Kacper Rekawek Profile picture
postdoc @CrexUiO @UniOslo, associate @FightExtremism. Former @GLOBSEC, @PISM_Poland, #SWPS. #terrorism, #CT, foreign fighters in #Ukraine. RTs≠endorsement.
Mar 16, 2023 13 tweets 5 min read
2day is the day - my latest on foreign fighters for Ukraine with @FightExtremism is out. A short 🧵on its contents. 1/
counterextremism.com/content/year-f… A disclaimer - volunteering for Ukraine is a transnational, multifaceted and a vibrant social movement. Its parts and are constantly on the move. For this report, I have spoken to 70+ members of this movement between Feb '22 and March '23. 2/
Jan 26, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
The video of the "newly" formed 3rd assault brig is making rounds on this site. a quick explainer: 1. no, this is not #Azov reg. the Reg stays in the Nat Guard, this one is under the army. 2. this is the "azovian" unit which is supposed to bring together all other...1/ Azov related units (staffed by Azov reg vets) under one umbrella. 3. There is a catch - it wont. some of these units said "no, thank you." 4. it took them a while to organise and announce. "campaign" on this started in the later Summer and only now do we have...2/
May 4, 2020 16 tweets 28 min read
[THREAD] on #Western #XRW #foreignfighters in #Ukraine war as @FightExtremism publishes my report on the issue 2day. Main Q: what it takes to become such a fighter? Who are they? Here I will summarise the main findings for your convenience. Link: counterextremism.com/sites/default/… 1/ Image 2/ I began researching this back in 2014 – when I saw this clip with #France #foreignfighters on #DNR #LNR side of the war in #Ukraine. I was surprised, to say the least.
youtube.com/watch?v=ahdROt… Image