{"id":57483,"date":"2017-12-27T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/27\/sweden-would-militarily-back-allies-but-expects-the-same-in-return-says-defense-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:18:17","slug":"sweden-would-militarily-back-allies-but-expects-the-same-in-return-says-defense-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2017\/12\/27\/sweden-would-militarily-back-allies-but-expects-the-same-in-return-says-defense-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden would militarily back allies, but expects the same in return, says defense report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HELSINKI \u2014 Nonaligned Sweden stands ready to provide military support to Nordic and European Union partner nations who may come under attack, according to a new strategic report focusing on so-called total defense and submitted by the Swedish Defence Commission to the Swedish government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Sweden would expect EU and Nordic partner nations to come to its assistance if the country\u2019s sovereignty is at risk. The report, titled \u201dResilience,\u201d underscores the need to build a strong defense capability based on increased spending on integrated national defense systems and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cost estimate for the Swedish Defence Commission\u2019s proposals to strengthen the country\u2019s defense amounts to $502 million per year over the 2021-2025 period. The commission serves as a policy development council, shaping defense and security-related legislative proposals to the Riksdag, Sweden\u2019s national parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\t