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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 ...
Frivärld at the 2025 Riga Conference
October 13, 2025
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. ...
10th Anniversary of the Foreign Policy Academy
October 3, 2025
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 ...
Book launch: Russia’s Hybrid War: The Northern Front
September 15, 2025
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 ...
Roundtable discussion on “The New Axis of Disinformation”
April 24, 2025
On April 22, Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) and the Institute for International Security and Development Policy (ISDP) organized a roundtable discussion on “The New Axis of Disinformation.” Over the past decade, ...
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MoreDr. Aleksander Olech on Polish TVN24 speaks about ”Russia’s Hybrid War: The Northern Front”
24 September, 2025
Listen to Dr. Aleksander Olech talk about his contribution to the book Russia’s Hybrid War: The Northern Front. (Note: in ...
Politico: Voters believe in a sovereign Europe more than elites, writes Minna Ålander
5 September, 2025
“While elites hesitate, it is voters who are demanding more Europe — at least when it comes to defense”, writes ...
CEPA: Patrik Oksanen on Russian sabotage against Swedish infrastructure
26 August, 2025
“Sweden is not reacting swiftly enough to grasp the challenge”, says Patrik Oksanen to CEPA regarding Sweden’s reaction to suspected ...
Spending 5 per cent on defence doesn’t make Nato stronger, Minna Ålander in Financial Times
30 July, 2025
“While no one disputes that Europe needs to do more, the focus on how much is spent instead of what ...
Minna Ålander speaks to New York Times on European security leadership
25 July, 2025
“Now you have a format where you have already an established meeting practice and forum to meet,” said Stockholm Free ...
Blogs
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 ...
The contours of European strategic autonomy
28 July, 2025
Two developments are signaling that Europe is moving on and has started to build alternatives for a security architecture without ...








