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Wieslander in Swedish media during Ankara Summit

Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, featured extensively in Swedish television and radio during the NATO Summit in Ankara on July 7 and July 8. Ahead of the Summit, Wieslander spoke to TV4 Nyhetsmorgon, where she emphasized the great importance of the meeting, marked by a “high level of nervousness due to the tense situation […]

Budginaite-Froehly published in the Martens Centre

By Atlantic Council

On July 6, nonresident senior fellow Justina Budginaite-Froehly published a report with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, "Europe’s Rearmament Dividend: Turning Defence into Industrial Renewal," outlining how Europe should expand and sustain increased defense industrial capacity.

“The Four Futures for Nato” by Anna Wieslander

In her new article in the Institute for Security and Development Policy, published on July 2, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, draws up four scenarios on the future of Nato. Wieslander writes that discussions about how to organize European security – in light of the Russian threat and doubts regarding the US commitment to […]

Northern Europe Office workshop report published: “A stronger Europe in NATO – the way forward”

On 21 April 2026, the Atlantic Council’s Northern Europe Office and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs jointly hosted a workshop at the Government Offices in Stockholm focusing on a stronger Europe in NATO and the way forward. The workshop was aimed at officials at the Government Offices, members of parliament and Swedish experts, while […]

Wieslander quoted in Politico

Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was featured in a Politico article on Thursday, May 28, commenting on the security situation and the recent Swedish military exercise on Gotland, the strategically located Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. Interviewed by Politico’s Victor Jack, Wieslander highlighted that Gotland has faced an increasing frequency of Russian hybrid […]

Wieslander in Swedish media during NATO Helsingborg meeting

On Friday, May 22, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was interviewed on SVT morgonstudion, the radio program Studio Ett, and the national news program Aktuellt following the conclusion of NATO’s Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Helsingborg. Appearing alongside former Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Aktuellt, Wieslander discussed the outcome of the […]

Wieslander in Swedish media ahead of NATO meeting in Helsingborg

On Thursday, May 21, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, featured extensively in Swedish TV and radio to comment on the upcoming NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Helsingborg. Appearing on P1 morgon, Tv4 Nyhetsmorgon, P4 extra and Radio Sweden Wieslander’s main message was that the meeting comes at a time when the alliance is under […]

Budginaite-Froehly published in The National Interest

By Atlantic Council

On April 24, nonresident senior fellow Justina Budginaite-Froehly published a piece in the National Interest, "The US Arsenal Needs Allies, Not Customers in Europe," arguing for a more integrated US-European defense industrial base.

Wieslander on Swedish television

On Thursday, April 16, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was invited to TV4 Nyhetsdagen to comment on reports of a European NATO fallback plan in case the U.S. leaves the alliance. Wieslander emphasizes that discussions about a more European NATO have been ongoing since the Trump administration took office last year, but that recent […]

Wieslander on Swedish television

On Thursday, March 26, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, appeared on Swedish television on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon to talk about the Joint Expeditionary Force ahead of the summit in Helsinki the same day. Wieslander noted, among other things, that JEF is intended to intervene in “grey-zone situations”, when rapid action is required. It can operate […]