Erik Melander
@erikmelander.bsky.social
Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
Director of the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament
Uppsala University, Sweden
Director of the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament
Uppsala University, Sweden
Yesterday, I gave a lecture on possible future scenarios — all of them rather bleak — at the Home Guard’s officers' mess. The discussion continued over dinner. A stimulating evening in excellent company.
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yesterday, I gave a lecture on possible future scenarios — all of them rather bleak — at the Home Guard’s officers' mess. The discussion continued over dinner. A stimulating evening in excellent company.
Just back from a short trip to Mallorca with some of the buddies I did my conscription service with — 36 years ago! Much has changed since then, but friendships remain.
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just back from a short trip to Mallorca with some of the buddies I did my conscription service with — 36 years ago! Much has changed since then, but friendships remain.
Back from a fabulous mountain trek with my son!
July 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Back from a fabulous mountain trek with my son!
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Presenterade den dystra omvärldsutvecklingen, de ökande konfliktnivåerna med data från Uppsala konfliktdataprogram @ucdp.bsky.social , och diskuterade framtidsutsikter med @erikmelander.bsky.social i Almedalen. #Almedalen
June 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Presenterade den dystra omvärldsutvecklingen, de ökande konfliktnivåerna med data från Uppsala konfliktdataprogram @ucdp.bsky.social , och diskuterade framtidsutsikter med @erikmelander.bsky.social i Almedalen. #Almedalen
Veterans Day in Sweden today. Grateful for peace—and reminded of the need to protect it. Today also marks 85 years since the founding of the Swedish Home Guard. 🇸🇪 #Veterandagen #Hemvärnet
Shared a few more photos from Bosnia 1996—album linked below.
Shared a few more photos from Bosnia 1996—album linked below.
May 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Veterans Day in Sweden today. Grateful for peace—and reminded of the need to protect it. Today also marks 85 years since the founding of the Swedish Home Guard. 🇸🇪 #Veterandagen #Hemvärnet
Shared a few more photos from Bosnia 1996—album linked below.
Shared a few more photos from Bosnia 1996—album linked below.
Possibly my last public appearance as Director of the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament: honoured to speak on arms control at the Parliament with FOI experts Karl Sörenson and Martin Goliath. Grateful to draw on insights from our new AMCdata—80+ arms control agreements (link in comments)!
May 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Possibly my last public appearance as Director of the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament: honoured to speak on arms control at the Parliament with FOI experts Karl Sörenson and Martin Goliath. Grateful to draw on insights from our new AMCdata—80+ arms control agreements (link in comments)!
Beautiful walk home after the inaugural Peter Wallensteen Lecture delivered by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell and organized by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research in honor of its founder, Peter Wallensteen. Hard to believe it’s been more than 30 years since Peter became my thesis advisor!
May 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Beautiful walk home after the inaugural Peter Wallensteen Lecture delivered by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell and organized by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research in honor of its founder, Peter Wallensteen. Hard to believe it’s been more than 30 years since Peter became my thesis advisor!
Samtal med Kristian Gerner i P1 Morgon i ljuset av lärdomarna från det andra världskrigets slut:
”Så bygger vi en hållbar fred”
Länk nedan, samt länkar till några av mina texter på DN Debatt och SVD Debatt (betalvägg), samt på @larswilderang.cornucopia.se blogg Cornucopia (ej betalvägg)
”Så bygger vi en hållbar fred”
Länk nedan, samt länkar till några av mina texter på DN Debatt och SVD Debatt (betalvägg), samt på @larswilderang.cornucopia.se blogg Cornucopia (ej betalvägg)
May 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Samtal med Kristian Gerner i P1 Morgon i ljuset av lärdomarna från det andra världskrigets slut:
”Så bygger vi en hållbar fred”
Länk nedan, samt länkar till några av mina texter på DN Debatt och SVD Debatt (betalvägg), samt på @larswilderang.cornucopia.se blogg Cornucopia (ej betalvägg)
”Så bygger vi en hållbar fred”
Länk nedan, samt länkar till några av mina texter på DN Debatt och SVD Debatt (betalvägg), samt på @larswilderang.cornucopia.se blogg Cornucopia (ej betalvägg)
Tired but happy today as an 8-day exercise with the Home Guard wraps up. As always, it's been a great mix of learning, camaraderie, and purposeful work. I thought I’d share a bit about what the Swedish Home Guard is, and how it fits into the broader concept of Sweden’s Total Defense.
May 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tired but happy today as an 8-day exercise with the Home Guard wraps up. As always, it's been a great mix of learning, camaraderie, and purposeful work. I thought I’d share a bit about what the Swedish Home Guard is, and how it fits into the broader concept of Sweden’s Total Defense.
Bra Sebastian! Men tramsigt och fördomsfullt av poddarna att introducera värnplikt med klipp från Full Metal Jacket, som skildrar amerikanska marinkåren för 40 år sedan. För den som funderar på lumpen rekommenderas något nutida från Sverige, t.ex. "Jägarsoldat". www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisat...
April 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Bra Sebastian! Men tramsigt och fördomsfullt av poddarna att introducera värnplikt med klipp från Full Metal Jacket, som skildrar amerikanska marinkåren för 40 år sedan. För den som funderar på lumpen rekommenderas något nutida från Sverige, t.ex. "Jägarsoldat". www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisat...
This important report documents, among many interesting survey findings, how closely aligned the views on the war are among the Swedish and Ukrainian peoples.
novus.se/egnaundersok...
novus.se/egnaundersok...
View of international leaders and the security in Europe and Ukraine - Novus - Kunskap och undersökningar
Poll comparing Sweden/Ukraine, view of world leaders, Russia & Swedish view on European defense, Novus, Gallup Nordic, Ukranian Rating group
novus.se
March 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This important report documents, among many interesting survey findings, how closely aligned the views on the war are among the Swedish and Ukrainian peoples.
novus.se/egnaundersok...
novus.se/egnaundersok...
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Honored to be published in Kvartal ’s annual edition, a concentrate of the best from 2024. My article on security policy—Sweden’s key issue with the U.S.—draws from Heritage Foundation’s 900-page manifesto, now reflected in Trump 2.0. Support Kvartal: order the print via link in comments.
March 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Honored to be published in Kvartal ’s annual edition, a concentrate of the best from 2024. My article on security policy—Sweden’s key issue with the U.S.—draws from Heritage Foundation’s 900-page manifesto, now reflected in Trump 2.0. Support Kvartal: order the print via link in comments.
Idag har Dagens Nyheter en artikel om att Danmarks militära underrättelsetjänst varnar för att Ryssland kan komma att hota Sverige med kärnvapen. Jag och flera andra intervjuas. Jag tror vi måste vara mentalt förberedda på mer av denna typ av rysk hotretorik framöver.
www.dn.se/sverige/spio...
www.dn.se/sverige/spio...
Spionrapport varnar för ryska kärnvapenhot mot Sverige
Danmarks militära underrättelsetjänst varnar för att Ryssland kan komma att hota Sverige med kärnvapen.
www.dn.se
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Idag har Dagens Nyheter en artikel om att Danmarks militära underrättelsetjänst varnar för att Ryssland kan komma att hota Sverige med kärnvapen. Jag och flera andra intervjuas. Jag tror vi måste vara mentalt förberedda på mer av denna typ av rysk hotretorik framöver.
www.dn.se/sverige/spio...
www.dn.se/sverige/spio...
Idag medverkade jag i panelen "Krig, fred & jämställdhet" på Forum Jämställdhet, med Gabriela Elroy, Olov Kesselmark, Malin Nilsson och Per Nilsson – modererade av Charlotte Isaksson. Fint att se ett brett engagemang som bidrar till ett bättre samhälle och ett starkare försvar!
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Idag medverkade jag i panelen "Krig, fred & jämställdhet" på Forum Jämställdhet, med Gabriela Elroy, Olov Kesselmark, Malin Nilsson och Per Nilsson – modererade av Charlotte Isaksson. Fint att se ett brett engagemang som bidrar till ett bättre samhälle och ett starkare försvar!
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A new study finds that member state interests are critical when the International Criminal Court (ICC) selects which preliminary examinations it initiates. The article is by our Prof. Lisa Hultman and Herman Wieselgren, with Hasini Ransala Liyanage fron Oslo Uni. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A new study finds that member state interests are critical when the International Criminal Court (ICC) selects which preliminary examinations it initiates. The article is by our Prof. Lisa Hultman and Herman Wieselgren, with Hasini Ransala Liyanage fron Oslo Uni. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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In a new episode of our podcast Researching Peace, Johan Brosché helps us navigate the complexities and horrors of the civil war currently raging in Sudan. Johan works as associate professor at our department and is one of Sweden’s leading experts on Sudan.
🎧 Listen:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ntz4m...
🎧 Listen:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ntz4m...
January 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
In a new episode of our podcast Researching Peace, Johan Brosché helps us navigate the complexities and horrors of the civil war currently raging in Sudan. Johan works as associate professor at our department and is one of Sweden’s leading experts on Sudan.
🎧 Listen:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ntz4m...
🎧 Listen:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ntz4m...
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Check out the @economist.com 15min video on "How Nationals that Fail Women, Fail" where I am interviewed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=alXI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=alXI...
Why nations that fail women fail
YouTube video by The Economist
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January 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Check out the @economist.com 15min video on "How Nationals that Fail Women, Fail" where I am interviewed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=alXI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=alXI...
I en intervju med Svenska Yle @yle.naamio.social om kärnvapen tar jag upp risken att fler länder utvecklar #kärnvapen framöver. Jag anser att detta är ytterligare skäl till varför stödet till Ukraina är i vårt intresse. Utöver de starka moraliska skälen.
yle.fi/a/7-10070631
yle.fi/a/7-10070631
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I en intervju med Svenska Yle @yle.naamio.social om kärnvapen tar jag upp risken att fler länder utvecklar #kärnvapen framöver. Jag anser att detta är ytterligare skäl till varför stödet till Ukraina är i vårt intresse. Utöver de starka moraliska skälen.
yle.fi/a/7-10070631
yle.fi/a/7-10070631
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NATO announces "Baltic Sentry", a "multi-domain activity" (?) in response to cable damage (see below).
Also a joint statement by eight Baltic coastal states: "the involved nations are coordinating the employment of different options and assets."
www.presidentti.fi/joint-statem...
Also a joint statement by eight Baltic coastal states: "the involved nations are coordinating the employment of different options and assets."
www.presidentti.fi/joint-statem...
January 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
NATO announces "Baltic Sentry", a "multi-domain activity" (?) in response to cable damage (see below).
Also a joint statement by eight Baltic coastal states: "the involved nations are coordinating the employment of different options and assets."
www.presidentti.fi/joint-statem...
Also a joint statement by eight Baltic coastal states: "the involved nations are coordinating the employment of different options and assets."
www.presidentti.fi/joint-statem...
Här kommer en länk till panelen som jag deltog i på Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens i Sälen, med Anna Wieslander, Göran von Sydow, Inga Näslund, och moderator Karin Hübinette. För mig blev det ett tankeväckande och bra samtal om bl.a. Ukraina, NATO, fred, kärnvapen.
www.youtube.com/live/iNPS_-T...
www.youtube.com/live/iNPS_-T...
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January 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Här kommer en länk till panelen som jag deltog i på Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens i Sälen, med Anna Wieslander, Göran von Sydow, Inga Näslund, och moderator Karin Hübinette. För mig blev det ett tankeväckande och bra samtal om bl.a. Ukraina, NATO, fred, kärnvapen.
www.youtube.com/live/iNPS_-T...
www.youtube.com/live/iNPS_-T...
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Danish prime minister Mette Fredriksen has called an emergency meeting for party leaders tonight to discuss Trump's Greenland antics.
www.nrk.no/norge/trumps...
www.nrk.no/norge/trumps...
Trumps Grønland-utspel skapar uro i Danmark – Mette Frederiksen har kalla inn til krisemøte
Kaoset held fram etter Trumps Grønland-utspel. Torsdag skal Danmarks statsminister halde krisemøte for partileiarane.
www.nrk.no
January 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Danish prime minister Mette Fredriksen has called an emergency meeting for party leaders tonight to discuss Trump's Greenland antics.
www.nrk.no/norge/trumps...
www.nrk.no/norge/trumps...
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In the latest poll, Swedish support for the country’s NATO membership has remained very stable, now at 62%.
It was also constantly rising during the accession process although Sweden’s internal and external security situation deteriorated quite dramatically during the not so smooth process.
It was also constantly rising during the accession process although Sweden’s internal and external security situation deteriorated quite dramatically during the not so smooth process.
January 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
In the latest poll, Swedish support for the country’s NATO membership has remained very stable, now at 62%.
It was also constantly rising during the accession process although Sweden’s internal and external security situation deteriorated quite dramatically during the not so smooth process.
It was also constantly rising during the accession process although Sweden’s internal and external security situation deteriorated quite dramatically during the not so smooth process.
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📚 Are you building a dataset? Simplify the coding with your own data collection app! I've written a tutorial on how to build an app in #R #Shiny that allows you to input, save, and edit data in an interactive online environment.
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January 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📚 Are you building a dataset? Simplify the coding with your own data collection app! I've written a tutorial on how to build an app in #R #Shiny that allows you to input, save, and edit data in an interactive online environment.
➡️ www.sebastianvanbaalen.se/uploads/tuto...
PolSciData Conflictsky
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PolSciData Conflictsky
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Interesting to cover the two-day Nordic-Baltic-Polish high-level summit at Harpsund this week. Strong political signals sent to the Kremlin from the seven leaders on NATO's Northeastern Flank about increased support to Ukraine 🇺🇦, though the extent and timeline remain unclear. #NordicBalticSummit 1/6
December 1, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Interesting to cover the two-day Nordic-Baltic-Polish high-level summit at Harpsund this week. Strong political signals sent to the Kremlin from the seven leaders on NATO's Northeastern Flank about increased support to Ukraine 🇺🇦, though the extent and timeline remain unclear. #NordicBalticSummit 1/6