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News published on the website of the Swedish Defence University.
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Tense situation in the Arctic calls for broader military cooperation18 Apr 2021To prevent military incidents in the Arctic, the US and its partners should resume talks with Russia. That is one of the conclusions of a report from the U.S. N...
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Christina Zander is the new University Director13 Apr 2021The Swedish Defence University has recruited Christina Zander as the new University Director and Head of Administration at the university. Zander was most recen...
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Increased self-efficacy after parachute training26 Mar 2021Completing and passing military parachute training gives future officers greater confidence in their ability to lead in stressful conditions. This is shown by D...
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Why do megaprojects fail?25 Mar 2021Projects in the multi-billion class that involve a large number of actors at different levels are becoming increasingly common. In his dissertation Lars Löfgren...
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Narcissism theory contributes to the understanding of great powers25 Mar 2021Can great power politics be understood with the help of ideas taken from research on narcissism and narrative psychology? Linus Hagström is of this opinion, and...
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Resilience and disaster risk reduction – gaps between policy and practice11 Feb 2021In a new book - Resilience in the Pacific and the Caribbean: the Local Construction of Disaster Risk Reduction – Simon Hollis examines why international develop...
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Cyber Challenge 202128 Jan 2021Due to the current pandemic, this year's Cyber Challenge was conducted on January 28 remotely with a total of 15 participating teams representing several Swedis...
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New cooperation between Sweden and Finland to strengthen civilian emergency preparedness21 Jan 2021A new cooperation programme between Sweden and Finland will strengthen the countries’ crisis management capabilities and civil defence in tandem with their exis...
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Spotlight on soft power07 Dec 2020Stephanie Winkler’s PhD thesis explores how the concept of soft power has developed over time and shaped world politics. "I show that academic concepts not onl...
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Peter Haldén receives this year’s Hugo Raab Award03 Dec 2020Peter Haldén, Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in War Studies has been awarded the 2020 Hugo Raab Award, the Swedish Defence University´s award for scien...