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.

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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. 

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As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, serious questions arise: How robust is Europe’s support, and what implications does the new U.S. administration have for Ukraine’s future? In this episode, Anna Rennéus Guthrie sits down with Ukrainian journalist and author Nataliya Gumenyuk to discuss strategic communication, internal polarization, and growing transatlantic divides. Together, they examine what a just peace might look like — and whether a flawed agreement could be more damaging than no agreement at all. How should Europe act — and what does Ukraine’s ongoing struggle demand from the West?

Nataliya Gumenyuk is an award-winning Ukrainian journalist and author, specializing in international affairs and conflict reporting. She is the founder and CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab and co-founder of the independent media outlet Hromadske. Having reported from over 50 countries, Gumenyuk is also a leading voice in documenting war crimes through The Reckoning Project.

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Angela Gui is an activist and historian who is embarking on a research career focusing on the history of public health and nationalism in China. Angela is the daughter of Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen who since 2015 is unrightfully imprisoned in China. She discusses the relationship between China and Sweden as well as the western world at large. What has happened to her father and what she thinks of the way the case has been handled by the authorities. Angela provides a chilling account of what it is like to be at the receiving end of Chinese threats and influence operations.

The discussion is led by Anna Rennéus Guthrie, director of the Stockholm Free World Forum and Patrik Oksanen, resident senior fellow.

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Anna Rennéus Guthrie, chef för Frivärld, är nyligen hemkommen från en resa till Taiwan. I ett samtal med Patrik Oksanen, senior fellow, delar hon med sig av sina intryck av Taiwan som ett utvecklat och demokratiskt samhälle. Men ett samhälle under hårt tryck av kinesiska militärövningar och hotet från fastlandet.

Spelades in den 28 oktober 2024

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I detta avsnitt om det akuta läget i världen, hybridkrigföring och ryska påverkansstrategier deltar:

Gunnar Hökmark, ordförande Frivärld och f.d. europaparlamentariker.

Oscar Jonsson, doktor i krigsvetenskap och aktuell med boken Försvaret av Sverige.

Karen-Anna Eggen doktorand vid Institutt for forsvarsstudier, Försvarshögskolan i Norge.

Patrik Oksanen, senior fellow Frivärld.

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Kina har de senaste åren trappat upp sina militärövningar i Taiwans närhet. Detta samtidigt som Xi Jinping lovar att ”återförena” Taiwan med det kinesiska fastlandet, med våld om så krävs. Ett kinesiskt angrepp på Taiwan kommer att medföra svåröverskådliga, farliga och omfattande konsekvenser av global karaktär, alldeles oavsett utfallet av själva angreppet och hur omfattande den militära konflikten blir. Detta avsnitt handlar om Taiwan och önationens relation till Kina, de många sätt som vi i väst är beroende av Taiwan och hur vi bäst stöttar Taiwan framåt.

Gäst är Lars Ströman som är politisk redaktör på Nerikes Allehanda. En flitig Taiwanresenär som skrivit mycket och länge om Taiwan i svensk press.

Avsnittet programleds av Anna Rennéus Guthrie, chef för Frivärld, och Patrik Oksanen, senior fellow.

Redigering: Dino Ekdal

Research: Astrid Nord

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