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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOne 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.
Recent episodes include "Estonia’s Active Defence" (23 October 2026, 47 minutes), "A Bad Winter Ahead" (16 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "Russia terrorizes Kyiv" (2 October 2026, 52 minutes).
Mildly Alarmed publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 23 episodes.
Booking probability for Mildly Alarmed is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mildly Alarmed requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mildly Alarmed's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mildly Alarmed is a news podcast with 23 episodes published.
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In this episode, Minna, Anastasiia and Fabian are joined by Marek Kohv, head of the Security and Resilience Programme at the International Centre for Defence and Security in Tallinn, to discuss Estonia’s new active...
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In this episode, Karen-Anna, Anastasiia and Fabian catch up on the latest Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, pick apart Trump's recent announcements on an energy ceasefire and a diesel deal with Russia, and...
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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...
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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...
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In this episode, Karen-Anna takes a closer look at China with Professor Øystein Tunsjø of the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. Their conversation explores China’s global ambitions, its relationship with the...
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Anastasiia, Minna, and Fabian discuss Russia’s latest attacks on Kyiv, the grim future of ballistic missile defense, more corruption scandals engulfing the Ukrainian government, and Europe’s role in Ukraine’s reforms...
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Anastasiia is joined by Jimmy Rushton, a Kyiv-based analyst and reporter at the Kyiv Independent, to discuss Russia’s new drone tactics, strikes on warehouses, and how life in Kyiv has changed in the past weeks. If you...
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Karen-Anna, Minna and Fabian convene to discuss Ukraine’s Independence Day, new support packages and pledges to Ukraine, and what these amount to in terms of securing a just and lasting peace. The trio also discuss the...
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As Fabian has just successfully defended his PhD thesis, Fabian and Minna discuss Fabian’s research topic: the currently ongoing proliferation of conventional long range strike capabilities and what it means for...
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In this episode, Minna sits down with Alex Dalziel, Senior Fellow for Arctic Security at the Montreal Institute for Global Security, to discuss Canada’s new “middle power” foreign policy orientation, Arctic security...
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In this episode, Anastasiia, Karen-Anna, Fabian and Minna are back from a summer break (except Fabian, who recorded two episodes with guests in July) to discuss recent developments in Ukraine: the increased number of...
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In this episode, Fabian is joined by Teun Janssen, policy advisor for Volt in the European Parliament, to discuss European power and its place in the world. Does the European Union need to integrate more deeply in...
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In this episode, Fabian speaks with Ettiene Marcuz, Etienne Marcuz is a senior analyst on strategic armaments and an associate fellow at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS) on issues related to deterrence...
In this episode, Anastasiia, Karen-Anna, Fabian and Minna are finally back together to discuss recent events, including Ukraine's strikes inside Russia, air defence in Moscow, the G7 meeting and the latest developments...
In this episode, Anastasiia and Karen-Anna speak with Atle Staalesen, the founder of the Barents Observer, to discuss Russian interests in the Arctic, and how Moscow is leveraging its military and civillian assets in...
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Welcome to the seventh episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ålander, and Karen-Anna Eggen. In this episode, Anastasiia...
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Welcome to the sixth episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ålander, and Karen-Anna Eggen. From “greyzone aggression” to...
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Welcome to the fifth episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ålander, and Karen-Anna Eggen. In this episode, Fabian and...
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Welcome to the fourth episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ålander, and Karen-Anna Eggen. This episode is about nuclear...
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Welcome to the third episode of Mildly Alarmed, a new weekly podcast about European and global security hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina, Fabian Hoffman, Minna Ålander, and Karen-Anna Eggen. To set up the show, we are...
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Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare, Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare
Leverhulme EC Researcher in the War Studies department, Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King’s College London
Kyiv based Foreign Policy and Security Expert, Kyiv based Foreign Policy and Security Expert
European Parliament assistant, European Parliament
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