Swedish National Defence College

About: Swedish National Defence College is a education organization based out in Stockholm, Sweden. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Crisis management & European union. The organization has 218 authors who have published 569 publications receiving 8074 citations.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: The Day Russia Became a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Abstract: The downing of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 on July 17th sent shockwaves around the world. The airliner was on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over Eastern Ukraine by an surface to air missile, killing all people on board, 283 passengers including 80 children, and 15 crew members. The victims were the nationals of at least 10 different states, with the Netherlands losing 192 of its citizens. This disaster brought the horrors of the Ukrainian war home to us in Western Europe, a hybrid war which started in March 2014 when Putin firstly annexed the Crimea illegally and then set his eyes on Eastern Ukraine (Sascha-Dominik Bachmann, Crimea and Ukraine 2014: a brief reflection on Russia's 'protective interventionism' before the backdrop of NATO's new security concept of Hybrid Threats, JURIST -- Forum, May 18, 2014). This short article highlights some possible responses to the crime with a particular focus on a potential terrorism argument.

Everyday Perspectives on Security and Insecurity in Japan: A Survey of Three Women’s Organizations

Abstract: The existing research on Japanese security focuses mainly on the nation state and conceives of male elites as the key bearers of relevant knowledge about the phenomenon. This article problematizes these biases by zeroing in on women’s everyday-oriented perspectives, which fall outside the scope of security politics as traditionally conceived. More specifically, it analyzes the rich material provided by a survey of the members of three major Japanese women’s organizations, using a mixed-method approach premised on statistical methods and qualitative content analysis. The results show that the Japanese women in our sample accommodate and reproduce content from dominant elite views about security and insecurity. However, they also challenge and at times ignore these perspectives by identifying a host of other insecurities as more pressing in their daily lives, notably those related to environmental degradation and Japan’s political development.

An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Big-Five Personality Dimensions and Political Skills with Military Staff Members’ Perceived Performance

Abstract: The purpose was to explore the relationship and mediation effects between the Big Five personality dimensions, and political skill with military staff members’ perceived performance. The sample included 185 Armed Forces International staff members from several military education facilities. The results indicated that the PSI and several personality dimensions were positively correlated with individuals’ perceived performance. In addition, the personality dimension Conscientiousness acted as a statistically significant mediator between an individual’s use of political skills and their perceived performance. Practical considerations and future research directions are suggested. This article has been retracted. A retraction article relating to this can be found here: http://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.94

Managerialism and the Military: Consequences for the Swedish Armed Forces:

Abstract: This article analyzes civil–military relations and the issue of civilian control through the lens of new managerialism. It illustrates that the means and mechanisms applied by governments to govern...

Becoming a Traitor

Abstract: In this autobiographical essay, I narrate my experience of being positioned in public as naive in my profession and a traitor to my country after publishing an op-ed in Sweden’s largest daily newsp...