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New book: “Security policy for a new government”

January 7, 2019
The Anthology ”Security policy for a new government” is published in a time characterized by domestic unrest. As the current political agenda has been dominated by the formation of a government, other important matters have been put aside. However, the ...

New book: “A new international order of trade?”

December 17, 2018
The political landscape of today is characterized by growing protectionism, political instability and an ongoing trade war between China and the US, which causes concerns about the status of the free trade. In A new international order of trade? Essay’s ...

Conference – Free Trade Forum

December 14, 2018
On the 14th of December, Stockholm Free World Forum, together with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, organized the conference Free Trade Forum at Medelhavsmuséet. For several decades the international free trade has increased and contributed to a period of unprecedented increase of ...

New publication: ”The downside of digitization – the components and consequences of the cyber threat”

December 11, 2018
On the 10th of December, Stockholm Free World Forum published ”The downside of digitization – the components and consequences of the cyber threat”, by Björn Weigel.  All parts of society are, to some extent, affected by internet and its impact. On ...

Henrik Sundbom writes in report for Atlantic Council

December 6, 2018
On November 4, the American think tank Atlantic Council published the report “Kremlin’s Trojan Horses 3.0 – Russian Influence in Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden”. The report is the third and last in a series of publications about Russian influence ...

Oscar Jonsson interviewed in The Christian Science Monitor

November 16, 2018
On november 15, Oscar Jonsson, incoming acting director of Stockholm Free World Forum, was interviewed by the CS Monitor. “Russia’s provocative behavior towards Sweden and in the Baltic Sea ended the Swedish ‘strategic time-out’ in which the military’s role in ...

Report launch: Winning the Internet, Losing the Elections: The Case of Alternative for Sweden.

November 9, 2018
On november 8th, Stockholm Free World Forum launched the report Winning the Internet, Losing the Elections: The Case of Alternative for Sweden. The report, which is written Henrik Sundbom, discusses the case of Alternativ för Sverige (AfS), the radical fringe party that recieved  substantial ...

The Foreign Policy Academy in Washington D.C.

October 23, 2018
From October 14th to 18th the Foreign Policy Academy travelled to Washington D.C for its second international trip this year. In collaboration with Aaron Korewa from the McCain Institute, an intense schedule was put together with a focus on transatlantic ...

Oscar Jonsson new acting Director of Stockholm Free World Forum

October 9, 2018
Oscar Jonsson becomes the new acting Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum by the  end of the year when current Director Katarina Tracz begins parental leave. Oscar Jonsson is a prominent Swedish security and defence policy commentator and thought ...

Nord Stream II and Baltic Sea Security

October 8, 2018
How does Nord Stream II affect Baltic Sea security? How can Russia use it in order to destabilize the Baltic Sea region? What challenges lies ahead for countries dependent on Russian natural gas? And why is the United States paying close attention ...