The FOI Studies in African Security Team
The FOI Studies in African Security team is a research cluster of several researchers and analysts with different background and individual expertise concerning security studies. The team operates in a network together with national and international centres-of-excellence for Africa studies, inter alia the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI).
Markus Derblom, Defence Analyst, M.Sc.
Project Manager/Team Lead, FOI Studies in African Security
Camilla Elowson, Analyst, M.Sc.
Southern and Western Africa, Great Lakes region, Post-Conflict and Peacebuilding.
Karl Sörenson, Analyst, M.Sc.
North and Central Africa, The Horn of Africa, France and Africa, Military Operations.
Mikael Eriksson, Analyst, PhD.
Southern and Western Africa, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Prevention, Sanctions, EU, UN
B-G Bergstrand, Senior Researcher, Economist
African Economies and Natural Resources, Trade Flows
Peter Haldén, Researcher, PhD.
African Conflict History, EU and Africa, Climate Change and Security Impacts, Security Sector Reform and State-building.
Arvid Ekengard, Analyst, Master in Foreign Service
AU, Peace Support Operations, Civil-Military Coordination
Magnus Norell, Senior Researcher, PhD.
East Africa, The Horn of Africa, Terrorism, Counter-terrorism, Societal Radicalisation.
Emma Svensson, Analyst, M.Sc.
AU, Peace Support Operations.
Cecilia Hull, Analyst, M.Sc.
AU, Peace Support Operations, Privatization of Security, Peace-Building.
Eva Hagström Frisell, Analyst, M.Sc.
EU, Peace Support Operations, Inter-organisational Coordination between the UN, EU and AU.
Birgitta Liljedahl, Senior Analyst, M.Sc.
Environmental Security, Environmental and Medical Intelligence, Environmental and Health Impacts of Peace Support Operations.
Annica Waleij, Senior Analyst, M.Sc.
Environmental Security, Environmental and Medical Intelligence, Environmental and Health Impacts of Peace Support Operations.
Justin MacDermott, Analyst, M.Sc.
Zimbabwe, Migration, Humanitarian Analyses and Operations, UNDAF, Common Country Assessments
Helené Lackenbauer, Analyst, M.Sc.
International Humanitarian Work, Protection, Civil-Military Coordination, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Management, Refugees and Migration.
Johan Tejpar, Researcher, Economist.
Development Economics, Institutional Reform, Trade and Security, Land Reform, Border Procedures, Gender and Development, East Africa.
Jerker Hellström, Analyst
China and Africa, Sino-African relations
Fanny Rudén, Researcher, B.Sc.
Socio-economic and Gender-related Impacts of Peace Support Operations.