Jakob Hedenskog
Analyst
Jakob Hedenskog is an Analyst at Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) at UI.
Jakob Hedenskog came to UI from the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) in 2021. He has many years of experience studying Russia and Eastern Europe, in particular Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and the countries in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia). Jakob has a master’s degree in Slavic languages and political science with a focus on Eastern Europe from Uppsala University. He has previously also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs based at the embassy in Kyiv.
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Publications
26 June, 2024
A Ceasefire in Ukraine Won’t Stop Violations against Civilians in Occupied Territories
By Jakob Hedenskog & Stefan Ingvarsson. Russia’s brutal occupation of Ukraine, which includes a policy...
30 May, 2024
Moldova Signs Security and Defence Partnership With the EU
By Jakob Hedenskog. On 21 May 2024, Moldova signed a Security and Defence Partnership with the European Uni...
18 April, 2024
Russia Announces the Total Withdrawal of Its Troops From Nagorno-Karabakh
By Hugo von Essen and Jakob Hedenskog.On 17 April 2024, Russia announced the withdrawal of its peacekeeping...
12 April, 2024
Why the Donbas War Was Never “Civil”
By Julia Kazdobina, Jakob Hedenskog, Andreas Umland. Exactly ten years before the publication of this repor...
8 March, 2024
Challenges of the Ukrainian Mobilization
By Julia Kazdobina & Jakob Hedenskog. Two years into the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine is facing...
20 December, 2023
Strengthening Resilience in Moldova Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
By Jakob Hedenskog. A potential weakening of Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty as a result of a hypoth...
10 October, 2023
The Armenian Dilemma after Azerbaijan’s September Attack on Nagorno-Karabakh
By Jakob Hedenskog. Armenia finds itself in an extremely vulnerable position. Azerbaijan’s military offensi...
19 September, 2023
Azerbaijan Launches “Anti-terrorist” Military Operations in Nagorno-Karabakh
By Hugo von Essen & Jakob Hedenskog. On September 19, Azerbaijan announced the launch of “local anti-te...
3 July, 2023
The Role of Belarus in the Kremlin-Wagner Clash and Its Implications for the Stability of the Lukashenka Regime
By Victoria Leukavets. The recent failed attempt of the leader of the Wagner Group Evgeniy Prigozhin to cha...
5 April, 2023
Explaining Ukrainian Resilience
By Jakob Hedenskog. The resilience shown by Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022...
8 March, 2023
War Shrinks Russia’s Grip on the Neighbourhood
By Johan Engvall and Jakob Hedenskog. Through its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia intended to consol...
7 March, 2023
The Introduction of a “Foreign Agent” Law in Georgia
By Shota Gvineria, Jakob Hedenskog, and Sergi Kapanadze. The Georgian Parliament’s intention to introduce a...
28 February, 2023
How Ukraine Built Its Resilience
By Jakob Hedenskog. The resilience that Ukraine is demonstrating against its many times larger aggressor is...
22 December, 2022
The EU in the South Caucasus: Making the Most of Current Opportunities
By Jakob Hedenskog. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and the resulting increased inte...
30 November, 2022
How the EU can Reduce Russia’s Exploitation of Moldova’s Vulnerabilities
By Jakob Hedenskog. Russia is seeking to undermine both Ukraine and Moldova. Moscow’s full-scale invasion o...
2 June, 2022
The Russian Occupation of Ukraine’s Southern Regions
On 25 May 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on simplified admission to Russian citizen...
25 February, 2022
Russia’s “Soft Annexation” of Belarus During its Invasion of Ukraine
In these turbulent times, on 27 February 2022 Belarus will hold a referendum on amendments to its constitut...
28 January, 2022
Internal Political Conflicts in Ukraine During the Threat of Russian Military Escalation
In such a precarious situation, it might be assumed that the Ukrainian political elite would attempt to sta...
14 January, 2022
Russia’s CSTO Intervention in Kazakhstan: Motives, Risks and Consequences
The violent clashes in Kazakhstan and the consequent intervention by the Russia-dominated Collective Securi...
21 December, 2021
The Political Crisis in Georgia: Stakes and Consequences
The protracted political crisis in Georgia, a state characterised by high degrees of polarisation, endanger...
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