Between Peace and War: Hybrid Threats in a New Era
Arrangör: The Geopolitical Garden by Consilio International
Dag: 24/6 2025, 09:15–10:30
Typ: Seminarium/föreläsning
Ämnesområde: Säkerhet/försvar
Ämnesområde 2: Demokrati
Språk: Engelska
Plats: Hamngatan, plats 417
Platsbeskrivning:
In early 2025, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated that “Sweden is not at war, but not at peace either”. In which ways do hybrid threats, such as propaganda, influence operations, and cyber-attacks affect Sweden’s security situation?Läs mer >>Against the backdrop of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and increased rivalry between the West and China, hybrid threats are on the rise. Already in 2021, the supermarket chain Coop had to close their stores for six days due to a major cyber-attack. In 2024, 15 000 text messages reached Swedish phones, calling for revenge against burners of the Quran. Meanwhile, both the elections to the EU parliament in June 2024 and the American presidential election in November the same year were targeted by propaganda, influence operations, and cyber-attacks. In all these cases, actors from either Russia, China and Iran were involved.
How are hybrid threats affecting Sweden as well as other Western societies? What are the goals of actors such as Russia, China and Iran? And what can individuals, organizations and companies do to protect themselves?
Grönt evenemang: Ja
Tillgänglighet: Entré och lokal tillgänglig för rullstol
Direktsänds på internet: Nej
Förtäring: Nej
Linda Skarphagen
Consilio International
Emma Jalkander
