Publications Asia and the Middle East

2021

• Björn Ottosson, Oscar Almén, Albin Aronsson, Carina Gunnarson, Niklas Granholm, Eva Hagström Frisell, Samuel Neuman Bergenwall, Christopher Weidacher Hsiung, John Rydqvist. Aukus - politiska reaktioner och strategiska implikationer. FOI Memo 7620
• Samuel Neuman Bergenwall, Jonas Kjellén, John Rydqvist, Per Olsson, Johan Englund.Sjömakt i Indopacifiska regionen - kampen om den framtida världsordningen.FOI-R--5194--SE
• Christopher Weidacher Hsiung. China’s Evolving Security Alignment with Russia – Content, Motivations and Future Prospects. FOI Memo 7540 
• Aron Lund. An Unconventional Canal: Will Turkey Rewrite the Rules for Black Sea Access? FOI Memo 7528
• Oscar Almén, Johan Englund, Björn Ottosson. Great Power Perceptions – How China and the U.S view each other on political, economic and security issues. FOI-R--5040--SE 
• Pär Nyrén. Taiwans roll i Kinas militärstrategi. FOI Memo 7454 

In English:

• Erika Holmquist, Johan Englund. China and Iran - an unequal friendship. FOI-R--4976--SE External link, opens in new window. 
• Oscar Almén.The Chinese Communist Party and the Diaspora– Beijing’s extraterritorial authoritarian rule. FOI-R--4933--SE
  Oscar Almén. The Chinese Communist Party and the diaspora: Beijing´s extraterritorial authoritarian rule. FOI Memo 7052
• Bitte Hammargren. Iraq moving closer into Iran´s orbit. FOI Memo 7024

In Swedish:

• Aron Lund. Hela havet stormar: Gränstvister, nationalism och energipolitik i östra Medelhavet. FOI Memo 7438.
• Tobias Junerfält. Japan och Sydkorea - en grannfejd med oviss framtid. FOI Memo 7223

• Erika Holmquist. Iran och USA på kollisionskurs - Anförande vid Folk och Försvars rikskonferens 2020. FOI Memo 7058
• Samuel Bergenwall, Erika Holmquist. Eskalering kring Persiska viken - orsaker och konsekvenser. FOI Memo 7002
  
  

In English:

• Michael Jonsson. A Compromise Between Adversaries? Prospects for a Peaceful Resolution of Control over North-Eastern Syria, FOI Memo 6683
• Bitte Hammargren. Turkey’s tightrope act: Staying in Nato while warming towards Russia. FOI Memo 6676.
• Jakob Hedenskog, Erika Holmquist, Johan Norberg. Security in Central Asia: Russian policy and military posture. FOI-R--4756--SE Opens in new window.

In Swedish:

• Carl Lentz. Taiwan går till val: nationell identitet, geopolitik och informationspåverkan, FOI Memo 6965
• Johan Englund, Jerker Hellström, Oscar Almén. Kinesiska bolagsförvärv i Sverige: en kartläggning, FOI Memo 6903 External link. 
• Henrik Chetan Aspengren och Samuel Bergenwall (red). Indien - en framväxande stormakt, FOI-R--4806 External link.
• Per Olsson. Kinas militära modernisering - utvecklingen av PLA:s militära materiel, FOI Memo 6776 External link.
• Jerker Hellström. Kinas politiska prioriteringar: Militär-civil fusion och konsekvenser för Sverige.
  Anförande vid Folk och Försvars rikskonferens 2019, FOI MEMO 6649
• Johan Englund. Kinas industriella cyberspionage. FOI Memo 6698

In English:

• Aron Lund. Syria´s Civil War: Government Victory or Frozen Conflict? FOI-R-4640-SE
• Bitte Hammargren. Cracks in the Saudi system, FOI Memo 6528

In Swedish:

• Samuel Bergenwall. Det glömda kriget i Jemen, FOI-R--4602--SE
• Erika Holmquist. Iran under press: folklig frustration och frågan om kärnavtalets framtid, FOI Memo 6405
• Jerker Hellström. Asien - ett nytt maktcentrum. Anförande vid Rikskonferensen 2018, FOI Memo 6327

In Swedish:

• Michael Sahlin. Kurderna efter IS: tillbaka till ruta ett? FOI Memo 6288
• Samuel Bergenwall. Säkerhetspolitisk turbulens i Saudiarabien, FOI Memo 6249 
• Mikael Eriksson. Sveriges militära stöd till Irak, FOI Memo 6149 
• Mikael Eriksson. Irak i säkerhetspolitisk korseld, FOI Memo 6135 
• Samuel Bergenwall. Det glömda kriget i Jemen, FOI Memo 6132

In English

• Jerker Hellström (with Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson). "Quintet Out of Tune? China’s Bilateral Relations with the Nordic States" External link, opens in new window. in Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson, Wrenn Yennie Lindgren, Marc Lanteigne (eds.) China and Nordic Diplomacy.
• John Rydqvist. "Japan‐China Relations and the Risks of War" External link, opens in new window. in Yasuhiro Takeda and John Rydqvist (eds.) The Future of East Asian Security, Center for Global Security, National Defense Academy of Japan.
• Jerker Hellström. "China vs. Taiwan: Growing Uncertainties" External link, opens in new window. in Yasuhiro Takeda and John Rydqvist (eds.) The Future of East Asian Security, Center for Global Security, National Defense Academy of Japan.

In Swedish:

• Samuel Bergenwall. Saudiarabiens offensiva strategi i maktkampen med Iran, FOI Memo 5703 Pdf, 136.1 kB, opens in new window.
• Adriana Lins de Albuquerque. Kampen mot Daesh i Syrien: Centrala utmaningar för den USA-ledda OIR-koalitionen, FOI Memo 5783

In English

• Jerker Hellström. China’s Acquisitions in Europe: European Perceptions of Chinese Investments and their Strategic Implications, FOI-R--4384--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall, Kaan Korkmaz & John Rydqvist. Japan's Defence and Security Policy - a Primer, FOI-R--4249--SE
• Niklas Granholm, Märta Carlsson & Kaan Korkmaz. The Big Three in the Arctic - China's, Russia's and the United States strategies for the new Arctic, FOI-R--4296--SE
• Mike Winnerstig. Australian Security and Defence Policy- Geopolitics and Jobs. FOI Memo 5704 Pdf, 141.6 kB, opens in new window.
• Jerker Hellström. Sounding boards and door-openers– China's political priorities in the Nordic countries, FOI Memo 5701 Pdf, 138 kB, opens in new window.
• John Rydqvist, Erika Holmquist (eds.) The Future of Regional Security in the Middle East: Expert Perspectives on Coming Developments, FOI-R--4251--SE
• Jessica P. Ashooh. The Goldilocks Decade? US Foreign Policy in the Middle East toward the 2020s, FOI Memo 5639 Pdf, 137.2 kB, opens in new window.
• John Rydqvist & Erika Holmquist. The Future of Regional Security in the Middle East: Scenario Outlook, FOI-R--4267--SE
• Adriana Lins de Albuquerque. Brinkmanship in the South China Sea: Increasing the Odds of an Unintentional US-China Military Clash, FOI Memo 5725 Pdf, 109.6 kB, opens in new window.
• Michael Jonsson. Vulnerabilities to the Resilience of Daesh in Syria and Iraq. From "Remaining and Expanding" to Retreating and Declining, FOI Memo 5792
• Erika Holmquist. What's in a Name? Jabhat al-Nusra´s reasons for ´disassociating´ from Al-Qaeda, FOI Memo 5802
• Erika Holmquist. Iran after The Nuclear Deal - A Struggle between Change and Status Quo, FOI-R--4369--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall. The Assertive Kingdom – Saudi Arabia’s Threat Perception, Capabilities and Strategies, FOI-R--4390--SE
• Michael Jonsson. Biding Its Time: The Strategic Resilience of Ahrar al-Sham, FOI Memo 5957

In Swedish:

• John Rydqvist. Utvecklingen i Mellanöstern och kris i Sverige – det längre perspektivet, FOI Memo 5582 Pdf, 55.5 kB, opens in new window.
• Robert Dalsjö, Kaan Korkmaz, Gudrun Persson. Örnen, Björnen och Draken: Militärt tänkande i tre stormakter, FOI-R--4103--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall. Indiens växande ekonomiska och strategiska betydelse, FOI Memo 5339
• Mikael Eriksson. Kriget i Syrien- hur många år till? FOI Memo 5284 Pdf, 97.2 kB, opens in new window. Samuel
• Bergenwall. Obama i New Delhi- ett nytt kapitel i den indo-amerikanska relationen, FOI Memo 5264 
• Samuel Bergenwall. Putin till New Delhi- friktioner i den rysk-indiska relationen, FOI Memo 5182
• Samuel Bergenwall, Mikael Eriksson. Mellanöstern- och Nordafrika i ett 5-10- årsperspektiv, FOI-R--4008--SE

In English:

• Michael Jonsson. Funding the Islamic State: Sources of Revenue, Financing Requirements and Long-Term Vulnerabilities to Counter-Measures, FOI Memo 5525 Pdf, 70.9 kB, opens in new window.
• Märta Carlsson, Susanne Oxenstierna and Mikael Weissmann. China and Russia – A Study on Cooperation, Competition and Distrust, FOI-R--4087--SE
• Kaan Korkmaz & John Rydqvist. Turkish getup? – Ankara's Syria policy dilemma, FOI Memo 5286 Pdf, 710.2 kB, opens in new window.
• Erika Holmquist. ISIS and Hezbollah. Conduits of instability, FOI-R--4058--SE
• Tim Foxley. Changing the message: improving the prospects for conflict resolution in Afghanistan, FOI-R--4050--SE

In Swedish:

• John Rydqvist, Erika Holmquist, Karlis Neretnieks, Bengt-Göran Bergstrand. Västra Stilla havet- Säkerhetspolitiska trender på tio års sikt, FOI-R--3907--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall. Om hindunationalistiska BJP vinner valet i Indien: strategisk omorientering eller ”business as usual”? FOI-R--3878--SE 
• Kaan Korkmaz. Försvarspolitik och försvarsmodernisering i Turkiet. FOI Memo 4993
• Mats Holmer. Jihadister på frammarsch i Irak- Några säkerhetspolitiska konsekvenser. FOI Memo 4954
• Niklas Granholm och Mike Winnerstig. Australien- En säkerhetspolitisk översikt. Kaan Korkmaz (red.) FOI Memo 4853

In English:

• Dhruva Jaishankar, John Rydqvist, Andrew Small, Daniel Twining. A Transatlantic Pakistan Policy Pdf, 1.7 MB, opens in new window..
• Mikael Jonsson ”Following the Money: Financing the Territorial Expansion of Islamist Insurgents in Syria”, FOI MEMO 4947
• Niklas Granholm, Gudrun Persson, Johannes Malminen (eds). A Rude Awakening. Ramifications of Russian Aggression Towards Ukraine, FOI-R--3892--SE
• Jerker Hellström. China’s Political Priorities in the Nordic Countries, FOI-R--3879--SE
• Johan Norberg, Erika Holmquist (eds) ISAF’s withdrawal from Afghanistan - Central Asian perspectives on regional security, FOI-R--3880--SE

In Swedish:

• Malek Khan, Martin Lundmark och Jerker Hellström. Sällsynta jordartsmetaller och Europas beroende av Kina, i "Strategisk utblick 2013" Magdalena Tham Lindell, Jerker Hellström m fl (red.), s. 91-96 , FOI-R--3675--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall. Drönarkriget i Pakistan: Säkerhetspolitiska konsekvenser, FOI-R--3643--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall och John Rydqvist. Klockan klämtar för Mellanöstern: Kommer Israels nya regering ställa frågorna om Palestina och Iran på sin spets? FOI MEMO 4400 Pdf, 159.8 kB, opens in new window.

In English:

• Ulrik Franke, Mikael Eriksson, Jerker Hellström, Steven Savage. Security Studies in the information age - a review of methods, FOI-R--3737--SE
• Erika Holmquist. The sun is setting on President Ahmadinejad, FOI MEMO 4392 Pdf, 82.7 kB, opens in new window.

In Swedish:

• Malek Khan, Martin Lundmark och Jerker Hellström. Sällsynta jordartsmetaller – betydelse för det försvars- och säkerhetspolitiska området, FOI-R--3604--SE
• Jerker Hellström. Kinas mikrobloggar och kommunistpartiets strävan efter stabilitet: 2. Statliga aktörer och internetföretag Pdf, 84 kB, opens in new window..
• Jerker Hellström. Kinas mikrobloggar och kommunistpartiets strävan efter stabilitet: 1. Användare, samtalsämnen och censur Pdf, 106.3 kB, opens in new window..
• Emma Skeppström, Stefan Olsson och Åke Wiss. Strategisk utblick 2012, FOI-R--3437--SE
• Samuel Bergenwall och Louise Simonsson. Pakistans stabilitet- har översvämningskatastrofer säkerhetspolitiska konsekvenser? FOI-R--3460--SE 
• Jakob Hedenskog. Reserapport – Intervjuresa till Moskva och Centralasien om perspektiv på Centralasien efter 2014. FOI MEMO 3973

In English:

• Elin Norrman. A short background on the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and its Process of Change: 1945-2012
• Kaan Korkmaz och John Rydqvist. The Republic of Korea: A Defence and Security Primer, FOI-R--3427--SE
• Stefan Olsson, Erika Holmquist, Samuel Bergenwall och Helene Lackenbauer. Afghanistan after 2014. Five scenarios, FOI-R--3424--SE
• Ivan Safranchuk. China's stakes in Central Asia. FOI MEMO 4056

In Swedish:

• Stefan Olsson. Stabilitet i Afghanistan: En kritisk granskning av ISAF:s strategi för counterinsurgency, COIN, FOI-R--3212--SE
• Jerker Hellström, Mikael Eriksson, Niklas Granholm (red.) Strategisk utblick 2011, FOI-R--3208--SE
• Ann Wilkens. Talibanrörelsens uppkomst och drivkrafter. En bakgrund inför Bonn II konferensen om Afghanistan i december 2011, FOI-R--3243--SE

In English:

• Jerker Hellström och Kaan Korkmaz. Managing Mutual Mistrust: Understanding Chinese Perspectives on Sino- Indian Relations, FOI-R--3271--SE
• Rouzbeh Parsi, John Rydqvist. Iran and the West: Regional Interests and Global Controversies, FOI-R--3168--SE
• Mikael Eriksson. Long-term implications of the Libya no-fly zone.
• Ann Wilkens. Suicide Bombers and Society: A Study on Suicide Bombers in Afghanistan and Pakistan, FOI-R--3058--SE
• Alexander Atarodi. Insurgency in Balochistan. And why it is of strategic importance, FOI-R--3110--SE
• Alexander Atarodi, Mikael Eriksson. The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Saudi Arabian outlook on Security dynamics in the Gulf region, FOI MEMO 3470

In Swedish:

• Jerker Hellström, John Rydqvist. Egotripp med kinesiska förtecken: Kinas maktambitioner och regional säkerhet. Reserapport från Taiwan och Kina, FOI MEMO 3185
• Madelene Lindström (red.) Niklas Granholm (red.). Strategisk utblick 2010: Säkerhetspolitisk nattorientering? FOI-R--2975--SE 
• Fredrik Lindvall, John Rydqvist,Fredrik Westerlund, Mike Winnerstig. Små steg mot en ny värld - Perspektiv på NPR och START, FOI MEMO 3166

In English:

• Alexander Atarodi, Eva Dalberg, Jerker Hellström, Lars Höstbeck, John Rydqvist. India: A Defence and Security Primer, FOI-R--2983--SE
• Sam Gardiner. The Israeli Threat, An Analysis of the Consequences
  of an Israeli Strike on Iranian Nuclear Facilities, FOI-S--3387--SE
• Magnus Norell (red.). Militancy in Pakistan's federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Afghanistan, FOI-R--2727--SE
• Alexander Atarodi. Yemen in Crisis - Consequences for the Horn of Africa, FOI-R--2968--SE
• Magnus Norell. COIN in Afghanistan - Winning the Battles, Losing the War? FOI MEMO 3123 Pdf, 1.2 MB, opens in new window.
• Jerker Hellström. The EU Arms Embargo on China: a Swedish Perspective. The EU Arms Embargo on China: a Swedish Perspective, FOI-R--2946--SE

In Swedish:

• Stefan Olsson. Kampen om "hearts and minds" i Afghanistan, FOI-R--2803--SE
• Jerker Hellström. Kinas utrikes-, säkerhets- och försvarspolitik i ett 10-20-årsperspektiv, FOI-R--2844--SE
• Jerker Hellström. EU:s vapenembargo mot Kina ur ett svenskt perspektiv, FOI-R--2852--SE
• Alexander Atarodi och Jerker Hellström. Säkerhetspolitiska aspekter på ökat externt beroende av olja och gas: EU och Kina som exempel, FOI-R--2837--SE 
• Niklas Granholm (red.), Johannes Malminen (red.), John Rydqvist (red.). Strategisk utblick 2009. Säkerhetspolitisk forsränning? FOI-R--2745--SE 
• Alexander Atarodi. Turkiets och Irans utrikespolitik gentemot Irak, FOI-R--2723--SE

In English:

• Jerker Hellström. Blue Berets Under the Red Flag - China in the UN Peacekeeping System, FOI-R--2772--SE
• Jerker Hellström. China's Emerging Role in Africa - a Strategic Overview Pdf, 1.6 MB, opens in new window..
• Kristina Zetterlund (red.). Pakistan – Consequences of Deteriorating Security in Afghanistan, FOI-R--2683--SE

In Swedish:

2008

• Alexander Atarodi. Nationalism och Irans kärnkraftsprogram, FOI MEMO 2511
• Magnus Norell, Nima Damidez. En ny början? Libanon efter presidentvalet, FOI Memo 2435

2007

• Robert Larsson, Hans von Knorring. Energisituationen i USA och amerikansk energipolitik, FOI-R--2308--SE

In English:

2008

• John Rydqvist, Kristina Zetterlund m.fl. Concequenses of Military Actions Towards Iran, Final Report, FOI-R--2511--SE
• Ingolf Kiesow, John Rydqvist. Japan as a Power: Discarding a Legacy.

2007

• Ingmar Oldberg. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Powerhouse or Paper Tiger, FOI-R--2301--SE
• John Rydqvist m.fl. Concequenses of Military Actions Towards Iran, A Preliminary Assessment.

In Swedish:

2006-2004

• Kiesow Ingolf. Kina i ett tjugoårsperspektiv., FOI-R--1927--SE
  
• Kristina Sandklef och Ingolf Kiesow. Kina inför framtiden; Några viktiga trender i Mittens Rike.
• B. Ljung (Ed.). Irakkriget 2003. En preliminär analys, FOI-R--0852--SE
  

2003-2001

• Arbman, Danielson, Dörfer, Rydqvist, Unge, Wigg. Kärnvapenmakten Kina: Globala och regionala aspekter, FOI-R--0976--SE
  
• Ingolf Kiesow. Kinas Nya Stora Språng: WTO, FOI-R--0022--SE

In English:

2005-2004

• Emma Sandström. Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia – a Security Assessment, FOI-R--1351--SE 
• Ingolf Kiesow. Perspectives on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, FOI-R--1209--SE 
• Ingolf Kiesow. China’s quest for energy; impact on foreign and security policy, FOI-R--1371--SE 
• Kristina Sandklef. Energy in China: Coping with increasing demand, FOI-R--1435--SE 
• Ingolf Kiesow The Role of Oil and Consequences in Asia of the American-Iraqi War.

2003-2001

• Ingolf Kiesow. Energy in Asia, FOI-R--0793--SE
• Emma Sandström. Afghanistan and Central Asia after September 11 - The Security-Political Development, FOI-R--0821--SE
  
• Ingolf Kiesow. From Taiwan to Taliban; Two Danger Zones in Asia, FOI-R--0393--SE
• Ingolf Kiesow. Ballistic Missile Defence in Asia, FOI-R--0095--SE