ISMS 2024 hosted by the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm, Sweden
10-12 September 2024
The conference starts in the afternoon on Tuesday 10 September. We’ll meet for an Icebreaker with drinks and snacks at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm Sweden, Drottning Kristinas Väg 37.
The conference takes place at the Swedish Defence University and ends on Tuesday 12 September in the afternoon. More detailed information will be provided when the final program is presented. The Conference Dinner is arranged at the Maritime History Museum with an additional fee of 800 SEK.
PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE
Conference programme
ABSTRACT BOOK
Kjell Engelbrekt, Marika Metsola Renström, Victoria Zhang, and David Last, editors (2025) Scaling Up, Learning Lessons, Ensuring Quality, Book of Abstracts, ISBN: 978-83-968496-8-7
ISMS 2024 theme
Scaling Up, Learning Lessons, Ensuring Quality
Against the backdrop of ongoing wars and political conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, alongside increasing tension between major powers in the India-Pacific, the armed forces in many countries are rebuilding their military capabilities and expanding their educational programs geared toward officers and other categories of military and auxiliary personnel. While seasoned political decision-makers and defence planners are well aware that it takes several years to create highly qualified military units and many rounds of exercises until they can operate effectively together, the urgency sensed in societies typically translates into substantially larger defence budgets that, in turn, allow for a relatively rapid scaling up of forces. Meanwhile, ongoing military conflicts require defence planners and educators to constantly re-evaluate existing doctrine and ways of warfare.
These developments evoke questions regarding the balance between an emphasis on size or quality and between what to absorb of new practices and technologies employed in warfare and what to pay less attention to. How do we bolster the size of defence forces as soon as possible while not compromising the quality of the forces that eventually are put together? How do we process the preliminary observations from wars in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and elsewhere so that we neither under- nor over-estimate their repercussions on the type of war we may face in the not-so-distant future?
The challenges associated with a rapid increase in defence budgets and the expansion of military organizations potentially affect all levels of military education, force generation, use of force and long-term defence planning, whether in a national setting or as part of an alliance such as NATO. But budget increases and force expansion also affect defence management, command and control, integrating new military technology, and fine-tuning warfighting concepts against national and international law.
Overall programme
SEPTEMBER 10, TUESDAY
14:00-15:30 Business Meetings (Online or hybrid, Zoom)
16:30-18:00 ISMS Joint Meeting (ISMS Council and WG Chairs)
18:45-21:00 Icebreaker and Conference Registration
Opening speech Commandant of the Swedish Defence University Professor Robert Egnell. The Swedish Defence University, Drottning Kristinas väg 37, Stockholm
SEPTEMBER 11, WEDNESDAY
08:00-09:00 Registration and coffee
09:00-09:15 Opening remarks by The President of ISMS 2024 Kjell Engelbrekt
09:15-10:00 Keynote speaker, BGen Patrik Gardesten, Deputy Chief of the Royal Swedish Navy
10:00-10:15 Coffee break
10:15-12:00 Session 1 (WG 1-10)
12:00-13:15 Lunch break
13:15-15:00 Session 2 (WG 1-10)
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-17:00 Session 3 (WG 1-10)
17:00-18:30 Individual time
1830 Bus transport to conference dinner from Elite Hotel Arcadia at 18:30 with a stop at Clarion Collection Hotel Tapto at 18:40
19:00-22:00 Conference Dinner at the National Maritime Museum (Sjöhistoriska)
SEPTEMBER 12, THURSDAY
09:15-11:00 Session 4 (WG 1-2, 4-9)
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:00 Wargaming session
12:00-13:15 Lunch break
13:15-15:00 Session 5 (WG 1-2, 5-8)
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:00 Closing keynote, Assoc. Prof. Antoine Bousquest, Swedish Defence University
16:00-16:30 Wrap-up
SEPTEMBER 13, FRIDAY
09:00-11:00 ISMS Council Meeting
11:00-12:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Publication Meeting (Online, Zoom)
WORKING GROUPS
- War Studies, Operations & Tactics
- Military History
- Military Technology
- Military Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences
- Military Law and Ethics
- Security and Defense Policy Strategy
- Armed Forces and Society
- Defence Management and Economics
- Professional Military Education
- Military Strategy
PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Registration at the Swedish Defence University, Drottning Kristinas väg 37 from 06:00 PM
The Commandant of the Swedish Defence University Professor, Robert Egnell will be giving the opening speech at the Icebreaker, which starts at 18:45. A light dinner and drinks will be served in the Officers’ Mess. Please be on time as there will be many participants registering simultaneously. Bring your passport or a valid ID. Large bags are not allowed (security object).
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Registration from 08:00-09:00 at the Swedish Defence University.
The President of ISMS 2024, Professor Kjell Engelbrekt, from the Swedish Defence University, will at 09:00, be opening the conference day.
Keynote speaker Bgen Gardesten will from 09:15-10:00 be giving a speech.
The presentations of abstracts will begin at 10:15.
Lunch will be served 12:00-13:15 in the Officers’ mess.
The conference day will be concluded at 17:00.
Bus transport to conference dinner from Elite Hotel Arcadia at 18:30 with a stop at Clarion Collection Hotel Tapto at 18:40
The conference dinner will be served at National Maritime Museum at 19:00-22:00. Transportation from National Maritime Museum to Hotel Arcadia and Hotel Tapto at 22:15.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
The presentations of abstracts will begin at 0915 Lunch will be served at 1200-1315 at the Officers’ mess.
The presentations of abstracts will end at 1500, after which the closing keynote speaker, will give his speech until 1600.
The conference will be concluded with a closing session lasting until 1630.
DETAILED SCHEDULE
DETAILED SCHEDULE
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
14:00 - 15:30 |
Business meetings, Room Granatkastaren (Onsite or online, Zoom) |
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- Introduction
- Editors’ meeting
- Librarians’ meeting
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16:30 - 18:00 |
ISMS Joint Meeting (ISMS Council, WG Chairs and co-chairs) Leijonsköldska Hall
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18:45 - 21:00 |
Icebreaker and conference registration. Opening speech by the commandant of the Swedish Defence University, Restaurant The Propeller and the Officers’ mess
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WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration and coffee
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09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening speech by Prof. Kjell Engelbrekt, President ISMS 2024
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09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening keynote speaker, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall)
”Our Navies will stay committed, now and beyond”
BGen Patrik Gardesten, Deputy Chief of the Royal Swedish Navy
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 1 War Studies, Operations & Tactics, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall)
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Session chair: Lars Henåker |
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WAR IN UKRAINE
“Reevaluating Urban Warfare: Lessons and Strategies from the Ukraine Conflict”
--Mikael Weissmann,Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
--Douglas W. Winton, Dwight D. David Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University
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“Possible approaches to assessing the resilience of the defense of a group of troops to be taken into account when planning operations”
--Oleksandr Maistrenko, Department of Special Operations Forces of the Command and Staff Institute of Troops (Forces) Employment of the National Defense University of Ukraine (online)
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“Combat cohesion in Ukraine”
--Daniel Smith, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 2 Military History, N203A
Chair: Art Johanson
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Co-chair: Tae Hoon Kim
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“Growing Pains: organizational, logistical, and doctrinal difficulties and challenges of expanding The Union Army during the American Civil War”
--Michał Mydłowski, Unaffiliated
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“Romania after the territorial unification: planning for the next war, between expectations and realities (1920-1940)”
--Tudor Vișan-Miu, Institute for Political Studies of Defence and Military History
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 3 Military Technology, N203B
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Session chairs: Thomas Frisk and Kent Andersson
LOGISTICS
“Advanced methodologies applied in a dynamic maintenance context”
--Suzana Lampreia, Science & Technology Department, Portuguese Naval Academy – CINAV, Almada
“Medium Calibre Cannon Analysis for CA Armoured Fighting Vehicles”
--Ian Plante-Signal, Department of Applied Military Science, Royal Military College of Canada
“Enhancing European Ammunition Production: Challenges and Strategic Initiatives in Response to Increased Defense Demands”
--Martin Lundmark, Department for Systems for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University
--Roland Hellberg, Department for Systems for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 4 Military Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences, N205B
Chair: Peter Olsthoorn
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Co-chair: Daniel Packham
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND MISSION COMMAND IN NATO AND MILTI-DOMAIN CONTEXTS
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“Negotiation as a key enabler in multi-domain operations”
--Pedro Agua, CINAV, Escola Naval, Instituto Universitário Militar
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“Multinational Mission Command: Prospects and Challanges in a NATO context”
--Søren Sjøgren,Royal Danish Defence College
--Niklas Nilsson, Department of War Studies,Swedish Defence University
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“Developing an integrative model for observational measurement of attributes of mission command, and of the recognition primed decision-making model”
--Andre Korsmo Berntsen, Dozentur Führung & Kommunikation, Military Academy at ETH Zurich
“Investigation of language communication efficiency for international military operations”
--Alan K.O. Li, Department of Applied Military Science, Royal Military College of Canada
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 5 Military Law and Ethics, N206A |
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Chair: Olavi Jänes
Co-chair: David Turns
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“Unrecognized states as a challenge for international security”
--Milena Palczewska, War Studies University, Poland
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 6 Security and Defense Policy Strategy, Gripen |
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Chair: Laurence Furst
Co-chair: Niklas Rossbach
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CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES TO EUROPEAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
--Toms Rostoks,Latvian National Defence Academy
--Ieva Berzina, Latvian National Defence Academy
--Janis Berzins, Latvian National Defence Academy
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10:15 - 12:00
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WG7 Armed Forces and Society, N206B
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Chair: Rene Moelker
Session chair: Kristin Ljungkvist
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“Taiwanese Ukraine War Veterans Experiences of Returning to Taiwan”
--Marcel Mangold, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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“Finnish reservists and solidarity with NATO's collective defence”
--Miina Kaarkoski,Helena Kilpeläinen and Reetta Riikonen, Finnish National Defence University
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“Dynamics of Intra-Insurgent Conflict in Afghanistan: Analyzing the Afghan Taliban and Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) Post-August 2021”
--Waris Miratif, Institute of Political Studies at Charles University in Prague
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“Operation Welcome: Analyzing the Brazilian Military's Role in the Venezuelan Migration Crisis”
--Gustavo Simões, School of Command and General Staff College
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 8 Defence Management and Economics, N205A
Chair: Markus Gauster
Co-chair: Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld
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“Purposeful Military Capability Development Decisions: When is Who Responsible for Understanding What?”
--Patrik Stensson and Kent Andersson, Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University
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“Military capability development – perspectives on an entangled ‘ecosystem’”
--Johanna Jungwallius, Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 9 Professional Military Education, Leijonsköldska Hall |
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Session chairs: Lars Wikman and Björn Sjöblom
DIGITALIZATION OF PME
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“Addressing the digital deficit in professional military education”
--Veronika Poniscjakova, University of Portsmouth
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“Before ‘Skynet’: Cultivating digital phronesis in Canadian military professional development programs”
--Anne Reiffenstein, Royal Roads University
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“Digitalisation of Professional Military Education: Two Case Studies of VLE Transformation in the RAF”
--Veronika Poniscjakova, Portsmouth Military Education Team, University of Portsmouth
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“Embracing Digital Transformation in Professional Military Education: Maintaining Relevance, Resilience, and Success”
--William Combes, Baltic Defence College
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10:15 - 12:00 |
WG 10 Military Strategy, Klassrum 2000 |
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Session chair: Viktoriya Fedorchak
AIR POWER IN THE RUSSO-UKRAINE WAR: THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
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“The air war in Ukraine: from dispersal to Kursk incursion”
--Viktoriya Fedorchak, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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“Analysis of the conditions of combat operations of the Ukrainian Air Force’s tactical aviation during the Russia-Ukraine war”
--Roman Nevzorov, Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University
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“Air Power And Conflict: Lessons from the Ukrainian Air Force”
--Oleksii Shulha, Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University
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12:00 - 13:15 |
Lunch, Officers’ mess
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 2 Military History, N203A |
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Chair: Art Johanson
Co-chair: Tae Hoon Kim
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“Desired SEAD Lessons: The Contested History of Israel’s June 1982 Bekaa Valley Operation”
--Roland Popp, Military Academy at ETH Zurich
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“The operational environment in Helmand 2006-14 - an analysis of the utilization of intelligence capabilities in Danish counterinsurgency operations”
--Jesper Nielsen, Royal Danish Defence College
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 3 Military Technology, N203B |
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Session chairs: Thomas Frisk and Kent Andersson
SOCIO-TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
“"Artificial Intelligence" in Military Missions – Public Opinion about a new Phenomena”
--Stefano De Rosa, Swiss Military Academy (MILAC)
“Multi-sited ethnography of military drone operators: first reflections on military identity and community at a Canadian drone unit”
--Bibi Imre-Millei, Lund University
“A Sea of Information: The information domain in the maritime environment”
--Isaac Nitschke, Canadian Armed Forces
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 4 Military Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences, N205B |
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Chair: Peter Olsthoorn
Co-chair: Daniel Packham
DEVELOPING LEADERS. WELL-BEING, RESILIENCE AND PERFORMANCE IN WAR AND OTHER HIGH-INTENSITY ENVIRONMENTS
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“Effect of PTSD on Ukrainian Military Leadership in the times of war”
--Nino Tabeshadze,Centre for total defence and societal security, Swedish Defence University
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“Effectiveness of a Positive Psychology Intervention on Resilience Enhancement Among Cadets: A Longitudinal Study”
--Lobna Cherif, Royal Military College of Canada |
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“Officer Cadet Education and Training in the British Indian Army during WW2: Lessons from Combat Arms Curriculum and Syllabus Change”
--Rob Hilliard, Swedish Defence University
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“Surveying conscripts’ satisfaction regarding changes in leave arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic”
--Jouko Vankka, Finnish National Defence University |
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 6 Security and Defense Policy Strategy, Gripen |
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Chair: Laurence Furst
Co-chair: Niklas Rossbach
“Force Multipliers: Providing Quality Advice to Defence and Security Stakeholders”
--Harry Kowal, The Royal Military College of Canada
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 7 Armed Forces and Society, N206B |
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Chair round table: Alicia Fjällhed
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SWEDEN’S PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENCE
--Alicia Fjällhed,Swedish Defence Research Agency
--Niklas Rossbach, Swedish Defence University
--Fredrik Stiernstedt, Södertörn University
--Mikael Granberg, Karlstad University
--Ola Svenonius, Swedish Defence Research Agency
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 8 Defence Management and Economics, N205A |
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Chair: Markus Gauster
Co-chair: Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld
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“Exploring strategic, economic, and institutional interests of EU members in European defence industry: quantitative analysis of EU financing for defence”
--Ringailė Kuokštytė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
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“Bridging defence, international politics, and market perspectives to analyse the impact of crises on shipping”
--Adriana Avila-Zuniga-Nordfjeld,Swedish Defence University
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“Effects of Security Alliance Membership on Logistical Growth: A Nordic Case Study”
--Imoh Antai, Division of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 9 Professional Military Education, Leijonsköldska Hall |
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Session chairs: Lars Wikman and Björn Sjöblom
WARGAMES AND PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT IN PME
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“Researching wargaming in military education: A call for concerted efforts”
--Björn Sjöblom, Swedish Defence University
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“From Battlefield to Classroom: Incorporating War Games and Staff Rides in Professional Military Education (PME) to enhance Urban Combat preparedness”
--Jonas Björkqvist and Mikael Weissmann, Land Operations Division, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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“Wargaming Tomorrow's Threats: Educating Through Red Teaming Simulations”
--Tali Stambulchik, Wikistrat
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 10 Military Strategy, Klassrum 2000 |
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Session chair: Viktoriya Fedorchak
TRENDS IN MODERN WARFARE I
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“Cognitive resistance”
--Andreas W. Stupka, Mag. Dr.BrigGen, Austrian Ministry of Defence
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“European military transformation during the war in Afghanistan”
--Marcel Berni, Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich
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“The impact of hybrid threats on operations in modern warfare”
--Viktor Savchenko, Deputy of COS, 30 Marine Infantry Corps Armed Forces of Ukraine
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15:00 - 15:15 |
Coffeebreak
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 1 War Studies, Operations & Tactics, Bure |
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Session chair: Ronald Ti
INFORMATION SPACE AND THE COGNITIVE FRONTIERS OF WARFARE
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“Information Warfare Beyond Technology: Understanding the Psychological Dimension of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict”
--Mariana Grilli Belinotte,Post-Graduate Program in Military Sciences, Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College
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“Shifting Battlespaces: Navigating the Cognitive Frontiers of War in the 21st Century”
--Lukasz Kamienski, Jagiellonian University in Krakow
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“Bioweapon conspiracies: cognitive warfare based on viral stories about genetically manipulated pathogens”
--Alicia Fjällhed,Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Sweden
--David Gisselsson Nord, Division of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 2 Military History, N203A |
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Chair: Art Johanson
Co-chair: Tae Hoon Kim
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“How Soviet chemical weapons were perceived by the Swedish armed forces during the inter-war period, and why this still matters a century later”
--Gunnar Åselius, Department of Military History, Swedish National Defence University
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG3 Military Technology, N203B |
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Session chairs: Thomas Frisk and Kent Andersson
METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
“Modelling Military as an Open, Socio-technical System”
--Juha Kai Mattila, Aalto University
“Forming an analytic framework for the communication of the Military Utility of Technology”
--Patrik Stensson, Swedish Defence University
--Kent Andersson, Swedish Defence University
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 4 Military Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences, N205B |
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Chair: Peter Olsthoorn
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NEW OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND MODERN DOCTRINE
“Grey Zones and Modern Wars: Ramping up for New Challenges”
--David Last, Royal Military College of Canada
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“Do drones dream of transparent battlefields? Dealing with past and future alternatives to the tactical crisis in contemporary warfare”
--Sandro Teixeira Moita, Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College
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“The Evolution of South African Operational Art: From an African Way of War to Doctrine”
--Abel Esterhuyse, Stellenbosch University, Department of Strategic Studies
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 5 Military Law and Ethics, N206A |
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Chair: Olavi Jänes
Co-chair: David Turns
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“The role and the legal status of the military intelligence in combatting hybrid threats”
--Eerik Heldna, Estonian Military Academy
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“International law applicable to the protection of submarine cables: the national security threat that nobody talks about”
--Ahmed Abdel Hakam, Volterra Fietta & University of Geneva
“Mistakes of Fact, Intelligence and Precautions”
--Emma Breeze, University of Birmingham
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 6 Security and Defense Policy Strategy, Gripen |
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Chair: Laurence Furst
Co-chair: Niklas Rossbach
“Ecocide and Destroying Environment to Gain Advantage on the Battlefield – The Case of Environmental Destruction in Ukraine”
--Silvia Sommarberg, Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy, Finnish National Defence University
“Increased tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Strategic implications for the Danish-Indian partnership”
--Anne Sofie Schøtt, Royal Danish Defence College, Institute for Strategy and War Studies
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 7 Armed Forces and Society, N206B |
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Chair: Rene Moelker
Co-chair: Kristin Ljungkvist
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“Civil-Military Relations Revisited: Paramilitary Organisations and the Civilian Defence Capacity in Georgia”
--Rusudan Zabakhidze, Swedish Defense University, Department of War Studies
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“’Unleashing the power of individuals’ – (Un-)Desirable Urban Futures and sociotechnical imaginaries of civil defence as participatory war”
--Kristin Ljungkvist, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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“Aspects on the Comprehensive National Defence”
--Teija Sederholm,National Defence University
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“The civic dimension of resilience: the case of Finland and Latvia”
--Ieva Bērziņa, National Defence Academy of Latvia & Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 8 Defence Management and Economics, N205A |
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Chair: Markus Gauster
Co-chair: Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld
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“Terrorist financing and economic consequences of terrorism: the case of Irish Republican Army (IRA)”
--Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld, Swedish Defence University, Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security
--Dimitrios Dalaklis, World Maritime University, Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration
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“The Three Seas Initiative from the perspective of the Copenhagen School”
--Marta Gębska, War Studies University, Faculty of National Defence, Department of International Security and Diplomacy
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“The Israel/Hamas Armed Conflict – Another Validation of Maritime Domain Criticality During the 21st Century”
--Harold Workman,World Maritime University
--Dimitrios Dalaklis, World Maritime University
--Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga-Nordfjeld, Swedish Defense University
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 9 Professional Military Education, Leijonsköldska Hall |
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Session chairs: Lars Wikman and Björn Sjöblom
DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING IN PME
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“European and North American Perspectives on Developing Critical Thinking in Military Education”
--Kyrre Tromm Lindvik, NATO Special Operations University
--Danic Parenteau, Royal Military College Saint-Jean
--Anne Marie Hagen, Norwegian Defence University College
--Kjetil Enstad, Norwegian Military Academy
--Carsten F. Rønnfelt, Norwegian Military Academy
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15:15 - 17:00 |
WG 10 Military Strategy, Klassrum 2000 |
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Session chair: Viktoriya Fedorchak
TRENDS IN MODERN WARFARE II
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“The Russian Semi-privatization of War: The Case of Wagner in Ukraine”
--Emmanuel Karagiánnis, Department of Defence Studies, King's College London
“Balancing violence and restraint: warfare types and patterns of landmine use”
--Henrique Garbino, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
“The Significance Aspect of Information Operation and Warfare in the South China Sea Conflict”
--Bagus Jatmiko, Indonesian Navy & Information Sciences Department & Naval Postgraduate School (online)
“Methodology and Studying Strategy Sensibly”
--Lukas Milevski, Leiden University
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17:00 - 19:00 |
Individual time
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19:00 - 22:00 |
Conference dinner, The National Maritime Museum
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THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2024
09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 1 War Studies, Operations & Tactics, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall) |
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Chair: David Last
HYBRID/PRIVATE/AI
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“The impact of hybrid threats on operations in modern warfare”
--Viktor Savchenko, Deputy of COS, 30th Marine Infantry Corps Armed Forces of Ukraine
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“The challenge of public-private partnerships towards grand strategy designs for defence”
--Megghi Pengili, University of Leeds
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“The Potential of AI to Alter Warfare in the Air Domain: A Review of Recent Discussions and Battlefield Developments”
--Marcel Mangold, Department of War Studies, Swedish Defence University
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“The operational level of war: Definitions and its relation to operational art”
--Sebastian Conte, Norwegian Defence University College
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 2 Military History, N203A |
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Chair: Art Johanson
Co-chair: Tae Hoon Kim
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“Desertion and the perception of war among Finnish deserters to Sweden in World War II”
--Moa Hanson, Department of History, Uppsala University
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“Early Swedish-US military cooperation 1943-1955”
--Gellert Hardi-Kovacs, Independent researcher
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“Military or humanitarian aid? Sweden, neutrality and the case of FRELIMO in Mozambique 1964–1975”
--Christian Kjellsson, Department of Military History, Swedish Defence University
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 4 Military Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences, N205B |
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Chair: Peter Olsthoorn
LEADERSHIP IN THE MILITARY AND SOCIETY DURING WAR AND CRISIS
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“Civilian Institutions, Military Relations: Ukrainian Institutions of Higher Education in Total War”
--Kateryna Zorya, Department of History and Contemporary Studies, Södertörn University
--Helena Hermansson, Department of Leadership and Command & Control, Swedish Defence University
--Sara Bondesson, Department of Leadership and Command & Control, Swedish Defence University
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“Implementation of measures during an epidemiological high-risk situation in a militia formation of the Swiss Armed Forces and their consequences”
--Michael Brönnimann, Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern
--Mauro Tarca,University of Bern
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 5 Military Law and Ethics, N206A |
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Chair: Olavi Jänes
Co-chair: David Turns
“Divergence and Convergence: Representations of IHL in Video Games”
--Emma Breeze, University of Birmingham
“Ethics and Morality During Military Armed Conflicts: A Dilemma of Choice or an Existing Possibility of Norms”
--Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska, MIT University, North Macedonia
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 6 Security and Defense Policy Strategy, Gripen |
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Chair: Laurence Furst
Co-chair: Niklas Rossbach
“Cognitive warfare is emotional subversion: Reorienting the emerging research agenda”
--Samuel Zilincik, Tomas Bata University/Czech University of Defence
“Intelligence, Influence Operations and Cyber Attacks: A Contemporary Taxonomy of Information Warfare”
--Mariana Grilli Belinotte,Post-Graduate Program in Military Sciences, Brazilian Army Command and General Staff School
“Allies entrapped in the grey zone: War gaming offensive cyber in multilateral operations”
--Mikkel Storm Jensen,Royal Danish Defence College
“Russia's Mental Warfare and Europe’s Resilience Amidst the Shadow of Hybrid Threats”
--Janis Berzins, National Defence Academy of Latvia & BA School of Business and Finance
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 7 Armed Forces and Society, N206B |
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Chair: Rene Moelker
Co-chair: Kristin Ljungkvist
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“Disinformation dynamics: Social media's role in shaping modern information warfare”
--Dorota Domalewska, War Studies University
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“The influence of processes of information warfare to societies resilience (case of Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union)”
--Viktor Denisenko, General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
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“Birdwatchers on Social Media: The Mediatization of Intelligence Organisations”
--Peter B.M.J. Pijpers,Netherlands Defence Academy
--Lotte Nietzman, Netherlands Defence Academy
--Peter Schrijver Netherlands Defence Academy
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 8 Defence Management and Economics, N205A |
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Chair: Markus Gauster
Co-chair: Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld
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“Hedging Fuel Price Risk in the Canadian Department of National Defence: An Exploratory Study”
--Naceur Essaddam, Royal Military College of Canada
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09:15 - 11:00 |
WG 9 Professional Military Education, Leijonsköldska Hall |
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Session chairs: Lars Wikman and Björn Sjöblom
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN PME
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“A visible and clear learning progression for professional military education”
--Lars Wikman,Department of War Studies,Swedish Defence University
--Emma Björnehed, Department of War Studies,Swedish Defence University
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“Shaping Our Future: Reflections and recommendations on professional military education at the Royal Military College of Canada”
--Isaac Nitschke, Canadian Armed Forces
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Coffeebreak
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11:15 - 12:00 |
Wargaming session, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall) |
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12:00 - 13:15 |
Lunch, Officers’ mess
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 1 War Studies, Operations & Tactics, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall) |
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Session chair: Lars Henåker
ASPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN MILITARY FORCE
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“Irregular Dimension of the Russian Military Forces: Ensuing Implications in the Wartime and Post-War Settings”
--Arasli Jahangir, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development & Diplomacy at the ADA University (Azerbaijan)
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“Drone Warfare and Mimetic Theory: The Case of Russia and Ukraine”
--Arash Pashakhanlou, Swedish Defence University
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“The Africa Corps/Wagner Group: A Vehicle for Authoritarian Conflict Management”
--Christopher Spearin, Canadian Forces College
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG2 Military History, N203A |
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Chair: Art Johanson
Co-chair: Tae Hoon Kim
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“Boots on the Ground: Civil-Military Practice and Policy in Allied-Occupied Germany (1945-49)”
--Katherine Rossy
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“Asmus strategic vision makes a comeback: Finnish-Swedish role in defending the Baltics”
--Andris Banka, University of Greifswald
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“The neutral Past – How military history used in staff rides can facilitate learning and help officers prepare for future operations”
--Anna Sofie Schøning, Royal Danish Defence College |
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 5 Military Law and Ethics, N206A |
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Chair: Olavi Jänes
Co-chair: David Turns
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“Terrorism in Armed Conflicts: A Breach of Norms or an Element of Strategic Culture as per Example of the Russian Federation and Soviet Union”
--Maria Juczewska, War Studies University, Poland
“The legal and operational challenges of the categorization of Swedish police as combatants”
--Carina Lamont, Department of International and Operational Law, Swedish Defence University
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 6 Security and Defense Policy Strategy, Gripen |
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Chair: Laurence Furst
Co-chair: Niklas Rossbach
“Geopolitical Futures and Force Structure Planning”
--Robert Addinall, Royal Military College of Canada (online)
“Operationalizing Psychological Defense: A framework for assessing, addressing and evaluating hybrid threats in democratic societies”
--Mikael Weissmann, Department of War Studies,Swedish Defence University
--Niklas Nilsson, Department of War Studies,Swedish Defence University
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 7 Armed Forces and Society, N206B |
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Chair: Rene Moelker
Co-chair: Kristin Ljungkvist
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“Towards greater diversity in the military. How can we prepare officer/naval cadets to become agents of cultural change in the armed forces?”
--Danic Parenteau, Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
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“Societal Gender Equality and Military Effectiveness”
--Erik Melander, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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“Changes in the status of women in the Lithuanian Armed Forces within the context of civil-military relations”
--Ausra Kaminskaite, General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
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13:15 - 15:00 |
WG 8 Defence Management and Economics, N205A |
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Chair: Marcus Gauster
Co-chair: Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld
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“The U.S. Flagged Commercial Fleet – A National Security Cornerstone of a Previous Era & a 21st Century’s Liability”
--Harold Workman,World Maritime University
--Dimitrios Dalaklis, World Maritime University
--Adriana Ávila-Zúñiga-Nordfjeld, Department of Systems Sciences for Defence and Security, Swedish Defense University
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“Climate-Military Nexus: Perspectives for Global Peace, Security and Sustainability”
--Dr Khalid Shafi,Institute of Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis, National Defense University, Pakistan
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15:00 - 15:15 |
Coffeebreak
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15:15 - 16:00 |
Closing keynote speaker, “Between Hype and Revolution: Making Sense of the AI Wave for Military and Strategic Affairs” Assoc. Prof. Antoine Bousquet, Swedish Defence University, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall)
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Wrap-Up, Sverigesalen (Sweden Hall) |
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FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
09:00 - 11:00 ISMS Council Meeting (ISMS Council Members), Leijonsköldska Hall
11:00 - 12:00 Lunch (ISMS Council Members), Leijonsköldska Hall
14:00 - 15:00 Publications Meeting, (Online, Zoom)
Registration
To the registration website
Registration fee
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Early bird fee |
Regular fee |
Regular participant |
2 000 SEK |
2 500 SEK |
Student/PhD Students |
1 500 SEK |
2 000 SEK |
Conference Dinner at Sjöhistoriska |
800 SEK |
The registration fee includes full conference entrance with participation in all sessions, lunches, coffee according to the conference program and an icebreaker on 10 September.
Payment
Participants from outside Sweden
Payment should be made by credit card or by bank transfer (invoice). The payment option ‘Invoice’ is available only until 29 July.
When choosing ‘Invoice’ in the registration form, you will receive an invoice including bank transfer information (bank account number, IBAN, etc). The invoice is created manually, and will be sent as a pdf attachment by e-mail, usually a few days after registration. The participant/payee is responsible for any bank charges/fees associated with the payment.
Participants from Sweden
Participants from Sweden can choose to pay either by credit card or by invoice.
An invoice will be sent primarily electronically (e-faktura) to your company/organisation. If your company/organisation cannot receive an electronic invoice, the invoice will be sent to you by email.
Information about payment with credit card
We accept the following credit cards: VISA and Mastercard.
For your safety, our payment system is connected to the 3D Secure system for ensuring the security of payments made through the internet. Your card needs to be connected to Verified by Visa or Mastercard SecureCode. Your bank can inform you if your card is connected, and if not already, how it can be connected.
If you receive an error message when paying with your card, please check with your bank to see if they have a block on overseas payments, a block on internet payments, and/or a limit on the amount that can be charged in one day. These are common reasons why a payment initially does not go through.
VAT
According to Swedish and EU legislation, 25% Swedish VAT will be added to all registration fees.
This according to EU legislation and regulation for conferences and events (C-647/17, EU:C:2019:195, of 13 March 2019 and Article 53 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2016) VAT is paid in the country where services are rendered, e.g. the country in which the conference takes place.
If you are from a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) you may be entitled to a VAT refund. Please seek assistance through the tax office, in your home country.
Exception: Swedish participants from governmental public sector organizations (e.g., universities, governmental agencies): No VAT will be added. In this case, you must choose Invoice (Swedish billing address only) as the payment mode and provide the VAT number of your employer.
Cancellation policy
The registration is binding. There is no refund for cancellations after registration is made.
If you are not able to participate, you are welcome to give your spot to a colleague. Please contact the conference secretariat if you want to change your name and participation for another person. If you need to cancel your registration, please contact us at ISMS2024@akademikonferens.se to minimize food waste.
Privacy Policy
When you register for events organised by Academic Conferences (address: SLU, P.O. Box 7070, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden, organisation number SE202 100 2817-01), your personal data is stored in our database and used only for organising the event.
Additional information about your rights regarding this, can be found at https://gdpr.eu and at https://www.imy.se/other-lang/in-english/
Working Groups
Military Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences
Military Law and Ethics
Security and Defense Policy Strategy
Armed Forces and Society
Defence Management and Economics
Professional Military Education
Military Strategy
The ISMS is a network of peer institutions for military education and research in democratic countries. It is a network for creating, developing, exchanging and disseminating research and knowledge about war, conflict management and peace support efforts.
For questions about abstract submission, please contact Invajo at abstracts+isms2024@invajo.com
For questions about registration, travel and accommodation contact ISMS2024@akademikonferens.se
Accomodation
Accommodation
Rooms have been pre-booked at two hotels near the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm for the period 10-13 September.
The conference rate is valid only through their websites, or by email, using a booking code. Room reservation is made on a first come – first served basis.
Please note that Swedish participants can find hotels offering “ramavtal” in avropa.se
Elite Hotel Arcadia
Website/direct link to book: https://bookings.elite.se/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=16823&nights=1&checkin=10/9/2024&group=9343408&lang=en-gb
Email: centralreservation@elite.se
Phone: +46 (0)771-788 789
Price: 1890 SEK/night single room, 2090 SEK/night double room
The discount is bookable until July 16.
Cancellation conditions: Free cancellation one week prior to arrival.
Best Western Hotel Karlaplan
Website: https://www.hotelkarlaplan.se/
Book by email: dara@viinvest.com
Phone: +46 8 31 32 20
Price: 2290 SEK/night single room
State your full name, phone number and email address and that you want to book a room in Hotel Karlaplan with #348880. The hotel will send you a link for payment which you will have to process.
Cancellation conditions: free cancellation until 30 days prior to arrival.
Clarion Collection Hotel Tapto
Website/direct link to book:
https://www.strawberry.se/hotell/sverige/stockholm/clarion-collection-hotel-tapto/
Booking code: meet12
Email: cc.tapto@strawberry.se
Phone: +46 8 664 50 00
Price: various
The code is available as long as there are vacancies.
Cancellation conditions: Please check with the hotel upon reservation.
