Eric Adamson
@eadamson91.bsky.social
Foreign Policy Analyst & Comms Manager at Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) | Nordic Ukraine Forum & Swedish Atlantic Council.
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I want to believe
Swedish New Year Resolution: Kalmar Union by 2028
Another feature article investigating the merits of a Nordic Union, potential forms of governance, and challenges.
And yes, in the presented scenario of unifying to deter a looming Russian invasion, Jens Stoltenberg is the Federal Chancellor.
Another feature article investigating the merits of a Nordic Union, potential forms of governance, and challenges.
And yes, in the presented scenario of unifying to deter a looming Russian invasion, Jens Stoltenberg is the Federal Chancellor.
2028-scenariot: Nordisk stat inväntar rysk attack
Allt fler talar om ett enat Norden. Men hur skulle en nordisk förbundsstat se ut? Monarki eller republik? Stormakt eller lilleputt? SvD utforskar en gammal tankelek som tycks bli allt mer verklig.
www.svd.se
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I want to believe
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According to SvD, more nice things a Nordic union would have: the world’s 9th largest economy, oil, rare earth minerals, lots of forest, gender equality, happiness, many world leading companies, self-sufficiency in electricity.
A Nordic union would only lack vitamin C.
A Nordic union would only lack vitamin C.
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
According to SvD, more nice things a Nordic union would have: the world’s 9th largest economy, oil, rare earth minerals, lots of forest, gender equality, happiness, many world leading companies, self-sufficiency in electricity.
A Nordic union would only lack vitamin C.
A Nordic union would only lack vitamin C.
Swedish New Year Resolution: Kalmar Union by 2028
Another feature article investigating the merits of a Nordic Union, potential forms of governance, and challenges.
And yes, in the presented scenario of unifying to deter a looming Russian invasion, Jens Stoltenberg is the Federal Chancellor.
Another feature article investigating the merits of a Nordic Union, potential forms of governance, and challenges.
And yes, in the presented scenario of unifying to deter a looming Russian invasion, Jens Stoltenberg is the Federal Chancellor.
2028-scenariot: Nordisk stat inväntar rysk attack
Allt fler talar om ett enat Norden. Men hur skulle en nordisk förbundsstat se ut? Monarki eller republik? Stormakt eller lilleputt? SvD utforskar en gammal tankelek som tycks bli allt mer verklig.
www.svd.se
December 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Swedish New Year Resolution: Kalmar Union by 2028
Another feature article investigating the merits of a Nordic Union, potential forms of governance, and challenges.
And yes, in the presented scenario of unifying to deter a looming Russian invasion, Jens Stoltenberg is the Federal Chancellor.
Another feature article investigating the merits of a Nordic Union, potential forms of governance, and challenges.
And yes, in the presented scenario of unifying to deter a looming Russian invasion, Jens Stoltenberg is the Federal Chancellor.
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First Hanukkah candle lit today at Ukraine’s Government House, where PM Yuliia Svydyrenko welcomed Rabbi Meir Stambler & Jewish community leaders.
“Hanukkah Sameach!”
In wartime, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Festival of Lights alongside Christian & Muslim compatriots, united in defending their country.
“Hanukkah Sameach!”
In wartime, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Festival of Lights alongside Christian & Muslim compatriots, united in defending their country.
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
First Hanukkah candle lit today at Ukraine’s Government House, where PM Yuliia Svydyrenko welcomed Rabbi Meir Stambler & Jewish community leaders.
“Hanukkah Sameach!”
In wartime, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Festival of Lights alongside Christian & Muslim compatriots, united in defending their country.
“Hanukkah Sameach!”
In wartime, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Festival of Lights alongside Christian & Muslim compatriots, united in defending their country.
Putin: "We've taken Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Putin: "We've taken Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
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Medverkade i P1 Morgon om rapporten, notera att den ingår i MPF:s skriftserie där författarna själva svarar för innehållet. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/ny-r...
Ny rapport om rysk påverkanskampanj mot Finland - P1 Morgon
Finland har under flera års tid utsatts för ryska påverkanskampanjer där man försöker utmåla landets historia som nära kopplad till nazismen, och därigenom ...
www.sverigesradio.se
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Medverkade i P1 Morgon om rapporten, notera att den ingår i MPF:s skriftserie där författarna själva svarar för innehållet. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/ny-r...
"History as a Battlefield" - New report on Russia's narrative war against 🇫🇮 by @patrikoksanen.bsky.social
"Finland has long been the target of a campaign portraying it as a Nazi collaborator." Escalatory Russian rhetoric, lawfare, and physical attacks create the "conditions for renewed aggression"
"Finland has long been the target of a campaign portraying it as a Nazi collaborator." Escalatory Russian rhetoric, lawfare, and physical attacks create the "conditions for renewed aggression"
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"History as a Battlefield" - New report on Russia's narrative war against 🇫🇮 by @patrikoksanen.bsky.social
"Finland has long been the target of a campaign portraying it as a Nazi collaborator." Escalatory Russian rhetoric, lawfare, and physical attacks create the "conditions for renewed aggression"
"Finland has long been the target of a campaign portraying it as a Nazi collaborator." Escalatory Russian rhetoric, lawfare, and physical attacks create the "conditions for renewed aggression"
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If you do not have to go, you do not go.
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If you do not have to go, you do not go.
The mood in Sweden, across the political spectrum:
"For Trump, European Democracy is the Largest Threat" - DN
"Trump's New Strategy Drags the World to Hell" - Aftonbladet
"The 'Donroe Doctrine' is a Threat to Europe" - SvD
"For Trump, European Democracy is the Largest Threat" - DN
"Trump's New Strategy Drags the World to Hell" - Aftonbladet
"The 'Donroe Doctrine' is a Threat to Europe" - SvD
December 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The mood in Sweden, across the political spectrum:
"For Trump, European Democracy is the Largest Threat" - DN
"Trump's New Strategy Drags the World to Hell" - Aftonbladet
"The 'Donroe Doctrine' is a Threat to Europe" - SvD
"For Trump, European Democracy is the Largest Threat" - DN
"Trump's New Strategy Drags the World to Hell" - Aftonbladet
"The 'Donroe Doctrine' is a Threat to Europe" - SvD
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The cat is out of the bag:
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
USA pekas ut som del av hotbild i Danmark
För första gången pekas USA ut som en del av hotbilden mot Danmark.
www.svd.se
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The cat is out of the bag:
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
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Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
Swedish civil conscription at large will be activated from January 2026, with youth being called in to receive lengthy training in prioritized civil defence areas.
Goal is 18,000 civil conscripts by 2035 (mostly emergency services).
More here: www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...
Goal is 18,000 civil conscripts by 2035 (mostly emergency services).
More here: www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Swedish civil conscription at large will be activated from January 2026, with youth being called in to receive lengthy training in prioritized civil defence areas.
Goal is 18,000 civil conscripts by 2035 (mostly emergency services).
More here: www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...
Goal is 18,000 civil conscripts by 2035 (mostly emergency services).
More here: www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...
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Hey, it's an EU birthday again! 🇪🇺🎉
(Also, the Maastricht Summit started #OTD 34 years ago. But I guess we'll celebrate that one next year.)
(Also, the Maastricht Summit started #OTD 34 years ago. But I guess we'll celebrate that one next year.)
🎂 Happy birthday to the European flag! 🇪🇺
🗓️ In 1985, it became the EU’s emblem, but did you know it was first adopted 70 years ago today by the Council of Europe?
Learn more about the EU flag facts and figures ➡️ link.europa.eu/cxYjT4
🗓️ In 1985, it became the EU’s emblem, but did you know it was first adopted 70 years ago today by the Council of Europe?
Learn more about the EU flag facts and figures ➡️ link.europa.eu/cxYjT4
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Hey, it's an EU birthday again! 🇪🇺🎉
(Also, the Maastricht Summit started #OTD 34 years ago. But I guess we'll celebrate that one next year.)
(Also, the Maastricht Summit started #OTD 34 years ago. But I guess we'll celebrate that one next year.)
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Total defence in the 21st century: not only princes get (or have) to do officer training, but princesses too !
In Sweden, even princesses are part of the country's defence
Crown Princess Victoria has complemented her officer training, learning about Air Force operations, strategies and future development at the Air Combat School. Course completion included flying in a Gripen
Photo credit @forsvarsmakten.se
Crown Princess Victoria has complemented her officer training, learning about Air Force operations, strategies and future development at the Air Combat School. Course completion included flying in a Gripen
Photo credit @forsvarsmakten.se
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Total defence in the 21st century: not only princes get (or have) to do officer training, but princesses too !
In Sweden, even princesses are part of the country's defence
Crown Princess Victoria has complemented her officer training, learning about Air Force operations, strategies and future development at the Air Combat School. Course completion included flying in a Gripen
Photo credit @forsvarsmakten.se
Crown Princess Victoria has complemented her officer training, learning about Air Force operations, strategies and future development at the Air Combat School. Course completion included flying in a Gripen
Photo credit @forsvarsmakten.se
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In Sweden, even princesses are part of the country's defence
Crown Princess Victoria has complemented her officer training, learning about Air Force operations, strategies and future development at the Air Combat School. Course completion included flying in a Gripen
Photo credit @forsvarsmakten.se
Crown Princess Victoria has complemented her officer training, learning about Air Force operations, strategies and future development at the Air Combat School. Course completion included flying in a Gripen
Photo credit @forsvarsmakten.se
Russian warships are protecting the shadow fleet in Baltic Sea, confirms Commander of Estonian Navy.
”At any given time, there are at least two Russian warships” in the Gulf of Finland.
”At any given time, there are at least two Russian warships” in the Gulf of Finland.
Estlands marinchef: Ryska skuggflottan skyddas av krigsfartyg - Ekot
Den ryska skuggflottan, det vill säga de hundratals fartyg som fraktar olja åt Ryssland för att kringgå sanktioner, har börjat använda nya metoder för ...
www.sverigesradio.se
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Russian warships are protecting the shadow fleet in Baltic Sea, confirms Commander of Estonian Navy.
”At any given time, there are at least two Russian warships” in the Gulf of Finland.
”At any given time, there are at least two Russian warships” in the Gulf of Finland.
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Kinda cute: the Finnish public broadcaster livestreams the NATO ceremony today when Finland, Sweden and Denmark officially switch from Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum to JFC Norfolk to join Iceland and Norway that are already under Norfolk
Suomi siirtyy Natossa Norfolkin alaisuuteen – seuraa Helsingissä järjestettävää seremoniaa suorana kello 12.25
Suomi, Ruotsi ja Tanska siirtyvät tänään perjantaina samaan Nato-joukkoon Norjan ja Islannin kanssa.
yle.fi
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Kinda cute: the Finnish public broadcaster livestreams the NATO ceremony today when Finland, Sweden and Denmark officially switch from Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum to JFC Norfolk to join Iceland and Norway that are already under Norfolk
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The US National Security Strategy seems to be—at least in part—written/edited by AI.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The US National Security Strategy seems to be—at least in part—written/edited by AI.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the Gripens now flying
And Armed Forces helping you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Annual 🇸🇪 Christmas Tree Formation flyover dates and times announced, now with 🇫🇮 & 🇩🇰 participation! 🎄🎅
With the Gripens now flying
And Armed Forces helping you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Annual 🇸🇪 Christmas Tree Formation flyover dates and times announced, now with 🇫🇮 & 🇩🇰 participation! 🎄🎅
Julgransflygningar2025
Försvarsmaktens årliga julgransflygningar får i år nordisk förstärkning av danska och finska flygvapnet. För första gången kommer Jas 39 Gripen E leda en av formationsflygningarna som varje december f...
https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2025/12/julgransflygningar2025/#:~:text=Julgransflygningarna%20genomförs%20av%20Jas%2039,planering%20med%20Danmark%20och%20Finland
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the Gripens now flying
And Armed Forces helping you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Annual 🇸🇪 Christmas Tree Formation flyover dates and times announced, now with 🇫🇮 & 🇩🇰 participation! 🎄🎅
With the Gripens now flying
And Armed Forces helping you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Annual 🇸🇪 Christmas Tree Formation flyover dates and times announced, now with 🇫🇮 & 🇩🇰 participation! 🎄🎅
"You are a part of Sweden’s total defence” is more than just a slogan. It is a foundational concept that is now being implemented as Sweden rebuilds and invests in civil defence.
I write about 🇸🇪 new civil-military guidance for total defence planning in @defence24pl.bsky.social
I write about 🇸🇪 new civil-military guidance for total defence planning in @defence24pl.bsky.social
„You are a part of Sweden’s total defence”
„You are a part of Sweden’s total defence,” was the slogan of this year’s [crisis preparedness week](https://www.ltu.se/en/latest-news/calendar/event/2025-09-09-preparedness-we...
defence24.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"You are a part of Sweden’s total defence” is more than just a slogan. It is a foundational concept that is now being implemented as Sweden rebuilds and invests in civil defence.
I write about 🇸🇪 new civil-military guidance for total defence planning in @defence24pl.bsky.social
I write about 🇸🇪 new civil-military guidance for total defence planning in @defence24pl.bsky.social
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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What folks need to realize about "peace talks" is that this is all theater for Washington. Ukraine knows that Russia has no intention of stopping the war, and the Russians know the Ukrainians know that. So this is just all a performance for Trump, hoping he blames the other for the lack of peace.
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What folks need to realize about "peace talks" is that this is all theater for Washington. Ukraine knows that Russia has no intention of stopping the war, and the Russians know the Ukrainians know that. So this is just all a performance for Trump, hoping he blames the other for the lack of peace.
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Poland selects A26 for Orka sub program.
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Sweden and Saab selected for Poland’s new submarines
The Swedish government's offer of Saab’s A26 submarines to Poland has been selected by the Polish
news.cision.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Poland selects A26 for Orka sub program.
news.cision.com/saab/r/swede...
news.cision.com/saab/r/swede...
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🇪🇺President von der Leyen statement on the 28-point 🇷🇺🇺🇸 peace plan for 🇺🇦:
"As a sovereign nation there cannot be limitations on Ukraine's armed forces that would leave the country vulnerable to future attack and thereby also undermining European security."
"Centrality of 🇪🇺 must be fully reflected"
"As a sovereign nation there cannot be limitations on Ukraine's armed forces that would leave the country vulnerable to future attack and thereby also undermining European security."
"Centrality of 🇪🇺 must be fully reflected"
Statement by President von der Leyen on Peace Discussions for Ukraine
Ukraine has been at the heart of many discussions over the past days.\nAny credible and sustainable peace plan should first and foremost stop the killing and end the war, while not sowing the seeds fo...
ec.europa.eu
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🇪🇺President von der Leyen statement on the 28-point 🇷🇺🇺🇸 peace plan for 🇺🇦:
"As a sovereign nation there cannot be limitations on Ukraine's armed forces that would leave the country vulnerable to future attack and thereby also undermining European security."
"Centrality of 🇪🇺 must be fully reflected"
"As a sovereign nation there cannot be limitations on Ukraine's armed forces that would leave the country vulnerable to future attack and thereby also undermining European security."
"Centrality of 🇪🇺 must be fully reflected"