Swedish Institute for International Affairs


The Swedish Institute of International Affairs is an independent non-profit organization based in Stockholm, Sweden whose mission is to promote interest in and increase knowledge of international relations and security policy issues. This is done through academic research as well as information activities directed at a broad audience. The institute is an independent organization whose parent body is the Swedish Society for International Affairs.
Founded in 1938, the institute today has five research programmes:
The information activities include seminars, expert commentary in the media, and printed as well as digital publications. The magazines Världspolitikens Dagsfrågor and Utrikesmagasinet are produced by an independent editorial board which also is behind Landguiden, a country database.
Since 2005, the institute shares a building with the Swedish Defence University by the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology.