Niklas Karlén
Universitetslektor
Krigsvetenskap
Organisation
Institutionen för krigsvetenskap och militärhistoria
Strategiavdelningen
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Niklas Karlén is Assistant Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. He received his PhD from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University.
His main research interests cover third-party interventions, international dimensions of civil war and US foreign policy. His current work focuses on external state support to warring parties, invitations to intervene, proxy warfare, foreign policy decision-making, and frozen conflicts. Dr. Karlén’s work has appeared in outlets such as International Security, Journal of Peace Research, Security Studies, International Studies Review, Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, and Civil Wars. In his research he mainly uses quantitative methods, comparative approaches and social network analysis.
Research areas
Interventions; External support; International dimensions of civil war; US foreign policy; Research methods; Alliances; Proxy warfare; Security assistance; Strategic decision-making
Utvalda publiceringar
Senaste publikationer
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Changing Commitments : Shifts in External State Support to RebelsIngår i Civil Wars
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External support in armed conflicts: Introducing the UCDP external support dataset (ESD), 1975–2017Ingår i Journal of Peace Research
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Forum: Conflict Delegation in Civil WarsIngår i International Studies Review
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Building a Safety Net : Explaining the Strength of Ex-Military NetworksIngår i Security Studies
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Escalate to De-Escalate? External State Support and Governments’ Willingness to NegotiateIngår i Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Niklas Karlén
Swedish Defense University
Universitetslektor