Sweden has now been a member of Nato for a year. At the same time, support from the heaviest Nato country, the USA, is beginning to waver and the question is being raised as to whether Article 5 still applies. The Nato we joined has changed, says Isak Svensson, professor of peace and conflict research.
SwedenSwedish peacekeeping troops in Ukraine are not ruled out, according to the government. But according to war expert Magnus Christiansson, it will be difficult to get the soldiers to suffice. I find it very hard to see that Sweden can make any larger contributions within the next year – unless drastic reprioritisations are made, he says.
Swedish politicsThe USA's statement that Ukraine must cede territories and rejects a membership in NATO surprises defense researchers. If Russia is not afraid of consequences, then the Baltic states or Moldova may be threatened, says Magnus Christiansson at the Defense University.
ConflictsSwedish soldiers and officers are now in place in Latvia to participate in what is called the "tripwire" at the border with Russia: Nato Forward Land Forces. But what does the mission entail and how dangerous is it?
SwedenThe submarine incident in the Gulf of Finland has prompted a NATO summit meeting, simultaneously as the defense alliance plans a large operation in the Baltic Sea. It is clear that it is a major diplomatic marker to elevate it to a summit meeting format. It shows that the alliance takes this very seriously, says Magnus Christiansson, military scientist at the Defense University.
SwedenA compromise with Russia and a dissolution of Nato. This is a possible future under Donald Trump's second presidential term. Everything depends on whom Trump appoints at the working level, says Magnus Christiansson, military scientist at the Defence University.
World politicsDonald Trump's style and unpredictability worry many. Will it be a more uncertain world with Trump as president – or can he put an end to the wars and create peace?
ConflictsThe Russian violation of Swedish airspace was no mistake, according to Robert Dalsjö, defence policy expert at the Total Defence Research Institute, FOI. It's about security policy body language, he says.
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