Omvärldsläget uppdateras kontinuerligt
I ambitionen att ligga på framkant avseende en bred uppföljning av säkerhetssituationen publiceras månatliga uppdateringar av omvärldsläget författade av ledamoten Michael Sahlin är fil dr och ambassadör samt tidigare generaldirektör för FBA och tidigare statssekreterare. Sahlin har en lång erfarenhet av internationell verksamhet, b a utrikes- och säkerhetspolitisk analys. Michael Sahlin inledde den 18 oktober 2020 med en analys med anledning av det då stundande presidentvalet i USA. Du kan kommentera och dela alla hemsidans artiklar vidare via LinkedIn »
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