO
24 February 2026
Putin is running his war on the Micawber Principle: Something will turn up
With Jakob Hedenskog & Andreas Umland.
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The National Interest
16 January 2026
Ukraine’s Military Mobilization Challenge
With Andreas Umland and Jakob Hedenskog.
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