Säkerhetsrådet

Georgia’s democracy is under siege. Anna Rennéus Guthrie speaks with Eka Gigauri, Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia, about how the ruling Georgian Dream party is dismantling democratic institutions, silencing civil society, and edging the country toward autocracy.Most Georgians still want a European, democratic future — and tens of thousands are protesting to defend it. Their struggle against Russian influence is one Europe cannot afford to ignore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marek Kohv, head of the Security and Resilience Programme at the International Center for Defence and Security, outlines the scope of Russian hybrid operations targeting Estonia. Acts of sabotage, border violations, and other gray-zone activities may appear minor in isolation, but together they serve a larger purpose: to erode trust in the Estonian state’s ability to protect itself. Each response from Tallinn is closely monitored by Moscow, with every incident providing the Kremlin new lessons and insights for its next move.To purchase the book Russia's Hybrid War: The Northern Front, to which Marek Kohv is a contributing author visit our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Patrik Oksanen and Anna Rennéus Guthrie speak with Aleksander Olech, head of international cooperation at the Polish think-tank Defence24 and contributor to Frivärld’s new book Russia’s Hybrid War: The Northern Front. The book gathers case studies from countries around the Baltic Sea, and Olekh shares Poland’s perspective from the frontline.Moscow is not only pressuring Poland – it is laying siege through a full spectrum of hybrid threats: sabotage, disinformation, cyberattacks, weaponized migration, and most recently, drones. We discuss these threats and dilemmas, from how to respond to drone incursions to how history is being weaponized to sow division and undermine Polish support for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Från uppväxten i ett utsatt område till granskningar av den propalestinska rörelsen, beskriver den prisbelönta journalisten Inas Hamdan hur rörelsen förskjutits från solidaritet till terrorvurmande, hur Hamasnära aktörer styr narrativet och hur moderata röster tystas. Hon berättar också om hoten hon själv utsatts för, om den stora toleransen för antisemitism inom palestinarörelsen och om kopplingarna till konspirationsteorier och en bredare anti-västlig agenda – där många vägar tycks leda till Moskva. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Säkerhetsrådet, Anna Rennéus Guthrie is joined by Icelandic lawyer and politician Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, former Minister for Foreign Affairs and now the Council of Europe’s Special Envoy on the situation of children of Ukraine. The conversation centers on the tragedy of the abducted children and why their return from Russia must be a non-negotiable part of any peace effort – there can be no real peace until the children are brought home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.