[2/22/2010]
In a new Memo from FOI, senior researcher Alexander Atarodi describes the factors that have affected Syria’s relations with Iraq over the last thirty years. According to the Memo, historic ties and conflicts will have a continuing influence on relations b
[2/22/2010]
The challenges and opportunities brought about by the Lisbon Treaty are described in a newly published report “The Treaty of Lisbon and Civil Protection in the European Union” by Teresa Åhman, a researcher at FOI.
[12/23/2009]
FOI is studying the connection between climate change and security in a new project
[12/23/2009]
FOI scientists receive Award of Excellence for aeronautical research
[12/23/2009]
Our Director-General comments: We have struck a chord about the importance of research
[11/3/2009]
“Counterinsurgency” a possible route to success in Afghanistan
[11/2/2009]
FOI’s experts provide support for major decisions
[11/2/2009]
Reduce vulnerability – keep Sweden rolling
[10/28/2009]
New funding for research into protection against personally carried explosives
[10/27/2009]
The Swedish Armed Forces wanted help in making better use of their resources. So they approached FOI’s Defence Analysis Division.
[10/1/2009]
A gender perspective is required for all decision processes concerning climate efforts
[10/1/2009]
FOI's researchers are close to arriving at a solution to the problem of blinding laser attacks against airplanes upon take-off and landing.
[10/1/2009]
To a great extent, forest destruction is aggravating climate change. FOI belongs to a work group that is using satellites to survey the world's forests and monitor forest destruction.
[10/1/2009]
Mid-year report: FOI is doing really well!
[10/1/2009]
The peace process is dependent on USA's active involvement throughout the region.
[10/1/2009]
FOI submitted its response to a referral on the Support Inquiry Report, “A useful and accessible defence” to the Swedish Ministry of Defence.
[10/1/2009]
FOI’s handbook civil crisis management within the EU has now been released by Springer Publishing Company. Stefan Olsson has edited the book, which was written by a number of crisis management experts at FOI.
[10/1/2009]
Tourism is playing an increasingly important role. Climate changes can have both positive and negative consequences for companies in the Swedish tourism sector. This is shown in a FOI report by Karin Mossberg Sonnek and Lisa Hörnsten Friberg.
[10/1/2009]
Cooperation strengthens security
[10/1/2009]
On May 15, Sweden assumed chairmanship in the Group of Research Directors (GRD) within the six-nation collaboration FA-LOI. FOI’s acting Director-General, Jan-Olof Lind, chairs the group.
[9/30/2009]
Increased investments lead to increased needs for stability. This is why it is becoming more and more difficult for China to refrain from becoming engaged in many of the issues facing these countries.
[9/30/2009]
FOI leads European research
[9/16/2009]
FOI’s environmental project receives SEK 14 million
[9/16/2009]
“Rabbit fever” bacteria dangerous due to mutation
[9/16/2009]
UN Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security is an important tool for protecting women in conflict situations, and Sweden is advanced when it comes to the application of the resolution.
[9/16/2009]
Global economic crisis threatens national security
[9/16/2009]
As interest in the disputes over the Arctic increases it has become all the more important for Sweden to formulate a policy for a new and different Arctic, according to FOI researcher Niklas Granholm.
[9/16/2009]
Ongoing impact analysis
[9/4/2009]
Project Maaximus involves 57 participants from 18 countries and has a budget of 67 million euro. The size of this project makes wholly new demands on the scientists at FOI.
[9/4/2009]
"Is FOI really involved in all this?"
[9/4/2009]
Sweden, through FOI and the Swedish Armed Forces, is leading the way in finding new forms of international research collaboration capable of meeting the threat posed by climate change for personnel taking part in peace support operations.
[9/4/2009]
FOI performed best in a major international test in which 14 laboratories were able to test their ability to identify and quantify radionuclides. This is the second time this exercise has been carried out and the second time that FOI has performed best.
[9/4/2009]
FOI leads the field both in Sweden and Europe-wide where the development of methods of detecting explosives over long distances is concerned.
[6/9/2009]
[Press release] FOI comments on North Korea's second nuclear weapons test
[6/9/2009]
[Press release] Substantial decline in purchasing power of the Swedish Armed Forces
[5/26/2009]
The Russian neighbourhood feud
[5/18/2009]
New strategic outlook from the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)
[5/12/2009]
Pakistan – a vortex of new conflicts and historical antagonisms
[5/12/2009]
Getting to space on green fuels
[5/12/2009]
Zimbabwe - a critical crossroads
[4/21/2009]
Election in South Africa – but then what?
[4/21/2009]
Jan-Olof Lind is the new acting Director-General
[4/21/2009]
FOI helps countries at risk from natural disasters
[3/16/2009]
Recognition of a need for more sustainable solutions when operating in conflict and disaster areas
[3/5/2009]
Worsened security situation in Afghanistan - what happens with the Iran-Pakistan relation?
[3/5/2009]
FOI is arranging a Workshop, the 10th of March In Nairobi, Kenya, about Sustainable Environmental Approaches focusing on needs and possibilities in Conflict & Disaster areas.
[3/5/2009]
World-leading researchers' analyses of strategic naval issues have now been compiled in the following report, "Six Perspectives on Naval Strategy", published by FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency).
[1/21/2009]
Together with Umeå University, FOI's toxicology and nanotechnology research groups have received a grant of slightly more than SEK 3 million from Formas (the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning).
[11/21/2008]
Putting a stop to piracy requires broad and long-term action - including humanitarian and political measures as well as naval operations. This is the view expressed by FOI scientist Karl Sörenson in a report which is to be published next week.
[10/27/2008]
The world’s heightened consciousness of general developments in Africa has led to a strong demand for relevant knowledge and expertise. In order to meet this demand FOI has set up a research cluster for security-related studies focusing on Africa.
[9/30/2008]
Media reports have made incorrect claims that a study conducted by FOI (the Swedish Defence Research Agency) of the recent Russia-Georgia war includes comments on a number of issues relating to the war that are actually not to be found in the study.
[9/16/2008]
Fourteen FOI analysts describe in the report The Caucasian Test Case (Det kaukasiska lackmustestet) the consequences of the war between Russian and Georgia that took place on August 7-12.
[8/6/2008]
The wreck of the ferry which sank in the Philippines in June has been found to contain toxic pesticides. A UN/EU team was sent to the site in early July. The team included Dr Rune Berglind, a scientist from the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI.
[7/7/2008]
John Rydqvist and Kristina Zetterlund, together with several researchers at FOI, have analysed the probable consequences of an attack by the USA on Iran in a recently published report, “Consequences of Military Actions Against Iran”.
[7/4/2008]
The fast development of wireless systems increases the vulnerability of society. According to Peter Stenumgaard, this requires greater awareness and remedying actions in order to avoid getting stuck with technical solutions which can be easily knocked out
[7/4/2008]
In a new report by the Swedish Defence Research Agency, Elin Kågebro and Maria Vredin Johansson describe various economic tools that can be used as a basis for decisions regarding climate adaptation.
[6/5/2008]
Men’s total energy consumption is 20 percent higher than women’s. They also consume a substantially greater proportion of this energy on transport. This is shown in a new FOI report by Annika Carlsson-Kanyama and Riitta Räty.
[5/28/2008]
Sjöland & Thyselius are to take over FOI’s wind tunnel operations and look forward to international expansion and the development of energy-efficient aircraft engines.
[5/28/2008]
In a new report, Peter Nordlund, a scientist at FOI, and his colleagues examine various factors affecting defence costs and the economic imbalances that make it difficult to achieve an effective defence organisation.
[5/23/2008]
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to grant SEK 4 million to FOI as a contribution towards support for the UN. The money is to support a UN project for health and environmental assessments in the context of international peace support operations
[5/20/2008]
The sounds, lasting 3 min and 47 s, on the tape recording from Hårsfjärden on 12 October 1982 probably originated from the taxi boat Amalia. This has been shown by the technical analysis carried out by FOI at the request of the Swedish Armed Forces
[4/1/2008]
FOI is developing wireless communication suitable for use in industrial environments and other special situations subject to electromagnetic interference.
[3/25/2008]
Developments in the Arctic are analysed in a new report from FOI.
[3/13/2008]
That was roughly how FOI’s Jan Leijonhielm described what was awaiting Dimitry Medvedev, the new Russian president, at a seminar arranged jointly by the Institute for Security and Development Policy, FOI and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
[3/12/2008]
FOI is currently engaged in the analysis of tape recordings made during the submarine hunt in and outside Hårsfjärden bay in 1982.
[3/12/2008]
The Government has today approved the appointment of FOI’s Deputy Director-General, Jan-Olof Lind, as Chairman of the Research and Technology Directors Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA).
[3/3/2008]
An FOI report to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament discusses how the Nord Stream gas pipeline affects the security situation in the Baltic region and within the EU in general.
[2/26/2008]
On Thursday 21 February 2008 Swedish time, the United States shot down a top secret satellite. How was it done? FOI’s expert explains.
[1/10/2008]
[Press release] Climate change does not cause conflicts directly but can create international tensions. Measures to reduce climate change, and to adapt society to the changes involved, can also affect international security.