Oscar Jonsson

Welcome here! You have landed here for one reason or another, and let me try to answer your questions. I am a scholar of strategy, emerging technology and Russia who is Director of Phronesis Analysis and associate senior lecturer at the Swedish Defence University. I am open to discussing potential opportunities on research, analysis and speaking opportunities, just shoot me an email at oscar.jonsson[at]gmail.com.

The last dozen year and more, I’ve been researching and investigating all facets of Russian modern warfare, both in its military parts and its non-military parts (political, cyber, and information warfare). I have also spent two years working for the Swedish Joint Staff leadership, and 2,5 years of management in the knowledge-sector (academia+think-tank). Through my career, I’ve sought to understand the anatomy of modern warfare, and how to build the correct defence against the threats of today. I’m the author of three books, and I have a substantial media experience in print, broadcast and TV media (see full list). I am also a frequent public speaker on security, strategy and Russia, as well as geopolitics and technology.

I am open to discuss opportunities regarding research and analysis in everything that involves Russian security and defense affairs. I have collaboarated with governments, universities and the private sectors (e.g. financial institutions and large companies) in this type of analysis.

I was earlier directing the CGC which is a research center with nine research programs on the political and economic impact from emerging technologies. This included directing programs on: The New Digital Domain, European Tech Insights and the Future of Higher Education. I am currently research director at the CGC leading the work on geopolitics and technology.

I hold a PhD and an MA from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. I’ve also been a visiting researcher at UC Berkeley in California 2016-17. I have teaching experience from running BA-courses on strategic analysis and warfare in the digital age, as well as guest-lecturing on MA-courses on international relations and security studies.

Short bio

Oscar Jonsson is director of Phronesis Analysis, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Swedish Defense University and a Senior Associate Fellow at NATO Defense College. He has spent over a dozen years researching Russian strategy as well as military and non-military warfare. Oscar has earlier worked as a subject-matter expert at the Swedish Joint Staff, and been director for the Center for the Governance of Change at IE University and Stockholm Free World Forum. He has also taught at the U.S. State Department Foreign Service Institute for U.S. Diplomats en route to Moscow. He is the author of three books, including The Russian Understanding of War and holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.