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Working with the UN, OSCE and international non-governmental organizations, Eigil Kvernmo has two decades of hands-on experience in security, human rights, humanitarian, and development assistance programs including field work in Ukraine, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Colombia. Working now as a history and humanities teacher he holds a master’s degree in War Studies from King's College London. He has authored numerous articles and policy documents related to international relations and conflict in his previous areas of operation and beyond.
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The research for this article was based on secondary sources from Norwegian, US, European, Chines... more The research for this article was based on secondary sources from Norwegian, US, European, Chinese and Russian academics, think tanks and news media. The author sought to test out offensive realism as a theoretical framework to explain the current great power competition in Europe and developed five OR geopolitical indicators with corresponding hypothesis to assess the likelihood of a future armed conflict in the European Arctic.
The main body of the research analyzed existing documents on the Libya intervention and NATO'... more The main body of the research analyzed existing documents on the Libya intervention and NATO's strategic shifts in the post-cold war era. Another focus was the review of literature on the changes in policy and actions of China and Russia after the intervention and to assess to what extent these changes could be attributed to the NATO intervention. Furthermore, I reviewed primary sources of information such as articles, blogs and interviews by/with members of the US foreign policy establishment before, during and after the time of the intervention.
The research for this article was based on secondary sources from Norwegian, US, European, Chines... more The research for this article was based on secondary sources from Norwegian, US, European, Chinese and Russian academics, think tanks and news media. The author sought to test out offensive realism as a theoretical framework to explain the current great power competition in Europe and developed five OR geopolitical indicators with corresponding hypothesis to assess the likelihood of a future armed conflict in the European Arctic.
The main body of the research analyzed existing documents on the Libya intervention and NATO'... more The main body of the research analyzed existing documents on the Libya intervention and NATO's strategic shifts in the post-cold war era. Another focus was the review of literature on the changes in policy and actions of China and Russia after the intervention and to assess to what extent these changes could be attributed to the NATO intervention. Furthermore, I reviewed primary sources of information such as articles, blogs and interviews by/with members of the US foreign policy establishment before, during and after the time of the intervention.