in recent years, the parliament has agreed on increased defence spending. Our environment is a cause for concern and an attack can not be ruled out. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and actions in Ukraine show on stormaktsambitioner that can threaten Sweden.
How realistic is the threat? Sweden have never been part of the former Soviet union. We have no Russian military base or a Russian-speaking minority to defend. Not, there is also a region which would support a Russian military intervention.
more money and pointing to the threat from the east, the government should keep a cool head. Today, we need money for other things that are more important to defend the country: education, health, social care, community policing, and fire services.
in Addition, is efforts to create confidence cheaper, diplomacy and ministerial meetings, the environment and kultursamarbeten.
