The organization is politically independent and engages in analysis and opinion formation within its four thematic areas: security policy, international legal order, free trade and European cooperation.
"[1] It also operates the online discussion forum and podcast Säkerhetsrådet (the Security Council) and the research institute Center for Influence and Disinformation Analysis (CIDA).
Stockholm Free World Forum was established by former member of the Swedish parliament Mats Johansson with funding from Stiftelsen Fritt Näringsliv.
Some of these are authored by external writers and researchers, including Karen-Anna Eggen,[3] Fredrik Erixon,[4] Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova,[5] Halil Karaveli[6] and Johan Norberg.
In 2024, these include: Since 2015, Stockholm Free World Forum has hosted Utrikesakademin (the Foreign Affairs Academy), a year-long advanced training program consisting of a series of lecture days and study visits.
The purpose of Utrikesakademin is to provide young emerging leaders, experts and decision-makers in the fields of foreign and security policy with qualified education and networking opportunities.
In 2020, Stockholm Free World Forum took over Svenska Dagbladet's defense and foreign policy web publication Säkerhetsrådet (the Security Council).
[13] Stockholm Free World Forum has been an active participant in the debate surrounding the security risks associated with the social media platform TikTok.
This statement attracted significant attention, and the leaders of the think tanks Arena Idé, Fores and Timbro jointly demanded in an op-ed in Aftonbladet that the Swedish government and Ministry for Foreign Affairs require an apology from the ambassador.