The Swedish Counter-Intelligence Report on Hostile Russian Activities in the Region in a Comparative Context
The Swedish Counter-Intelligence Report on Hostile Russian Activities in the Region in a Comparative Context

Author(s): Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: cybersecurity; Russia; Sweden; mass media; North Europe; Security
Summary/Abstract: The Swedish counter-intelligence service’s latest annual assessments highlight the growing interest of Russian intelligence in Sweden’s national security issues. Soon after the publication of the unclassified version of the report, a series of cyberattacks on Swedish media took place. The increase in hostile Russian intelligence activities has been seen as connected to a public debate about the prospects for closer relations between Sweden and NATO. The U.S. perception of the Russian threats presented by Sweden’s counter-intelligence services does not deviate from public assessments by other Scandinavian countries’ assessments. This might suggest that the increased Russian activities are part of some broader strategy concerning Northern Europe.

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