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The EU-India summit in January 2026 resulted in both a long-awaited free trade agreement – the “Mother of all Trade Deals” – and the first comprehensive security and defence partnership between the two parties. Together, they mark a genuine strategic ...

On Tuesday May 26th, Frivärld/Stockholm Free World Forum and KAS Nordics hosted a breakfast talk with Dr Jana Puglierin, who presented her new book Who will defend Europe? The conversation came against the backdrop of the security situation in Europe ...

What is the outlook for international trade in an era of geopolitical uncertainty? What opportunities do new agreements create – and what is required for Europe to stand strong in an increasingly fragmenting world trade system? Frivärld will shortly publish ...

In light of the security situation in Europe and current developments in European security policy and NATO, Frivärld/Stockholm Free World Forum and KAS Nordics invite you to a breakfast talk with Jana Puglierin, presenting her new book Who will defend ...

In the report Skuggberedning 2026 (Shadow Defence Commission 2026), Patrik Oksanen and Karl Agell present the results of a survey of ten experts and defence commentators in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Estonia. The report is part of Frivärld’s project “Skuggberedningen” ...

In mid-April, this year’s Foreign Academy (Utrikesakademin) went on a study trip to Karlskrona. During the trip, participants visited government agencies, institutions, businesses, and local media to learn how the region is affected by the current security situation, an increased ...

Although Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO accession coincided with a weakened transatlantic link under the Trump administration, membership has strengthened regional cooperation in the Nordic and Baltic regions. In a Europe striving for increased military independence, the countries’ active participation in ...

“Dear friends, let us be clear on one thing; Russia has lost! Now we shall defeat Russia so that Ukraine becomes free!” This is how Stockholm Free World Forum’s (Frivärld) Chairman Gunnar Hökmark opened his speech at Sergels Square during ...

On February 21, the first session of the 2026 Foreign Policy Academy was held. Now in its eleventh year, the year-long educational program offers qualified training and networking opportunities for future experts and decision-makers in foreign and security policy. The ...

On February 19, Anna Rennéus Guthrie, Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld), participated in the seminar “How to Win a Hybrid War” in Tallinn, organized by the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS). The question posed was ...