Security and Defence
From hard security to hybrid threats and influence operations, Stockholm Free World Forum examines the most pressing issues facing Sweden’s security and defense as a NATO ally. In a new geopolitical era, Sweden has a leading role to play in deepening Nordic-Baltic cooperation, contributing to NATO’s collective security, and supporting Ukraine.
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New report: Towards a New NATO
March 13, 2026
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 ...
Demonstration for Ukraine: Four Years of War
February 24, 2026
“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 ...
The Foreign Policy Academy 2026 – First Meeting
February 21, 2026
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 ...
Stockholm Free World Forum participated at the ICDS conference in Tallin
February 19, 2026
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 ...
Discussions on the Nordic Region, European Security, and Solidarity
February 3, 2026
An unstable global situation calls for deeper and broader cooperation within the Nordic and Baltic regions. On Friday, January 30, Frivärld (Stockholm Free World Forum) gathered representatives from the Baltic Sea countries ...
Media
TV4: Russian spy behind conspiracy theories about Estonia, writes Patrik Oksanen in his new book
April 15, 2026
Frivärld resident senior fellow Patrik Oksanen has, together with Andreas Edevald, written the book ”Den ...
Sveriges Radio: Gunnar Hökmark participates in debate about the war in Iran
April 10, 2026
“It is a war of confusion. Trump has thrown himself into battle with some advisors ...
Kyiv Post: Ukraine Must Thrive on the Global Gas Boom, writes Anders Åslund
April 6, 2026
“Ukraine can no longer afford the level of mismanagement that has strangled its domestic gas ...
Helagotland: Patrik Oksanen interviewed on Russian religious hybrid influence on Gotland
April 5, 2026
“Russia uses religious tools and establishing physical platforms and footholds, which can be used here ...
Axess Television: Katarina Tracz interviewed about Svalbard
March 30, 2026
“The prestige and the cultural dimension are definitely there. But then we should not ignore ...
Kyiv Post: Trump’s Disastrous War on Iran, writes Anders Åslund
March 29, 2026
“Lies, damn lies and misdirection – Trump’s failed Iranian conquest, insults to partners and appeasement ...
Kyiv Post: The Disastrous Consequences of Trump’s Mad War, writes Anders Åslund
March 16, 2026
“Donald Trump was convinced that launching without sufficient contingency planning would turn out well. Now ...
Svenska Dagbladet: Sweden is doing more than resisting now, writes Patrik Oksanen
March 13, 2026
“Hybrid warfare demands more of us. It requires the ability to influence the adversary’s calculations. ...