Eskil Jakobsen
Eskil Jakobsen is employed as a Junior Research Fellow at NUPI's Centre on Digitalization and Cyber Security Studies. He is currently working on the GAIA project and the C3SA project.
Eskil holds a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Tromsø. In his thesis he examined cooperation between key actors within the Norwegian cybersecurity apparatus regarding their handling of cyber-incidents. His primary research interests include cyber conflict, cross-sector cooperation, multistakeholder-initiatives and government surveillance.
Education
2021 Master, Political Science, Department of Social Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2019 Bachelor, Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
Work Experience
2021- Junior Research Fellow, NUPI
2018-2019 Translator, OsloMet
2015-2017 Trainee, Human Rights Academy
2010-2013 Research assistant, Volda University College
2019-2011 Substitute teacher, Eiksmarka elementary school
Publications All publications
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Germany’s Zeitenwende in foreign and security policy: Domestic developments and alliance dynamics after one year
Publication : Report | 2023Days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, a historical turning point t1
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The Strategic Direction of the United States in an Era of Competition
Publication : Policy Brief | 2022Since President Joe Biden’s entry in the Oval Office in January 2021, his Administration has issued several national strategies. These documents are1
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The Strategic Direction of the United States in an Era of Competition
Publication | 2022Since President Joe Biden’s entry in the Oval Office in January 2021, his Administration has issued several national strategies. These documents are1
Projects All projects
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Czech and Norwegian Perspectives on New Security Threats in relation to Russian War on Ukraine (CZECHNORSEC)
Research project | 2022 - 2023 (Ongoing)This project will examine how the war in Ukraine is about to change security perceptions in the Czech Republic and Norway....
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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...
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Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA)
Research project | 2020 - 2022 (Ongoing)C3SA informs policy through cybersecurity research to build national cyber capacity and resilience across Africa....
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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?...
Articles All articles
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NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept – Change, Continuity and Implications
30 Jun 2022In this new NUPI Policy Brief, Gabriella Bolstad and Eskil Jakobsen writes about NATO's Strategic Concept 2022 that was launched 29 June.
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NUPI vertskap for rundebord om NANUPI hosted an Experts’ roundtable on NATO’s new strategic conceptTOs nye strategiske konsept
9 Mar 2022On 7 March, experts gathered for a roundtable meeting in Oslo to discuss key security priorities and challenges, as viewed from the Northern European1
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NUPI hosted an Experts’ roundtable on NATO’s new strategic concept
23 Mar 2022On 7 March, experts gathered for a roundtable meeting in Oslo to discuss key security priorities and challenges, as viewed from the Northern European1
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Security and defence
3 Jan 2022How 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
