Professional

Independent Consultant
May 2006--
Political and business consultant for various Swedish and foreign enterprises and authorities concerning Eastern Europe. Risk and investment counselling, assistance with establishing proper contacts within business and the public sector, and advise on investment funding.

Nordic Network for Security Studies: Senior Fellow
February 2006--May 2006
Management of the final conference of the network in cooperation with Aleksanteri Institute of Helsinki University and the Defence Committee of the Parliament of Finland. The theme and title of the conference was Towards an EU Strategy for Comprehensive Baltic Sea Security – Viewpoints from Finland and Sweden.
 

Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Desk officer for general security policy and Sweden's geographic vicinity
December 2004-September 2005
Main areas of responsibility were general security policy and Sweden's geographic vicinity. This contained inter alia Sweden's policy of non-alignment, East European Security Policies, the Baltic Sea region, and security enhancing measures including security sector reform (SSR).

Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters: Analyst & Editor for Long-Term Defence Planning
October 2003-December 2004
Analyst for and editor of the annual Swedish Armed Forces' report on long-term defence planning (10-20 years). Coordinator for Armed Forces' participation in the Swedish Defence Commission for its 2004 report Försvar för en ny tid (Defence for a new time). Participated in the elaboration of the first Swedish EU Battle Groups Concept. Directed long-term defence studies and research conducted by Swedish defence authorities.

Nordic Network for Security Studies: Coordinator & Editor
December 2002-August 2004
Coordinator of an international research conference on Russian security policy forming the basis of an anthology on the subject. Editor of Russia as a Great Power: Dimensions of Security Under Putin, Hedenskog, Konnander et al. (eds), London: Routledge, 2005. The Nordic Network for Security Studies is jointly funded by the Ministries of Defence of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, and is administered by the Aleksanteri Institute of University of Helsinki.

Södertörn University College: Editor in Chief of Baltic Sea States Web Directory for the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe
January 2002-present
Creator of the internationlly most extensive web directory to the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe, comprising well over 2,000 links. Its focus is on regional issues and society and cultures in the 12 countries of the area. The directory is searchable and divided into country and thematic sections. Baltic Sea States has received international attention, e.g. by RFE/RL-Online and British Library.

Interpreter & translator
2001-2003
Commissions as interpreter and translator of Russian/Swedish/English for various organisations, companies and authorities, e.g. the Swedish Institute. Official Russian translator for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Commission of enquiry on Security Policy - Peace and Security - Swedish Security Policy 1969-1989 (Fred och Säkerhet, SOU 2002:108).