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Misperceptions about nuclear proliferation attempts abound, particularly when we find authoritarian leaders involved. It is easy to picture these determined owners of nuclear weapons as omnipotent, unconstrained micromanagers—willing and able to do whatever is necessary to take their country over the threshold.Political scientist Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer disagrees. She conducted extensive research in IAEA and other archives as well as in-depth interviews with senior scientists and regime officials from Iraq and Libya, including Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi. What she discovered led her to question much conventional wisdom about the Iraqi and Libyan nuclear programs, and about proliferation writ large. Her book “Unclear Physics”—which borrows its title from a typo in an Iraqi report from the late 1960s that characterized well the vague objectives of the early Iraqi nuclear program—presents intriguing information and insight on all of this.David Priess speaks with Braut-Hegghammer about her interest in WMD proliferation, how she researched secretive nuclear programs, the value of archives, Iraq's quest for the bomb, the impact of Israel's strike on the Osirak reactor in 1981, how close Iraq was to breaking out when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, the origins of Libya's nuclear program, Gaddafi's turn to the A.Q. Khan network for the equipment and blueprints needed, implications for the potential proliferation paths of countries from North Korea and Iran to Saudi Arabia and South Korea, the rising salience of nuclear weapons in Arctic security debates, and Norwegian views on nuclear deterrence in today's evolving strategic environment.Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Misperceptions about nuclear proliferation attempts abound, particularly when we find authoritarian leaders involved. It is easy to picture these determined owners of nuclear weapons as omnipotent, unconstrained micromanagers--willing and able to do whatever is necessary to take their country over the threshold.Political scientist Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer disagrees. She conducted extensive research in IAEA and other archives as well as in-depth interviews with senior scientists and regime officials from Iraq and Libya, including Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi. What she discovered led her to question much conventional wisdom about the Iraqi and Libyan nuclear programs, and about proliferation writ large. Her book Unclear Physics--which borrows its title from a typo in an Iraqi report from the late 1960s that characterized well the vague objectives of the early Iraqi nuclear program--presents intriguing information and insight on all of this.David Priess speaks with Braut-Hegghammer about her interest in WMD proliferation, how she researched secretive nuclear programs, the value of archives, Iraq's quest for the bomb, the impact of Israel's strike on the Osirak reactor in 1981, how close Iraq was to breaking out when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, the origins of Libya's nuclear program, Gaddafi's turn to the A.Q. Khan network for the equipment and blueprints needed, implications for the potential proliferation paths of countries from North Korea and Iran to Saudi Arabia and South Korea, the rising salience of nuclear weapons in Arctic security debates, and Norwegian views on nuclear deterrence in today's evolving strategic environment.Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas Hegghammer er gjest i ukas episode av Statsvitenskap og sånt. Samtalen tar utgangspunkt i en presentasjon Hegghammer holdt ved Oxford nylig om invasjonen i Irak og konsekvensene for den transnasjonale jihadistbevegelsen.Mer informasjon om Hegghammer og hans forskning og publikasjoner finner dere her: https://hegghammer.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Vi er på vei inn i en tredje atomvåpenalder og det kan bli farligere enn under den kalde krigen. Det sier Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, som er en av Norges fremste forskere på atomvåpen og professor ved Universitetet i Oslo. Vi snakker også om Kina og Taiwan, våpenkappløpet i midtøsten, USA og Nato, og om Norge bør støtte et internasjonalt forbud mot atomvåpen. Med VGs politiske redaktør Hanne Skartveit. Produsert av Magne Antonsen.

I over 20 år har FFI-forsker Hegghammer arbeidet med islamistisk terror. Denne høsten tar karrieren en ny retning. Nå begynner han som professor ved Oxford. I denne episoden av Ugradert forteller han om feltarbeid som har gjort inntrykk. Han snakker om et forskningsfelt i limbo, der de viktigste spørsmålene ikke kan besvares. Hegghammer har tanker om samspillet mellom forskning og politikk, om forholdet mellom personvern og overvåkning, og framtidens terror.

Etter Russlands invasjon av Ukraina har vi sett apotekene tømmes for jodtabletter og samtalen om nedrustning igjen ta plass i offentlig debatt. Mange lurer på hvem som har atomvåpen, hvorfor vi fortsatt har dem, hvor stor skade kan de gjøre og hvor nær er vi egentlig en atomkrig. Nå som atommakten Russland har gått til krig og ser ut til å være villig til bryte med alle internasjonale konvensjoner. Morgenbladet har invitert en av landets fremste eksperter på nettopp disse spørsmålene, professor i statsvitenskap ved Universitetet i Oslo, Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Det er en grunn til at al-Azhar-universitetet i Kairo  – sunni-islams høyeste autoritet – ikke har kjent IS for kjettere. Man vil ikke skape splittelse, selv i forhold til en bevegelse som «stikker av gårde med islam» og påfører verden stor skade. FFI-forsker Thomas Hegghammer nevnte at man planla å begå terror mot et atomkraftverk i Belgia. Det ble hengt opp overvåkingskameraer utenfor boligen til den vitenskapelig ansvarlige. Slike operasjoner er komplekse sa Hegghammer og risikoen for å bli oppdaget er stor. Men han dvelte ikke ved det mest skremmende: At noen er villig til å sprenge et atomkraftverk. Den samme hensynsløsheten kommer til syne i saken mot 16-åriingen der 17. mai ble nevnt som mål. Vi vet aldri helt hvor nær vi er katastrofen, men vi har vært nære på mange ganger, hvor nær og hvilke tilfeldigheter som spiller inn, får vi ikke vite.  

IS-terror og Syriafarere har preget nyhetsbildet de senere år, men militant islamisme har en lang historie. Den norske forskeren Thomas Hegghammer er aktuell med boken The Caravan, som ser på hvordan jihadismen oppsto.Vi følger det eventyrfylte livet til jihad-ideologen Abdallah Azzam, som fram til sin mystiske død i 1989 bidro mer en noen annen til fremveksten av den moderne jihadismen.I dette foredraget vil Hegghammer presentere historien om Abdallah Azzam, en fortelling som involverer både Osama bin Laden, popstjernen Cat Stevens, og uventede koplinger til Skandinavia.Thomas Hegghammer er seniorforsker ved Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt og professor 2 ved Institutt for statsvitenskap på Universitetet i Oslo. Han har bachelor- og mastergrad i midtøstenstudier fra Oxford og doktorgrad i statsvitenskap fra Sciences-Po i Paris, og han har vært postdoktor på Harvard, Stanford og Princeton. Han har forsket på jihadisme siden 2001 og har tidligere utgitt bøkene Jihad in Saudi Arabia, the Meccan Rebellion og Jihadi Culture.Roy Conradi Andersen er daglig leder på Litteraturhuset Fredrikstad. Han er tidligere utenrikskorrespondent for VG og har blant annet dekket "krigen mot terror" etter angrepet på USA 11. september 2001, hvor han blant annet reiste rundt i midtøsten og til Peshawar i Pakistan – byen hvor Abdallah Azzam ble drept i 1989.FRIVILLIG VIPPSBELØP 552083 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thomas Hegghammer speaks about his new book, The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad, with Marc Lynch. Hegghammer explains how prominent Palestinian cleric Abdallah Azzam—who led the mobilization of Arab fighters to Afghanistan in the 1980s— came to play such an influential role and why jihadism went global at this particular time. "There were militant Islamist groups in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, but they were almost all focused on domestic politics trying to topple their respective regimes. And then— kind of all of a sudden— they turn to the international stage. They start traveling around the world as foreign fighters," said Hegghammer. "Azam is is crucial because he is the main entrepreneur behind the mobilization of  the so-called Arab-Afghans in the 1980s. The Arab-Afghans were basically the foreign fighters in the War in Afghanistan in the 1980s— and Abdullah Azzam was the man who more or less brought them there." "He set up an organization called the Services Bureau to streamline the recruitment and reception of foreign fighters. And he wrote several very influential books that motivated people to go.  By the late 1980s, he was without a doubt the most famous jihadi in the world." "He exercises influence today," said Hegghammer. "Even though he died in 1989, he is still widely read by jihadis today." Hegghammer is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment in Oslo.

Hør debatt om terror med Knoop Rachline, Hegghammer, Taraku og Orban, i regi av forlaget Res Publica og Agenda. Det er snart fire år siden 130 personer mistet livet i seks nøyaktig koordinerte terrorangrep i Paris. I boken Terror i Europas hjerte følger forfatter Vibeke Knoop Rachline terroristen Salah Abdeslam, den eneste som overlevde angrepet, på hans vei fra festglad ungdomskriminell i Brussel, til terrorist i Paris. Forfatteren følger Salah Abdeslam, den eneste overlevende terroristen, på hans vei fra festglad ungdomskriminell i Brussel, til terrorist i Paris.

On this week's episode of the POMEPS Conversation Podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Thomas Hegghammer, an expert on violent Islamism. Hegghammer talks about current status of the Islamic State (ISIS), as well as future of violent extremism. "The way I see the the the Islamic State terrorism campaign in Europe in 2015, 2016, and 2017 happened because there was a new generation of leaders in place who hadn't quite realized or internalized the repercussions of [their] strategy," Hegghammer says. "But I think that now— even in the Islamic State family— there is a growing realization that if you want to stay alive, or if you want to keep some kind of operation locally, you want to be careful about what you what you do. So I suspect that at least the medium-term effect of this will be a certain type of some kind of taming of the Islamic State animal." Hegghammer is currently a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Oslo. He is the author of numerous books, including Jihadi Culture: The Art and Social Practices of Militant Islamists and The Meccan Rebellion: The Story of Juhayman al-'Utaybi Revisited.

This week's guest is Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, who is the author of a new book, Unclear Physics: Why Iraq and Libya Failed to Build Nuclear Weapons. Braut-Hegghammer is an associate professor of political science at the University of Oslo. "The main ambition [of my book] is really to tell a history of these nuclear weapons programs and set them in the context of these regimes. One of my frustrations has been that many have discounted and suggested that the program wasn't successful— and that more broadly that authoritarian leaders will inevitably fail in their efforts to pursue nuclear weapons. Now, with North Korea, we can we can see that that doesn't seem right." "The Iraqi program was actually on the threshold of success in 1991, when the Gulf War interrupted the program. Whereas the Libyan program dwindled down until 2003, without ever coming close to any kind of success and breakthrough," Braut-Hegghammer says. "These are very different outcomes even though neither country ended up with nuclear weapons. Iraq easily could have— if Saddam had not invaded Kuwait in 1990." The Iraqi nuclear program "was managed in a very different way than I had expected. That's one of the important findings of my research is that there was much more delegation and, frankly, chaos than I had expected." "One of the fascinating discoveries was just the ways in which scientists, engineers, and officials designed Iraq's program to be difficult to oversee. They would report on it selectively, in terms of what they were achieving and not achieving, but that they would report in a way that was very technical— difficult for anyone who wasn't a scientist to decipher." The Liyan nuclear program differed from the Iraqi program. "it's a fascinating story and I suspect that the Libyan case is a unique one," says Braut-Hegghammer. "Consistently throughout this program— which started in 1970 and ended in 2003— you see that there were there was a small number of Libyan scientists who made very sound decisions, laid out plans that made sense. But any time these scientists tried to implement something, it all fell apart. It's a long history of initiatives that disintegrated as soon as someone had to try and organize something." "The main reason is that Gadhafi's project was to dismantle the state. He wanted what he called a 'stateless state.' Now, if you want a successful nuclear weapons program, you have to have functioning state institutions that can plan and launch and implement and review a program that is very complex with many different components that have to work together." "The main lesson is we can't just assume that personalist leaders will fail in these programs," says Braut-Hegghammer. "We see that the Iraqi program came close to success. When you look at North Korea today, you see a very sophisticated program."

Thomas Hegghammer er blitt en av verdens ledende forskere på jihad og islamistisk terror. Det hele startet med en sommerjobb for 16 år siden. I denne episoden av Ugradert kan du høre Hegghammer prate om blant annet terrorsikring, barnebøker og om hvordan han forsker på grupper som egentlig vil ta livet av han. http://www.ffi.no/no/Aktuelle-tema/podcast-ugradert/Sider/Hvordan-forske-pa-noen-som-vil-drepe-deg.aspx

Terrorforsker Thomas Hegghammer tror vi kommer til å se en økning i antall terrorplaner i Europa de kommende 10 årene. – De færreste hadde ventet at fenomenet voldelig islam skulle bli så stort og vare så lenge som det har gjort, sier Thomas Hegghammer, seniorforsker ved Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI). I denne episoden av FFIs podcast Ugradert snakker Hegghammer om trender som tilsier at vi ennå ikke har sett toppen når det gjelder terroranslag mot sivilbefolkningen i Europa.

The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, speaks with Thomas Hegghammer, director of terrorism research at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). Hegghammer’s research centers on Islamic militancy and transnational terrorist groups. He is the author of Jihad in Saudi Arabia (2010) and co-author of The Meccan Rebellion (2001) and al-Qaida in its Own Words (2008). Lynch and Hegghammer discuss jihadist trends and Syria.

The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, speaks with Thomas Hegghammer, director of terrorism research at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). Hegghammer’s research centers on Islamic militancy and transnational terrorist groups. He is the author of Jihad in Saudi Arabia (2010) and co-author of The Meccan Rebellion (2001) and al-Qaida in its Own Words (2008). Lynch and Hegghammer discuss jihadist trends and Syria.