Sweden’s Totalförsvaret in the Twenty-First Century: Civil-Military Resilience Through Universal Civic Engagement

ABSTRACT Sweden’s layered Totalförsvaret paradigm integrates civil and military readiness within a single encompassing framework, blending institutional resilience with societal mobilization. A 2018 iteration of the preparedness pamphlet titled “In case of crisis or war”—dispatched to approximately 4.7 million households—provided guidance tailored to modern threats including cyberattacks, terrorism, and disinformation, reviving a tradition dating to … Leggi tutto Sweden’s Totalförsvaret in the Twenty-First Century: Civil-Military Resilience Through Universal Civic Engagement