Patrik Oksanen

Patrik Oksanen is an author and security policy commentator associated with the think tank Frivärld and the Swedish Defence University. He recently published a book addressing Russian hybrid warfare, which includes discussions on incidents involving damaged underwater cables in the Baltic Sea. Oksanen asserts that many of these cable breaks may be acts of deliberate sabotage, particularly in the context of Baltic energy security. He emphasizes the strategic implications of these incidents and the challenges of proving intent due to the complexities of hybrid warfare, which aims to create uncertainty regarding the origins and motivations behind such events.