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On Saturday, 6 December, the final session of this year’s Stockholm Free World Forum’s (Frivärld) Foreign Policy Academy was held f0r 2025. The session focused on “The Defence of Sweden & Europe’s ...
European security challenges are rapidly evolving, from rising geopolitical tensions to hybrid threats and energy dependencies, and the Nordic countries play a central role in securing Europe’s northern borders and strengthening NATO’s ...
Hybrid war is also war. It blends political, economic, informational, and cyber tools, tests the resilience of democratic societies, eroding public trust, exploiting vulnerabilities, and probing the very foundations of European security. ...
On October 3, Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Foreign Policy Academy, one of Sweden’s leading programs for the next generation of foreign and security policy experts ...
On September 15, Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld), in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, published Russia’s Hybrid War:The Northern Front. Bringing together leading experts from the Nordics, the Baltics, Germany, and Poland, this ...
The abduction and forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a central element of Russia’s war of aggression. Far from isolated abuses, these actions are part of a systematic, state-sponsored campaign aimed at ...

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Kyiv Post: Don’t We All Understand That Trump Works for Putin?, says Anders Åslund

12 January, 2026
“Trump ousting Putin ally Nicolás Maduro may appear to weaken Putin; but in fact it justifies Putin’s lawless military aggression ...

DW: US talk of Greenland grab already damaging NATO, Patrik Oksanen quoted

8 January, 2026
“It is a huge victory for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin that we’re even having this discussion,”, Frivärld resident senior fellow ...

TVP World: Ukraine’s economy survives the war but recovery hinges on security, says Anders Åslund

29 December, 2025
“Ukraine’s economy has proven unexpectedly resilient despite almost four years of full-scale war, but any lasting recovery will depend on ...

CNN: Germany wants to build Europe’s strongest army – a new conscription bill is moving that closer, Minna Ålander interviewed

23 November, 2025
“If the plans to reach the new personnel numbers materialise, it will be great for Europe, but that will likely ...

Ukrainian news outlet Espreso Global: Russia shifting to long-term war, Anders Åslund interviewed

17 November, 2025
Read Frivärlds senior fellow Anders Åslund’s interview with Ukrainian news outlet Espreso on Ukraine’s corruption scandal, the ideal end to ...

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Poland in NB8? A Chance to Redefine Northern Policy and Strengthen NATO’s North-Eastern Flank

16 December, 2025
Should Poland aim for permanent participation in the NB8 format, which brings together the Nordic and Baltic states? In today’s ...

Russia's Undeclared War on the Northern Front

3 December, 2025
Northern Europe has long been confronted with a major war in our region; Russia has committed multiple acts of aggression ...

Alaska Summit: The start of a Russian charm offensive against America

19 November, 2025
It began with a meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska. Two men walking side by side across the tarmac, ...

The Nordic Moment

29 October, 2025
Address by Gunnar Hökmark to The Nordic Council at the Nordic Council Seminar Swedish Parliament, Wednesday 29 October 2025 Mr ...

The threat is coordinated, our response is not

19 August, 2025
Russia and China are actively engaging in a new kind of conflict, one that targets infrastructure, information, and influence rather ...