Events

Report Launch: China’s global investment – Economic means for political influence?

October 1, 2018
Over the last decade, Chinese foreign investment has greatly increased. At the same time, the Chinese government and Communist Party maintain significant influence over Chinese business, which has raised concerns that foreign investment by both private and state-owned Chinese companies has ...

Information Warfare and the Weaponization of Democracy

February 13, 2018
On February 13th, the Stockholm Free World Forum in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung hosted the mini conference Information Warfare and the Weaponization of Democracy. The conference aimed to discuss how information warfare does play out in 2018, and how well prepared the key actors and stakeholders are ...

March 6, 2017
Frivärld and the Atlantic Council have the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar on Northern European Security from a French perspective. France is approaching presidential elections in turbulent times. The UK prepares to leave the EU and the Trump administration is ...

The Future of Europe and the Transatlantic Link

November 14, 2016
On November 14th, 2016, the Stockholm Free World Forum hosted its yearly conference. This year, the theme was The Future of Europe and the Transatlantic Link. The conference aimed to discuss the unstable situation in which Europe and the transatlantic relationship currently find themselves. ...

Global Jihad, Islamic Radicalism, and the Challenge to Europe

May 25, 2016
Over the past year, several devastating terror attacks have hit European countries. The rise of Daesh has caused an increase in jihadi terror and extremism throughout Europe.  So-called jihadi travelers are a growing problem in several European countries, and violent ...

A New Order? Europe’s Emerging Security Landscape

November 9, 2015
Stockholm Free World Forum’s Annual Conference, November 9 2015 On November 9th, Stockholm Free World Forum (SFWF) held its yearly conference. The aim of this year’s event was to discuss the new security situation emerging in and around Europe after the annexation of Crimea ...

Security in Northern and Eastern Europe 2014

April 28, 2014
On April 28th, The Stockholm free World Forum (Frivärld) hosted the conference “Security in Northern and Eastern Europe 2014” in Stockholm. The aim of the conference was to discuss the security situation in Northern and Eastern Europe. The sessions focused ...

Security around the Baltic 2013

May 27, 2013
On the 27th of May the Stockholm Free World Forum hosted a conference on security cooperation around the Baltic: Security around the Baltic, 2013. The Forum gathered a number of renowned international and regional speakers.  From an international perspective the Baltic Sea is a ...