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Flemming Splidsboel Hansen

Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies

Dr Flemming Splidsboel Hansen is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS). He was previously at various universities and with the Danish military. His most recent works include studies of the use of chatbots in Russian information operations and security sector reforms in Ukraine.
Subjects:
Central Asia, China, Defence, Disinformation, Intelligence, Journalism, Russia, Social Media, West
Updated: April 9, 2026

Agenda

Hybrid Horizons: From Reaction to Initiative
LMC 2026
The Awful Shadow of Some Unseen Power: War in Cyber Space
LMC 2023
Disinformation, Intelligence, Journalism, Russia, Social Media, West
To the Limit: War, Social Media, and Intelligence
LMC 2022

Articles

Russian Intelligence and Western Counterintelligence

The recent surge in cases across the west relating to Russian intelligence activities is a bitter reminder — lest anyone should think otherwise — that the Russian intelligence community remains highly active, the country’s challenges in Ukraine notwithstanding.

Flemming Splidsboel Hansen
LMC 2024
Central Asia, China, Defence, Russia
Shifting Sands? Military Cooperation in Central Asia

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian leaders will be looking nervously over their shoulders. They may well re-orient their military cooperation towards China instead.

Flemming Splidsboel Hansen
LMC 2022