Researcher
Claudia Emilie Aanonsen
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Summary
Claudia Emilie Aanonsen is a Doctoral Fellow at NUPI and part of the research group on Security and Defence. She was previously a Junior Research fellow at the Centre for Digitalisation and Cybersecurity Studies.
Aanonsen’s PhD analyses the formation of cybersecurity policy and strategy as part of the CYKNOW project. With theories of IR and methods of STS and critical security and data studies, she explores how cybersecurity is understood and problematised though processes configured by actors, practises, technologies, and discourses. Her additional research interests include information and cyberwarfare, digital governance, and surveillance capitalism.
She has a master’s degree from SOAS, University of London. Her thesis explored how digitalization affects governance and distribution of power, particularly in terms of ‘big tech’ and modern surveillance mechanisms. Aanonsen has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Copenhagen where she studied religion and politics in the Middle East.
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Education
2018-2019 Master of Science, International Politics. Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London, England
2016 Visiting Student, Political Science. Department of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2014-2017 Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies. Department of Cross Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Work Experience
2022 - Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
2021 - 2022 Junior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
2020-2021 Project Manager, Cappelen Damm Undervisning
2018 Assistant Programme Manager, Turning Tables Jordan
2017 Trainee, United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Arab States
2017 Trainee, The Royal Embassy of Denmark in Beirut
Aktivitet
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Clear all filtersDigital Borders, Global Ties: The EU’s Dual Quest for Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty
The EU's approach to ‘digital sovereignty’ and cybersecurity addresses concerns about geopolitical instability, data ownership, and control over critical digital infrastructure. This policy brief highlights the EU’s ambiguous claim to digital sovereignty, which is not only about controlling the internal digital space but also about navigating external dependencies. As the EU seeks to reduce reliance on external actors and increase autonomy in its digital space, it must navigate the risks of isolation from global markets. This creates a delicate balance between strengthening (cyber)security and fostering international cooperation. The forthcoming EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is illustrative of this tension; while the CRA aims to strengthen digital resilience and autonomy, it underscores the need for the EU to protect its digital borders whilst integrated in the global digital economy. This push for autonomy must account for international interdependencies, especially in cybersecurity, where external partnerships remain crucial. Ultimately, the EU must adopt a nuanced approach that aligns ambitions toward digital sovereignty with the realities of an interconnected world.
Stuxnet - et paradigmeskifte?
More than a decade after Stuxnet was made publicly known, it remains the most vigorous example of a cyber attack causing both serious kinetic damage and as means to assert political pressure. Based on an analysis of the operation and its aftermath, this chapter argues that Stuxnet represents a paradigm shift. In view of advancements made to develop offensive and defensive cyber capabilities, particularly in the US, Israel and Iran, the shift refers to how states understand and use cyber capabilities during times of conflict. We illustrate how cyber operations can in certain contexts function as a supplement between diplomacy and the use of military means, but also in some cases as a substitute for conventional military force. The article is in Norwegian.
Angst i Athen: En forskerspires frykt for å feile
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Cyber security in Norway
As one of the world's most digitized countries, cyber attacks against Norway are something we should be well prepared for. But are we sufficiently secured? This edition of Hvor hender det? answers the questions: - What exactly is a cyber attack? - Does Norway have good cyber security? - What kind of Russian cyber attacks have we seen in Ukraine and Europe? - And why is it so important that Norway protects itself against cyber attacks now?
Verdens rikeste mann har geopolitiske ambisjoner. Derfor bekymrer Twitter-kjøpet.
Elon Musk's involvement in the Ukraine war and take-over of Twitter raise a number of questions and dilemmas (in Norwegian).
Cyber security, knowledge and practices (CYKNOW)
CYKNOW will promote better understanding of cyber security, as well as develop novel theoretical and methodological tools for cybersecurity research in particular....
Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA)
C3SA informs policy through cybersecurity research to build national cyber capacity and resilience across Africa....
Research group for Security and Defence
Research group for Security and Defence