Anton Ekelund was the Stockholm Free World Forum’s intern during the spring of 2023. The internship was conducted within the confines of his bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict studies at Uppsala university. Complementary to his studies at Uppsala, Anton also studied International Political Economy at the London School of Economics. Outside of academia, Anton has a background in youth politics, serving as the international officer of the center party youth. In addition, he’s an alumnus of the People and Defense Security Academy. Anton is looking forward to making use of the skills he’s acquired.