From an American perspective, the EU is often seen as both a problem and an opportunity. An incoming Trump administration will no doubt view cooperation between the EU and NATO positively only if it benefits American security. If burden sharing is inef…
Författararkiv: Lars-Erik Lundin
Will Strategic Stability Between the West and Russia Require Arms Control?
Arguably, there is a need to connect the dots between four somewhat separate discourses: military rearmament in Russia, conditions for peace in Ukraine, rebuilding defense in the West and prospects for future arms control. A recent article posted by th…
Attacks against International trade – who can afford them?
Among all global and regional powers, the US is least dependent on international trade. China, Russia, and Iran, are much more dependent, measuring trade in proportion to GDP. Still, the US shoulders the most important role in trying to keep sea lanes …
Lavrov in Skopje for the OSCE – Russia Playing for Time
”This organization (let’s face it) is on the brink of the abyss. Hence, a simple question: Does it make any sense to invest in any effort to revive it? Can it ever adapt to objective global realities and once again become a platform for addressing regi…
Will the West Let Go of its Ties to Central Asia? The OSCE Factor
The OSCE (the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) may not be perceived as a very important international organization at the present stage. It is, however, still a forum that includes states, big and small, from Vancouver to Vladivosto…
On the future of European Defence industry
That the European defence industry is fragmented is a problem which has been under discussion at least since the beginning of the millennium and the birth of the European security and defence policy. It was from the start a standard topic in informal c…
Första poddinspelning inom ramen för KKrVA:s nya projekt SV-A-R om omvärlden och Sveriges väg in i Nato
Sverige måste under de närmaste månaderna och åren sannolikt ompröva flera fundamentala antaganden som har legat till grund för svensk säkerhetspolitik under mycket lång tid. Detta gäller även sådana nyligen gjorda antaganden till exempel om att Sverig…
Looking back on 2019 and the issues of Western continuity and political will – the same problems once again?
Reviewing earlier situations may sometimes be a useful way to visualize what lies ahead. It is interesting to listen again to the discussion of the international and European situation in July 2019, as it appeared in a debate between ambassador Michael…
Focus on Russia and NATO – but what about the Global South and the EU?
As Germany already has done and Sweden is in the process of doing – there is a need for overall priorities set down in national security strategies. The German strategy has recently been presented and the Swedish is expected for Spring 2024. Avoiding a…
On the issue of resilience, deterrence and the readiness to accept casualties
The West needs to speak even more openly about its resilience – also in view of the need to promote deterrence – and instill a greater level of urgency in implementing decisions about civil defense and preparedness. The Russian readiness to escalate th…
Making assumptions about the future of Russia and the Russian war against Ukraine – the nuclear factor
Assumptions about the global implications of the war are important for every enterprise or person involved in cooperative or other relationships worldwide. In this context, it is necessary also for those not following in detail the military development…
Inledande ord om SES-projektets säkerhetspolitiska slutsatser av Lars-Erik Lundin i Almedalen
Styrgruppen för SES efterfrågade tidigt scenarier för studiearbetet. Det visade sig inte behövas: pandemin, katastrofen i Afghanistan och kriget mot Ukraina gav tillräckligt stoff. Verkligheten överträffade dikten. Detta underlättade rekryteringen till…