Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud

Senior Research Fellow

Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud holds an PhD in War Studies from King’s College London and an MA in Security Policy Studies from The George Washington University.

His research interests include contemporary Western warfare, war and technology, military theory and operational thinking and practice, critical IR theories and Science and Technology Studies.

Education

PhD, War studies, Kings college London

Master of Arts, Security Policy Studies, The George Washington University

Work Experience

2010- Research Assistant and Researcher, NUPI

2009 Lecturer, Sogn og Fjordane University College

2008-2009 Assistant, The Atlantic Council of the United States

2008-2009 Intern, The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES)

Publications All publications

Krig i en verden av fremmed intelligens
Publication | 2022
- Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
This chapter investigates a number of issues related to the ongoing debates around artificial intelligence and its impact on the future of geopolitic1
The unsolicited rocket: a story of science, technology, and future wars
Publication : Scientific article | 2022
- Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
- Morten Skumsrud Andersen
This article investigates the puzzling case of the unsolicited rocket: a Norwegian research establishment successfully developed a weapon system that1
Hva er menneskelig kontroll, og kan det sikres?
Publication : Academic lecture | 0
- Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
What is human control? Can it be assured?
Meningsfull,menneskelig, kontroll?
Publication : Report | 2020
- Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
Denne rapproten tar for seg konseptet «meningsfull menneskelig kontroll» som har dukket opp som det førende temaet i debatten rundt autonomi og våpen1
Kunstig intelligens, roboter og fremtidens krigføring - en revolusjon?
Publication | 2018
- Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
(Available in Norwegian only): Dette er den første rapporten fra et omfattende prosjekt som søker å gi en bedre forståelse av forholdet mellom teknol1

Projects All projects

Norway and Great Power Politics – Geopolitics, Technology and Climate (NISP)
Research project | 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)
Our times are shaped by developments in geopolitical power dynamics, fast-paced technological development and climate change. In this research program NUPI analyses how these developments change the s...
Security policy NATO Defence Climate Foreign policy The Arctic North America Russia and Eurasia The Nordic countries
Cyber security, knowledge and practices (CYKNOW)
Research project | 2021 - 2025 (Ongoing)
CYKNOW will promote better understanding of cyber security, as well as develop novel theoretical and methodological tools for cybersecurity research in particular....
Cyber Security policy Foreign policy Defence Governance Diplomacy International organizations The EU Europe Globalisation
New frameworks for Norwegian security and defence policy (TEOTEK)
Research project | 2019 - 2021 (Completed)
This project aims to employ diverse theoretical perspectives to enhance our understanding of the development of new technology, and its consequences and implications for Norwegian security and defence...
Diplomacy and foreign policy Defence and security Peace, crisis and conflict Global governance Global economy Natural resources and climate Regions Theory and method
Science, technology and warfare of the future
Research project | 2017 - 2022 (Ongoing)
How does technology help to change how we percieve the world and how to act in it?...
Security policy Defence NATO Cyber
Norway’s security framework in a new era
Research project | 2017 - 2021 (Completed)
This project is going to look closer at Norway’s closest allies and partners in a new and more uncertain world....
Defence Security policy Foreign policy Europe North America

Events All events

The Military Power Seminar 2022 – Northern-Europe in a changing security landscape
Event
Tue 18 Oct 2022
Time: 08:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: Sentralen, Oslo
What are the consequences of the changing security landscape for security in the north? At this year’s Military Power Seminar, we invite you to a debate on the important political issues related to security in Norway’s immediate neighbourhood.
WEBINAR: Security implications of AI and other emerging technologies
Event
Tue 9 Jun 2020
Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Webinar
NUPI’s Cybersecurity Centre has the pleasure to invite to a webinar with Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli, who will talk about how the technological development creates new global security challenges.
Theory Seminar: Becoming War: Towards a Martial Empiricism
Event
Tue 6 Nov 2018
Time: 10:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
NEW TIME: 10.30! Antoine Bousquet visits NUPI to discuss theoretical and methodological commitments on how to study war.
The Eye of War: Perceptual technologies and Future Warfare
Event
Tue 6 Nov 2018
Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
NEW TIME: 7 November at 9AM! The emergence of new technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence and robotics have prompted many military experts to argue that we are facing a “robotic revolution” in warfare.

Articles All articles

Security and defence
3 Jan 2022
How can we best handle current and future wars and crises? What kind of threats are we likely to face in the years to come? Who are the future actors1
Cyber Defence Intelligence NATO Security policy