Deterring China is possible through NATO and with Allies, I argue @Defence24eng ⬇️ defence24.com/geopolitics/...

China is heading back in business - what will be NATO’s response?

The U.S stance on China can be tested within NATO. If the president is serious about getting China out of business when it comes to global dominance, the U.S ought to make use of its allies for this c...

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Ett år av sorg och fortfarande pendlar både länder och människor mellan olika faser av att greppa den dramatiska förvandlingen framför allas ögon: timbro.se/smedjan/sorgen… (från mars 2025) och de som till trots hävdar att det som sker eg inte är något nytt sorterar under fas ett: förnekelse.

❗️Yale Humanitarian Lab har sedan 2022 bedrivit ett kritiskt arbete m att dokumentera de tusentals bortförda ukrainska barnen, nu behövs ny kontaktpunkt/plattform för att fortsätta arbetet. NB8-länderna vill o kan göra mer m en enskild aktör/nation behöver ta ledning‼️ www.altinget.se/artikel/kan-...

Kan Sverige kliva fram när USA släpper taget om de bortförda barnen? - Altinget

Rysslands systematiska bortförande av ukrainska barn måste ses som en av de grymmaste formerna av krigföring. Något land måste kliva fram för att säkra viktig dokumentation och arbete för barnen, skri...

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🇵🇱A few days after the drones in Poland, @freeworldforum w KAS Nordics presented ”Russia’s Hybrid War: the Northern Front” (ed Minna Ålander @patrikoksanen). Chapter on Poland by @AleksanderOlech discussed also in our podcast 📻https://shows.acast.com/5f96be7aef607235bdca2c62/68d2766a1215b9b4f6162dc5

#64 Russia's siege of Poland ft. Aleksander Olech | Säkerhetsrådet

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Interesting from Kallas: "India's participation in Russia's military exercises and its purchase of Russian oil stand in the way of closer ties. Because, ultimately, our partnership is not only about trade, but also about defending rules-based international order" www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/college...

College readout: press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas on the New EU-India Strategic Partnership and on the package of proposals on Israel

Check against delivery!  Good afternoon, Before updating you on the college meeting, I would also like to focus on one key issue, which is in recent weeks, Russia has escalated its war against Ukraine...

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Thank you Ukraine, thank you Poland for protecting Europe 🇺🇦🇵🇱 Lets us now use available forces, formats and resources to stay sharp on our common purpose, safe-guarding freedom and democracy -our future- pushing Russia out of Europe once and for all.

Donald Tusk@donald-tusk.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My thanks and congratulations to the Polish Operational Command and our NATO pilots for shooting down Russian drones over Poland. Actions speak louder than words.

Förra veckan publicerade @freeworldforum en rapport om digital säkerhet av forskare och resiliensexpert @carlheath.se Europa behöver kunna tänka kring plan B om plan A fallerar: frivarld.se/rapporter/pl... #tech #säkerhet #Europa

Plan B för Europas digitala säkerhet

Europa står inför en digital säkerhetskris med olika inbyggda beroenden. Samtidigt som vi utsätts för ständiga cyberangrepp från Ryssland, Kina och Iran är vår motståndskraft strukturellt försvagad av...

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Ukraine’s Independence is crucial for Europe & the future is carried by young generations. @freeworldforum hosted meeting with @thordiskolbrun Special Envoy on the situation of Ukrainan children. More focus & action on the abducted children is necessary 🇺🇦🇪🇺photo: Tove Lifvendahl 🙏

Started this week @efntv.bsky.social with @rikardwest at Centre for Statecraft and Strategic Communication. Topic: Ongoing Ukraine talks. One main point: Ukraine and Europe’s needs, interests and narrative should be the centre of any talk on Ukraine’s future efn.se/play/europas...

Europas mäktigaste möts i USA – ”Vill se att Ukraina sätter villkoren”

Europas mäktigaste möts i USA – ”Vill se att Ukraina sätter villkoren”| Håll dig uppdaterad med aktuella ekonominyheter – gratis.

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As Sweden hosts trade talks between the U.S. and China, we should seize the opportunity to state clearly that meaningful trade depends on peace and freedom—not just for the sake of markets, but for people and for Europe.

DEBATT: Dags att ställa tuffare krav på frihandelns aktörer

Det är ett faktum att frihandeln ritas om när freden äventyras av de vi vill handla med, skriver debattören.

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❗️New report from SFWF and @nordicukraine.bsky.social out. The scope of deportations, what is known at this moment as well as recommended actions from Europe: frivarld.se/nyheter/new-...

A lot of good things are happening in Europe: the EU is implementing more sanctions (I won a bet on this) and Ukraine is being integrated into the European defence industrial and technological base. Some Europtimism on this week’s Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social

Ukraine’s Integration Into the European Defence Industrial Base

In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander takes stock of the latest developments in European and Ukrainian defence industry.

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Idag m @patrikoksanen.bsky.social i @dagensindustri om varför det långsiktigt är en förlustaffär för demokratier att binda upp sig med kommunikationsverktyg som diktaturer har inflytande över.

Thought Germany was embarking on a more sensible path regarding these issues, what happened?

Noah Barkin@noahbarkin.bsky.social · last yr.

German governments have listed the protection of critical infrastructure as a top priority for years. The reality tells a different story. www.newsweek.com/china-nato-g...

Tiktok hit with fine for data sharing w China: www.politico.eu/article/tikt..., want to know more about Tiktok? Reports from Stockholm Free World Forum (2023&2024) here: frivarld.se/rapporter/ti...

TikTok hit with €530M fine after illegally sending users’ data to China

Video-sharing app had for years claimed it did not store European personal data on servers in China.

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Why does Europe need more of a NBP-leadership? In a short piece @defence24pl.bsky.social I argue there are several reasons: defence24.com/defence-poli...

Europe needs more of a Nordic-Baltic-Poland-leadership

The world as we know it is slipping through our fingers. It is a fact that cannot be compartmentalized away. Global developments between the dominant superpowers are accelerating and need to be addres...

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❗️New report out from Stockholm Free World Forum/Frivärld on NBP and the critical leadership. Signed @patrikoksanen.bsky.social frivarld.se/rapporter/ti...

Appreciate being part of Hanalys 2025, listening to 🇸🇪🇫🇮foreign ministers and expert panels from our countries. Intensified dialogue and relations between warm partners is very much was is needed at the moment. And yes, the joint Fi-Se Eurovision contribution has been mentioned.

Viktig bok av @patrikoksanen.bsky.social och intressant samtal på och av scen med kunnig panel @alanderminna.bsky.social @torbjornbecker.bsky.social @gunnarhokmark.bsky.social , tack @neretnieks.bsky.social & alla som deltog hos oss på Frivärld igår.

Karlis Neretnieks@neretnieks.bsky.social · last yr.

Bra bokpresentation av @patrikoksanen.bsky.social nya bok "Rysslands hemliga krig" hos Frivärld. Givande diskussion med @alanderminna.bsky.social , @gunnarhokmark.bsky.social , @torbjornbecker.bsky.social väl ledd av @annarguthrie.bsky.social

Interesting read signed @davidpriess.bsky.social on the rapid changes and challenges posed by current US leadership affecting NATO ⬇️

David Priess@davidpriess.bsky.social · last yr.

History tells us keeping alliances together is hard. But Reinhold Niebuhr, George Kennan, and other classical realists knew that cultivating a shared identity and leading responsibly could delay alliance disintegration—wisdom relevant for NATO now. New from me: engelsbergideas.com/essays/regim...

”The Nordics in NATO: Where are we headed?” @oajonsson.bsky.social @gunnarhokmark.bsky.social F. Johansson O. Ehrenkrona & Föreningen Norden 🙏Take-aways? Nordics play a decisive role, formats can be strengthened, cultural shift towards more agency and action demanded: frivarld.se/nyheter/nord...

Nordics in NATO: Where are we headed?

On March 18, Stockholm Free World Forum and the Norden Association held the seminar “The Nordics in NATO: Where are we headed?”. Over 70 participants attended the seminar. Oscar Jonsson, war studies a...

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From DC earlier this week, met a single couragous soul who was visibly demonstrating outside of the White House. For the sake of Ukraine. Waiting to see more of the U.S that stands up for that which is, and just a few weeks ago even in the U.S was, the right thing 🇺🇦🇪🇺

"Den fasa som Trump skapar har tidigare hanterats delvis med att skilja på det han säger och det han gör. Då har man bortsett från att kommunikation också är att agera. Och vad som händer med relationer när man inte vet om kommunikationen är sann eller ej", skriver om ett USA som nu sviker Europa.

Störningar i transatlantiska länken stärker auktoritära krafter - Altinget.se

Om USA nu marginaliserar sig till osynlig och hämndlysten lillebror i den fria världen så behöver Europa både växa och växla upp fort, skriver Anna Rennéus Guthrie.

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Nödvändig lyssning ; frivarld.se/nyheter/avsn...

Avsnitt #58 av Säkerhetsrådet: Den transatlantiska länken i förändring

En månad in i Donald Trumps presidentskap tar Frivärld temperaturen på den transatlantiska länken. Gunnar Hökmark, ordförande Frivärld gästar Patrik Oksanen och Anna Rennéus Guthrie för att diskutera ...

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Thank you @tonysilberfeld.bsky.social and @bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social for our joint discussion on pressing matters: frivarld.se/nyheter/semi...

Bertelsmann Foundation@bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you Stockholm Free World Forum for hosting an insightful discussion on U.S.-Sweden relations under Trump 2. Thank you @tonysilberfeld.bsky.social @gunnarhokmark.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social & @annarguthrie.bsky.social for the great conversation on the resilience of the TA alliance!

First episode of this years podcast out. Stockholm Free World Forum @patrikoksanen.bsky.social and myself talk to Angela Gui about transnational repression: open.spotify.com/episode/4kLH...

#57 Angela Gui

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