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Aino Esser
Research Assistant
Aino Esser
Aino is a Research Assistant in the SIPRI European Security Programme. She holds a master’s degree in political science from the Swedish Defence University and a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht, where she focused on international relations and foreign policy.
She previously interned with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's regional project for the Nordic countries.
Subject expertise
European Security, Nordic Security and Defence Policy, Crisis Management
Regional expertise
Europe
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Languages
German, English, Finnish, Japanese
Education
M.Sc. Politics, Security and Crisis, Swedish Defence University
B.A Liberal Arts and Sciences, University College Maastricht
External publications
Kunz, B. and Esser, A., The Nordics: Deterring Russia, Preserving the Transatlantic Link, pp. 36–42 in: Céline Marangé and Susan Stewart (eds.), The Tipping Point: An Emerging Model of European Security with Ukraine and without Russia, SWP Research Paper 2025/RP 05 (Nov. 2025)