How should businesses respond when cyberattacks, disinformation, and AI-generated fraud increasingly overlap? That was the central question when the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication (CSSC) and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) hosted an open lecture with cybersecurity expert Mary Prokhorova at the Stockholm School of Economics on May 25.

On May 11, 2026, the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) hosted its first Management and Control Research Day at the Stockholm School of Economics, bringing together faculty, affiliated researchers, and researchers and practitioners from partner organizations to present and discuss projects within CfSR’s research portfolio on management and control.

On May 5, the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the Stockholm School of Economics hosted a breakfast seminar with Leandro S. Pongeluppe from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The seminar explored how terrorism reshapes the geography of multinational corporations and what this means for resilience, investment, and global business operations.

The Stockholm School of Economics and Nynäshamn Municipality are exploring deeper collaboration to strengthen municipal total defense capabilities in Sweden. The initiative brings together academia and local government to support more resilient communities that can manage crises and wartime conditions.

A new Master program will strengthen Sweden’s voice and the Nordic perspective in Europe. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is taking a historic step, launching its first Master program in Public Policy. The MPP, starting in 2027, will prepare the next generation of decision-makers to address complex societal challenges in Sweden and internationally.

At the Sweden Security & Competitiveness Summit 2026, hosted by the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE together with McKinsey, leaders from business, government, and the military gathered to discuss how innovation, education, and industrial capacity are becoming central to Sweden's deterrence strategy in a changing geopolitical landscape.

Sports can create opportunities for connection, but integration depends on what happens beyond participation – through everyday interactions and shared responsibility.

How can municipalities and local actors work together more effectively to support digital integration? A new Nordic pilot project aims to develop a research-based model for multi-stakeholder collaboration.

On April 17, the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) hosted a seminar on civil society resilience during war. We welcomed Noomi Weinryb and Zhanna Kravchenko from Södertörn University, who presented insights from their newly published book on the topic.

On April 13, SustainGov and the Center for Resilient Health at the Stockholm School of Economics hosted a roundtable discussion on prevention and investment logic. The seminar brought together 35 participants from government, regions, municipalities, academia, civil society, innovation, and industry.