Kristin Ven Bruusgaard
Biographic Data
| ID | 5907668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin Ven Bruusgaard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin Ven |
| FAMILY NAME | Bruusgaard |
| SIGNATURE | BRUUSGAARD K V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian Intelligence School |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-6958-7618 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Escalate to Survive
Why do great powers believe it is necessary to have nuclear first-use options? What explains the different types of first-use options in the nuclear force postures of Russia and the United States? Why did China not develop a first-use option in the post-Cold War era? Existing literature focuses on whether great power nuclear strategies should entrench mutually assured destruction or compete for superiority, but it does not fully explain variation…
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Deterrence asymmetry and strategic stability in Europe
Strategic stability can mitigate the security dilemma that mutual deterrence efforts produce. If two parties agree on what the most destabilising peacetime or wartime behaviour is, they are more likely to agree on risk-reduction measures. However, contemporary security actors rarely share views of what constitutes destabilising behaviour, given political disagreements and asymmetries in deterrent measures due to varying military capabilities, tec…
Norway, deterrence, reassurance and strategic stability in Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed stability in Europe under severe strain.This special issue explores Norway's policy of balancing deterrence and reassurance of Moscow and the deterrent interaction between NATO and Russia to produce insights into how NATO states can craft a more stable Europe.It emphasizes how new technologies and capabilities reshape the landscape of strategic stability.Although the prospects for a more stable European …
Russian nuclear strategy and conventional inferiority
Contemporary debates on Russian nuclear strategy focus on making sense of Russia’s nuclear capabilities, signalling and nuclear declarations. This paper argues that understanding how nuclear capabilities and strategy interact with conventional capabilities is fundamental to understanding nuclear strategy. It offers the Conventional Balance of Forces thesis for explaining change in Russia’s nuclear strategy after the Cold War. It shows how Russian…
Russian Strategic Deterrence
Russia’s intention to conduct a Ukraine-style hybrid operation against a NATO country is uncertain, but its determination to deter NATO from encroaching on Russia’s security interests is clear
Crimea and Russia's Strategic Overhaul
Russian operations in Crimea in 2014 demonstrated an enhanced ability for implementating strategy; Russia effectively combined military and state tools to reach its policy goals. That means new demands for Western defense planners. Confronting Russian military power in the future will require an expanded toolkit. chAllenges in russiA & AfghAnistAn Crimea and Russia' s Strategic Overhaul
When Security Speech Acts Misfire
In October 2005, the Russian trawler Elektron refused to be subjected to arrest when caught by the Norwegian coast guard fishing illegally in the Fisheries Protection Zone off the Svalbard archipelago. With two Norwegian coast guard inspectors still on board, the trawler took off from its pursuers, heading for Russian territorial waters. Observers in Russia were outraged by the attempted arrest and called for Russia's Northern Fleet to flex its m…
When Security Speech Acts Misfire
In October 2005, the Russian trawler Elektron refused to be subjected to arrest when caught by the Norwegian coast guard fishing illegally in the Fisheries Protection Zone off the Svalbard archipelago. With two Norwegian coast guard inspectors still on board, the trawler took off from its pursuers, heading for Russian territorial waters. Observers in Russia were outraged by the attempted arrest and called for Russia's Northern Fleet to flex its m…
Russian Strategic Deterrence
Russia’s intention to conduct a Ukraine-style hybrid operation against a NATO country is uncertain, but its determination to deter NATO from encroaching on Russia’s security interests is clear
Russian nuclear strategy and conventional inferiority
Contemporary debates on Russian nuclear strategy focus on making sense of Russia’s nuclear capabilities, signalling and nuclear declarations. This paper argues that understanding how nuclear capabilities and strategy interact with conventional capabilities is fundamental to understanding nuclear strategy. It offers the Conventional Balance of Forces thesis for explaining change in Russia’s nuclear strategy after the Cold War. It shows how Russian…
Deterrence asymmetry and strategic stability in Europe
Strategic stability can mitigate the security dilemma that mutual deterrence efforts produce. If two parties agree on what the most destabilising peacetime or wartime behaviour is, they are more likely to agree on risk-reduction measures. However, contemporary security actors rarely share views of what constitutes destabilising behaviour, given political disagreements and asymmetries in deterrent measures due to varying military capabilities, tec…
When Security Speech Acts Misfire
In October 2005, the Russian trawler Elektron refused to be subjected to arrest when caught by the Norwegian coast guard fishing illegally in the Fisheries Protection Zone off the Svalbard archipelago. With two Norwegian coast guard inspectors still on board, the trawler took off from its pursuers, heading for Russian territorial waters. Observers in Russia were outraged by the attempted arrest and called for Russia's Northern Fleet to flex its m…
Crimea and Russia's Strategic Overhaul
Russian operations in Crimea in 2014 demonstrated an enhanced ability for implementating strategy; Russia effectively combined military and state tools to reach its policy goals. That means new demands for Western defense planners. Confronting Russian military power in the future will require an expanded toolkit. chAllenges in russiA & AfghAnistAn Crimea and Russia' s Strategic Overhaul
Russian Strategic Deterrence
Russia’s intention to conduct a Ukraine-style hybrid operation against a NATO country is uncertain, but its determination to deter NATO from encroaching on Russia’s security interests is clear
Russian nuclear strategy and conventional inferiority
Contemporary debates on Russian nuclear strategy focus on making sense of Russia’s nuclear capabilities, signalling and nuclear declarations. This paper argues that understanding how nuclear capabilities and strategy interact with conventional capabilities is fundamental to understanding nuclear strategy. It offers the Conventional Balance of Forces thesis for explaining change in Russia’s nuclear strategy after the Cold War. It shows how Russian…
Deterrence asymmetry and strategic stability in Europe
Strategic stability can mitigate the security dilemma that mutual deterrence efforts produce. If two parties agree on what the most destabilising peacetime or wartime behaviour is, they are more likely to agree on risk-reduction measures. However, contemporary security actors rarely share views of what constitutes destabilising behaviour, given political disagreements and asymmetries in deterrent measures due to varying military capabilities, tec…
Norway, deterrence, reassurance and strategic stability in Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed stability in Europe under severe strain.This special issue explores Norway's policy of balancing deterrence and reassurance of Moscow and the deterrent interaction between NATO and Russia to produce insights into how NATO states can craft a more stable Europe.It emphasizes how new technologies and capabilities reshape the landscape of strategic stability.Although the prospects for a more stable European …
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Escalate to Survive
Why do great powers believe it is necessary to have nuclear first-use options? What explains the different types of first-use options in the nuclear force postures of Russia and the United States? Why did China not develop a first-use option in the post-Cold War era? Existing literature focuses on whether great power nuclear strategies should entrench mutually assured destruction or compete for superiority, but it does not fully explain variation…
European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Deterrence theory (5 works) · Deterrence (psychology (4 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works)