Russia, China, and Iran are the primary external threats to Sweden, the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) stated in its annual report assessing the country’s security landscape.
SAPO noted a rising threat from a Russian state increasingly willing to take risks, particularly in support of its war in Ukraine. The report highlighted Russia’s use of destabilizing hybrid operations across Europe as a key concern for Swedish authorities.
“Iran has also long been labelled a serious threat, and authorities have noted how criminal networks in Sweden, which has spent the past decade dealing with a wave of gang-related crime, have been used by state actors to carry out violent acts,” the report stated.
Charlotte von Essen, head of SAPO, emphasized the impact of regional developments on Sweden’s security environment: “The U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, and the countermeasures carried out by Iran, have increased the threat against American, Israeli and Jewish targets in Sweden.”
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Bit of a blind spot for the second country that threatened your neighbor with invasion.
Bit of a smart move not to piss off the most irrational and unbound by international laws and conventions nation i’d say.