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Most Swedes doubt Sweden can defend itself

Politics: 30 Apr 13
A new opinion poll showed that 83 percent of survey respondents doubted whether Sweden could defend itself. Ten percent said they did not know, leaving a slim sliver of six percent who trusted Sweden's defence. READ »

'Centralize the Swedish emergency call system'

Science & Technology: 29 Apr 13
Swedish emergency service operator SOS Alarm should be replaced by a state authority, according to a new proposal presented to Sweden's defence minister on Monday. READ »

Swedish military leaks concern defence minister

Politics: 26 Apr 13
Sweden's Defence Minister has lashed out at sources leaking classified military documents about the country's readiness capacity, after two close Russian fly-bys were revealed in recent days. READ »

Russian spy plane spotted in Swedish strait

Politics: 25 Apr 13
A Russian spy plane reportedly flew through the international strip of airspace in between Sweden's main Baltic islands of Öland and Gotland on Saturday. READ »

Sweden won't demand Russia fly-by explanation

Politics: 22 Apr 13
The revelation that Nato stepped in instead of the Swedish military during a recent Russian fly-by has Swedish political commentators seething, while the defence minister has admitted a shift in Russia's military behaviour. READ »

Russian jets practised attacks on Sweden

Politics: 22 Apr 13
Russian fighter planes carried out training missions just outside the Swedish border over Easter; Sweden's military, however, was too slow to react and had to rely on help from Nato, according to a media report on Monday. READ »

Military head calls for Afghan staff asylum

Politics: 20 Mar 13
Sweden's top military commander Sverker Göranson on Wednesday called for local interpreters working with Swedish forces in Afghanistan to be granted asylum in Sweden. READ »

'No Elsa, there is no arms plant in Saudi Arabia'

Politics: 13 Mar 13
An 8-year-old Swedish school girl who penned a letter to the prime minister seeking answers about why Sweden was building a weapons factory in Saudi Arabia has finally received an answer. READ »

Sweden sanguine at Swiss jet purchase delay

Business & Money: 6 Mar 13
The decision by the upper chamber of the Swiss parliament not to release funds for the purchase of new JAS Gripen fighter jets from Sweden has renewed doubt about the deal. READ »

Russia mocks Sweden's lack of military might

Politics: 1 Mar 13
Russians have seized on statements by the top Swedish military commander about Sweden's limited capacity to defend itself, responding with an Abba-inspired satirical jab broadcast on national television. READ »

Reinfeldt irritated by Sweden's defence debate

Politics: 29 Jan 13
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has described as "strange" an ongoing debate about the country's defence capabilities, noting that Sweden was very unlikely to come under attack. READ »

Sweden greenlights Gripen fighter purchase

Business & Money: 17 Jan 13
The government on Thursday said it had authorized the Swedish Armed Forces to buy 60 JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, the maximum number allowed under an agreement struck last year. READ »

Swedes most worried about organized crime

National: 13 Jan 13
Sweden's defence and security elite gathers for three days of debating, dining and skiing amid reports that a majority of Swedes believe organized crime is the biggest security threat. READ »

Defence Minister 'sets the bar too low': critics

Politics: 9 Jan 13
Sweden’s defence minister faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after she said it was “enough” for Sweden only to be able to defend itself militarily for a week if it came under attack. READ »

Government 'hid' sensitive Saudi email

Politics: 21 Nov 12
An email with sensitive information about plans by a Swedish military agency to help build an arms plant in Saudi Arabia was removed from the government office's registry, according to a report in the Swedish media. READ »

Minister in Saudi Arabia 'dictatorship' U-turn

Politics: 13 Aug 12
Sweden’s minister for defence Karin Enström, slammed by human rights organizations for refusing to call Saudi Arabia a "dictatorship", has been forced to change her mind on the issue. READ »

Sweden to lend Gripen fighters to Switzerland

Business & Money: 29 Jun 12
Sweden is willing to lend a fleet a Gripen fighter jets to Switzerland ahead of the delivery of the next generation of the aircraft, the Swiss defence minister announced on Friday. READ »

Sweden’s defence 'not fit for battle': expert

Business & Money: 30 Apr 12
Sweden’s armed forces would not be able to defend Sweden should the need arise, according to experts, who point to the lack of protection against radiation, chemical and biological warfare, and the needs for field hospitals and helicopter training. READ »

Sweden unveils new defence minister

Politics: 18 Apr 12
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt presented Moderate Party MP Karin Enström as Sweden's new minister for defence on Thursday following the resignation last month of Sten Tolgfors amid an ongoing Saudi arms deal scandal. READ »

Sweden set to toughen arms export laws

Business & Money: 11 May 11
Sweden has moved a step closer to toughening its arms export laws to make it harder to sell to dictatorships, following a deal struck between the Social Democrats and the parties of the centre-right Alliance government. READ »

Sweden passes divisive wiretapping law

Politics: 14 Oct 09
An amended version of Sweden's controversial new signals intelligence law was passed in the Riksdag on Wednesday, with 158 members voting in favour and 153 against, while one member abstained from voting. READ »

Parliament debates email tapping bill

Politics: 17 Jun 08
Lawmakers in Sweden debated a controversial bill on Tuesday which would allow all emails and phone calls to be monitored in the name of national security. READ »

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