All published articles with the tag "Military aid".
Of: Mikael Eriksson
The fight against militant groups such as Daesh in Iraq is closely intertwined with the conditions of the individual citizens of the country. Despite this, coordination between Sweden's military and civilian support is poor. We must increase the dialogue and stop thinking about the downside in Swedish public administration, writes researcher Mikael Eriksson.
October 19, 2017, Debate
Of: Anders Oljelund
"Without security no development and without development no security" is stated in political speeches. But what does that mean in practice? Synergies between security efforts and aid efforts can be found, but it is very complicated and requires careful coordination. Anders Oljelund writes this on the occasion of the ongoing Afghanistan investigation.
June 9, 2016, Debate
Despite good intentions, the Western world has not achieved security and development in Afghanistan. One reason for this is that most of the financial support has gone to military operations. In addition, cooperation with the military has damaged the credibility of civilian aid actors, writes Anna-Karin Johansson, Secretary General of the Swedish Afghanistan Committee, in connection with the ongoing Afghanistan investigation.
June 2, 2016, Debate
Of: Anders Mellbourn
That climate change and IT vulnerability are real security threats to Sweden has long been taken for granted. But the concrete security and defense policy is in practice still purely military. That is the opinion of Anders Melbourn, journalist and political scientist.
January 30, 2014, Debate