Russian propaganda is no longer just about convincing large audiences of a particular message. In conversation with Anna Rennéus Guthrie, Director of Stockholm Free World Forum, Ukrainian writer, translator and humanities communicator ...

For decades, Western governments believed that trade and economic openness would make China freer and more democratic. Instead, democracies have built critical dependencies on an increasingly authoritarian Beijing. Luke de Pulford, founder ...

Russia does not stand alone. Only weeks before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow and Beijing proclaimed a partnership “without limits” – and China has since become the decisive enabler of Russia’s ...

On 28 September, Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Nordics launched the new anthology Europe’s Next Awakening: China – the Enabler and Hybrid Actor. A Close-Up on Northern and Western ...

On 17 September, Frivärld hosted a breakfast roundtable together with Brunswick Group in Stockholm on the upcoming US midterm elections and what they mean for the transatlantic relationship. We were joined by ...

On 5 September, the fourth session of the 2026 Foreign Affairs Academy was held. Now in its second decade, this year-long program offers advanced training and networking opportunities for future experts and ...