Dr Marika Ericson

Dr Ericson holds a PhD in International Law from Uppsala University. Her professional background includes serving as a legal advisor in the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Emergency Management Agency. She has also worked with the Swedish Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Since 2011, she has been based at the Swedish Defence University, where she began as an Analyst with Crismart and as a lecturer in International Law at the Centre for International and Operational Law. Dr Ericson teaches and conducts research in international law, with a particular focus on cyber operations and national legislation concerning emergency management, the whole-of-government approach (total defence), and states of emergency.