Team

Mrs. Anna Rennéus Guthrie is the Director of think tank Stockholm Free World Forum. The European identity of Sweden, as well as Sweden’s role in the world as defender of freedom and democracy, are areas that she is passionate about. During the past 15 years, she has worked as a journalist and opinion leader within politics and business related issues. As a seasoned editor and opinion former, Mrs. Rennéus Guthrie has had an impact on the social and political debate in Sweden. A firm believer that the world needs more of market economy, free media and freedom of expression and thought. During recent years, she has participated more actively in the debate on foreign influence and raised concerns about the development where large parts of the West, including Sweden, not least through business relationships, have become a target for authoritarian regimes. Mrs. Anna Rennéus Guthrie, BA, is educated at Edinburgh University, Stockholm University, Södertörn University (International Master’s Programme Journalism) and has participated in education for professionals (Courses on Security Policy in Europe) at the Swedish Defence University.

Astrid Nord is the coordinator at Stockholm Free World Forum. She is studying her masters degree in international relations at Stockholm University and she has a bachelor’s degree from Malmö University. She has previously worked as international coordinator at the Centre Party’s international office. She is an alumnus from SFWFs Foreign Policy Academy, the Centre Party’s international academy, and the Defence and Security Academy. Two interests are security and foreign policy, with a particular focus on China.

Nina Li Celsing is interning at Stockholm Free World Forum during the autumn semester of 2024. Her internship is part of an extracurricular course at the Department of Economic History and International Relations at Stockholm University. Nina Li holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics, Psychology, Law, and Economics (PPLE) from the University of Amsterdam, obtained in July 2024. Her interests lie in security and foreign policy issues, particularly those currently facing the European Union, and she is motivated to apply her academic background in these fields during her internship.

Dino Ekdal is the producer of the SFWF’s podcast Säkerhetsrådet. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in European Affairs from Lund University. Dino works as an investigator at the Liberals’ parliament office.