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/