Speaking at the Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens (People and Defence National Conference) in Sälen this week, the Minister for Defence, Peter Hultqvist (S), emphasised that the Swedish Armed Forces must be expanded ...
The Swedish Government has agreed with the Centre Party and the Liberals to boost defence spending by SEK 5 billion a year from 2022 to 2025. In the autumn of ...
Following a Christmas lull, news began to emerge in early January that the political parties were negotiating parallel tracks. On the one side the leaders of the Alliance (M, KD, ...
Security- and defence cooperation in the EU is developing at a fast pace as the Member States are looking to cement unity in the wake of Brexit. In December last ...
In February’s edition of the Monthly Policy Review, Mundus wrote about Folk and Försvar conference. The security environment has changed and Sweden is now raising defence budgets and increasing military ...
On 1 October, Sverker Göranson handed over to Sweden’s new Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Micael Bydén. Described as a fearless warrior, Mr Bydén is set to take over ...
UPDATE: At a press conference on 9 September, Ambassador Krister Bringéus presented the findings of the Inquiry on Sweden’s International Defence and Security Cooperation. Read our Mundus News Flash here. The ...
