Jakub M. Godzimirski

Oppgjør i Genève: Går fra å være en sjelløs morder til en verdig motstander

Comments on the meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin and relations between the USA and Russia.

Russland-ekspert før toppmøtet: − Har nådd en bunn

Comments on the relationship between Russia and the USA on the ve of the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva.

Toppmøtet mellom Biden og Putin er viktig for Norge

Short comments on the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva presenting the broader background for this meeting.

Russian Grand Strategy and Energy Resources: The Asian Dimension

This chapter addresses a set of strategically important questions about the relationship between Russian strategy and the country’s energy resources. It is divided into three sections. The first presents a brief discussion of the concept of a ‘grand strategy’ and its application in the Russian context. The...

Topphemmelig norsk skip skal vedlikeholdes av russere: – Ikke vær naive

Comments on the sale of a Norwegian company with supplies to the Norwegian defence sector and responsibility for maintenance of engines of some Norwegian military vessels to a Russian company.

Russlands største produsent av krigsskip vil samarbeide med Bergen Engines-kjøper: – Problematisk

Comments on the sale of a Norwegian company with supplies to the Norwegian defence sector and responsibility for maintenance of engines of some Norwegian military vessels to a Russian company.

What threatens NATO – and what members can do? The case of Norway and Poland

This research paper examines the critical external and internal challenges that faced NATO at its 70th anniversary, and how the policies of two members – Norway and Poland – can influence the internal cohesion of the Alliance and thus its ability to provide security to all its members. The survival of...

Russland, Norge og NATO i nord

Interview with NRK Finnmark about Russia's relations with Norway and NATO after the deployment of the US military aircraft in Norway in 2021.

Forventer økt spenning i norske nærområder under Biden

Short comments on Russian approach and expectations in connection with trasnfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe biden as the US 46th president.

Russian energy and grand strategy

This Policy Brief presents the most recent data on the performance of the Russian energy sector and discusses its strategic importance in the current setting.

Strategic dimension of Russian energy policy

This lecture was given on invitation from Statkraft that organised a seminar on various aspects of energy policy to members of its staff. The main topic was the connection between Russia's national strategy and energy resources.

The High North, Between Shipping Routes and Militarization Security Challenges to the Arctic - the Norwegian perspective

Short presentation of Russian objectives in the Arctic as seen from the Norwegian perspective made at the secnd panel of a webinar organized jointly by LSE Ideas, NUPI and New Strategy Center as a par of FLANKS project

What does Russia want in the High North?

Brief presentation of Russia's strategic objectives in the Arctic for partners in the FLANKS project

Comments on Norwegian-Russian relations in the context of information on Russia's role in hacking of the Stortinget

Comments on Norwegian-Russian relations in the context of information on Russia's alleged role in hacking of the Stortinget on 24 August 2020 in TV2 Nyhetskanalen

Presidentvalget i Hviterussland: Kan vi se begynnelsen på slutten for Europas siste diktatur?

This article that is published in the Norwegian Atlantic Committee series Ukens analyse examines the political situation in the Belarus in the aftermath of the presidential elections in the country and the wave of protests against the rule of A Lukashenko who has been the country's president since...