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Sweden is a member state of the European Union that actively shapes its policy, as evidenced by its participation in the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy [1] and its efforts to influence the union's approach to strategic autonomy and defense {fact:4, fact:5, fact:13}.
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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu 11 facts
perspectiveSweden supports the European Union taking on operations in the space and cyber domains, and independently carrying out demanding missions such as post-conflict stabilisation, crisis management, first-entry missions, and higher-end operations.
perspectiveSweden fears that European Strategic Autonomy initiatives will duplicate the efforts of NATO, as Sweden maintains that territorial defence is not a task for the European Union.
perspectiveSweden argues that the European Union should take its relationship with the United States into account as it moves towards strategic autonomy.
claimSweden aims to protect the European Union’s intergovernmental decision-making system while simultaneously minimizing the costs associated with it.
perspectiveSweden advocates that European Union defence initiatives should be focused on Europe’s neighbourhood and, where possible, sub-Saharan Africa.
perspectiveSweden fears that the pursuit of European strategic autonomy could damage its bilateral relationship with the United States and threaten the European Union’s intergovernmental decision-making system.
claimSweden emphasizes operational autonomy in its conception of European Strategic Autonomy, stating that the European Union should act with partners whenever possible, but on its own if necessary.
perspectiveSweden maintains that collective defence is a task for the transatlantic alliance (NATO) rather than the European Union.
perspectiveSweden believes that cooperation with the United States is central to European security and that cooperation within the European Union should reinforce NATO.
perspectiveTo avoid duplicating NATO activities, Sweden argues that the European Union should not establish a European army or add additional layers of bureaucracy to its defence efforts.
perspectiveSweden believes that intelligence operations should primarily remain the responsibility of national governments, though the European Union could improve its intelligence capabilities to support demanding missions and address future crises.
Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org 2 facts
claimSeveral European countries have adopted formal Indo-Pacific strategies, including France (2018, updated 2020), Germany (2020), the Netherlands (2020), the European Union (2021), Czechia (2022), Lithuania (2023), and Sweden (2024).
claimThe United States is the largest non-EU trade partner for Sweden.
Carbon Pricing for Inclusive Prosperity: The Role of Public Support econfip.org 1 fact
measurementSweden has the highest carbon price in the world at US$127/tCO2, which applies to most sectors not already covered under the European Union emission trading system.
The Impact and Implications of the Ukraine Crisis - Interpret interpret.csis.org 1 fact
claimFollowing the Ukraine crisis, Finland and Sweden abandoned their long-standing non-alignment policies to seek NATO membership, and Ukraine and Moldova became European Union candidate countries.