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About Mildly Alarmed
One Ukrainian journalist. Three European security analysts. Infinite reasons for alarm. Every week, Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ålander, and Karen-Anna Eggen analyze alarming–and occasionally hopeful–trends in European security.
- Publisher
- Mildly Alarmed
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 May 2026
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
21 episodes in the feed.
9 Oct 2026
Nukes and AI
In this episode, Minna and Fabian are joined by Héloïse Fayet, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Deterrence and Proliferation program at the French Institute for International Affairs (IFRI) to discuss the impact of AI on nuclear weapons and how social media impact nuclear signalling. If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page at http://buymeacoffee.com/mildlyalarmed (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGhvcjQ0RDBnMXZXVFc5ZDJiWEZIWVBaenVqUXxBQ3Jtc0ttWEhXZy1FOHlZemVsUVZEa1VscFBfWDVYQ3dxemJwOUNZXzZLWFJqREVMWXRPODl1MHg2RURiV1poLVFndkU0cERXdndQQUNzXzRfb2dhZkkxUWhLQm03a1lZd2ExSmRETURxUndWSG5CWDZoZnJsbw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbuymeacoffee.com%2Fmildlyalarmed&v=vRPr18EIL78) Email us at alarmedmildly@gmail.com with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions. Mentioned in the show: “Algorithms of misperception: Managing nuclear risk in an AI world”, by Héloïse Fayet. https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-12/algorithms-of-misperception-managing-nuclear-risk-in-an-ai-world/#post-heading (https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-12/algorithms-of-misperception-managing-nuclear-risk-in-an-ai-world/#post-heading) “Three Tweets to Midnight: Effects of the Global Information Ecosystem on the Risk of Nuclear Conflict”, by Harold A. Trinkunas, Herbert Lin, Benjamin Loehrke. https://www.hoover.org/research/three-tweets-midnight (https://www.hoover.org/research/three-tweets-midnight) Glossary of abbreviations used in the show: STRATCOM: US Strategic Command (one of the Department of War’s 11 unified commands responsible, among others responsible for planning and implementing U.S. strategic nuclear deterrence missions) DoD/DoW: US Department of Defense/Department of War C2: Command and Control ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Credits: Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv. Karen-Anna Eggen is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo. Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo. Minna Ålander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She’s also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm. The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAUk2oJ9jvb-QcoOoPaiIw)
2 Oct 2026
Russia terrorizes Kyiv
In this episode, Minna and Anastasiia discuss with Jade McGlynn, Head of Ukraine and Russia Programme at the Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King’s College London, the nonstop Russian air attacks on Kyiv, Jade’s work on the occupied territories, and what and how Russia, Ukraine and Ukraine’s partners are learning from the war. If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page at http://buymeacoffee.com/mildlyalarmed (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGhvcjQ0RDBnMXZXVFc5ZDJiWEZIWVBaenVqUXxBQ3Jtc0ttWEhXZy1FOHlZemVsUVZEa1VscFBfWDVYQ3dxemJwOUNZXzZLWFJqREVMWXRPODl1MHg2RURiV1poLVFndkU0cERXdndQQUNzXzRfb2dhZkkxUWhLQm03a1lZd2ExSmRETURxUndWSG5CWDZoZnJsbw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbuymeacoffee.com%2Fmildlyalarmed&v=vRPr18EIL78) Email us at alarmedmildly@gmail.com with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions. Mentioned in the show: “Ukraine’s Temporarily Occupied Territories (TOT): research, data, and primary sources”, from King's College London's Centre for Statecraft and National Security: https://totinsights.org/ (https://totinsights.org/) “September 30, 2026 - Dubai to Tel Aviv flight diverted to Saudi Arabia”, from CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/30/world/live-news/dubai-israel-plane-flydubai-intl (https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/30/world/live-news/dubai-israel-plane-flydubai-intl) “The Techno-Religion at the Center of the A.I. Debate”, from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/podcasts/the-daily/the-techno-religion-at-the-center-of-the-ai-debate.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/podcasts/the-daily/the-techno-religion-at-the-center-of-the-ai-debate.html) Credits: Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv. Karen-Anna Eggen is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo. Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo. Minna Ålander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She’s also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm. The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAUk2oJ9jvb-QcoOoPaiIw)
25 Sept 2026
Can Canada join the EU?
In this episode, Minna sits down with Aaron Gasch Burnett, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Statecraft to discuss what’s really in the idea that Canada could become the first-ever “associate member” of the EU, as suggested by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union speech on 16 September. If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page at http://buymeacoffee.com/mildlyalarmed (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGhvcjQ0RDBnMXZXVFc5ZDJiWEZIWVBaenVqUXxBQ3Jtc0ttWEhXZy1FOHlZemVsUVZEa1VscFBfWDVYQ3dxemJwOUNZXzZLWFJqREVMWXRPODl1MHg2RURiV1poLVFndkU0cERXdndQQUNzXzRfb2dhZkkxUWhLQm03a1lZd2ExSmRETURxUndWSG5CWDZoZnJsbw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbuymeacoffee.com%2Fmildlyalarmed&v=vRPr18EIL78) Email us at alarmedmildly@gmail.com with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions. Mentioned in the show: “It’s Not the Economy, Stupid”, from Northern Flank Notes: https://minnalander.substack.com/p/its-not-the-economy-stupid (https://minnalander.substack.com/p/its-not-the-economy-stupid) “Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ’Associate Member’ of the EU”, from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/canada-alliance-eu-carney-276f1778 (https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/canada-alliance-eu-carney-276f1778) “In Strasbourg, a muted Carney reins in EU enthusiasm and gives no answers”, from the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-in-strasbourg-a-muted-carney-reins-in-eu-enthusiasm-and-gives-no/ (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-in-strasbourg-a-muted-carney-reins-in-eu-enthusiasm-and-gives-no/) “State of the Union 2026”, speech by Ursula von der Leyen: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/state-union_en (https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/state-union_en) “Prime Minister Carney meets with President of France Emmanuel Macron”, from Prime Minister of Canada official website: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2026/09/20/prime-minister-carney-meets-president-france-emmanuel-macron (https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2026/09/20/prime-minister-carney-meets-president-france-emmanuel-macron) “LNG deal a rare triple win for Germany, Canada and national unity”, from the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-lng-deal-energy-security-germany-national-unity/ (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-lng-deal-energy-security-germany-national-unity/) “Trump is right to fear a Canada-Europe team-up. But Canada must step up”, from the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-trump-is-right-to-fear-a-canada-europe-team-up-but-canada-must-rise-to/ (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-trump-is-right-to-fear-a-canada-europe-team-up-but-canada-must-rise-to/) Credits: Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv. Karen-Anna Eggen is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo. Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo. Minna Ålander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She’s also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm. The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAUk2oJ9jvb-QcoOoPaiIw)
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- 64 ratings
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