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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2026 · 39 MIN

Small States, Long Range

from Mildly Alarmed · host Mildly Alarmed

As Fabian has just successfully defended his PhD thesis, Fabian and Minna discuss Fabian’s research topic: the currently ongoing proliferation of conventional long range strike capabilities and what it means for strategic stability that also European small states, such as the Nordics, are acquiring these weapons.If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page at http://buymeacoffee.com/mildlyalarmed Email us at [email protected] with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions.  Mentioned in the show:“Small State Conventional Long-Range Strike Arsenals and Strategic Stability in Europe”, from Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies: https://sjms.nu/articles/10.31374/sjms.498 “UK unveils prototype missiles for Ukraine with no US components”, from the Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/78d880ee-f5cd-4f58-ba8d-da8f2193d95a?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Credits: Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv. Karen-Anna Eggen is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.Minna Ålander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She’s also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype

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