Virtual Event | The Ambassadors Series: A Conversation with Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter

June 2022

Past Event

Virtual Event | The Ambassadors Series: A Conversation with Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter

Past Event

Online Only

June 15, 2022

Finnish and Swedish ambassadors to NATO simultaneously handed in their official letters of application to join NATO on May 18, 2022. (Photo credit NATO)

June 2022

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter

Ambassador of Sweden to the United States

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deeply shaken the European security system, prompting, among many other changes, Sweden to pursue membership in NATO. How exactly has Moscow’s aggression changed Stockholm’s military priorities, and what does the future of Northern European security hold? Join Hudson Institute for a conversation on these questions and more between Ambassador of Sweden to the United States Karin Olofsdotter and Senior Fellow Michael Doran.

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