In this episode, we discuss foreign fighters – their motivation and use – historically, but also more specifically in the Ukraine War. Back in 2022, SJMS fast-tracked a special collection on Ukraine where Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom contributed, with an article on the demographic constitution, structure and role of the pro-Ukrainian foreign fighters. We met Naman at the SJMS conference at Södertörn University in august to ask him what’s currently going on with foreign fighters in Ukraine.

SJMS Talks

Foreign Fighters with Naman Habtom - What would Zelenskyy say?

Dive into the broad field of Military Studies! SJMS Talks is an academic podcast published by the journal, Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (SJMS). The podcast aims to bridge the gap between peer-reviewed academic scholarship and current affairs. In the 25-minutes episodes, chief editor, Daniel Møller Ølgaard, invites one of the journal contributors to discuss recent developments related to their published research. By doing so, the podcast demonstrates the practical and political applicability of Military Studies as an academic discipline.