Foreign policy, security policy, crisis preparedness and the Arctic

The plan wants to see close Nordic cooperation and build better, defensive alliances as a counterweight to NATO, which speaks for an independent Nordic commission with parliamentary anchoring rather than everything happening within existing alliance frameworks. The plan also wants to take Sweden out of fossil dependence and requires deliberate work for rich ecosystems, which supports a marine protected area with a ban on oil and gas extraction in the Arctic. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• defensive alliances instead of NATOdecisive»motvikt till det, som istället bygger upp bättre, defensiva samarbeten,« (party programme ↗)“counterweight to that, which instead builds better, defensive alliances,”
• close Nordic cooperation»Vi vill se ett tätt samarbete mellan de nordiska länderna och ett gott« (party programme ↗)“We want to see close cooperation between the Nordic countries and a good”
• out of fossil dependence»Vi vill sätta fasta ramar för att ta Sverige ur fossilberoendet, med en« (party programme ↗)“We want to set fixed frameworks to take Sweden out of fossil dependence, with a”
• protection of sensitive ecosystems»Sverige behöver också ett medvetet och heltäckande arbete med att« (party programme ↗)“Sweden also needs deliberate and comprehensive work to”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to develop Nordic cooperation also in security policy and sees Nordic and Baltic cooperation as central, which argues for a special Nordic defence and security policy commission with parliamentary grounding. The plan also protects biological diversity and wants to stop dependence on fossil fuels, which supports the demand for a marine protected area without oil and gas extraction in the Arctic.

• deepened Nordic security cooperationdecisive»Utvecklat nordiskt samarbete« (party programme ↗)“Developed Nordic cooperation”
• Nordic cooperation central»Också det nordiska samarbetet är centralt, liksom samarbetet med de baltiska staterna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Nordic cooperation is also central, as is cooperation with the Baltic states.”
• protection of sensitive ecosystems»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”
• away from fossil extraction»Stopp för svenskt beroende av fossila bränslen från andra länder.« (party programme ↗)“Stop Swedish dependence on fossil fuels from other countries.”

The plan views deepened defence cooperation with like-minded democracies positively, particularly in the Nordic region, and wishes at the same time to prohibit investments in new extraction of fossil fuels and significantly expand the protection of marine ecosystems. A marine protected area in the Arctic with prohibition against oil and gas extraction is a direct application of these commitments. The counter-proposal's both demands thus accord with the plan.

• Nordic defence cooperationdecisive»Miljöpartiet ser positivt på ett försvarssamarbete med likasinnade demokratiska stater« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party views defence cooperation with like-minded democratic states positively”
• stop new fossil extraction»Investeringar i nyutvinning av fossila bränslen ska« (party programme ↗)“Investments in new extraction of fossil fuels shall”
• protect the oceans»skydda minst 30 procent av världens hav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect at least 30 per cent of the world's oceans.”
• strengthened marine protection»Skyddet av marina områden och ekosystem« (party programme ↗)“The protection of marine areas and ecosystems”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme establishes that marine ecosystems and the sea's resources shall be protected and restored, which carries the demand for a marine protection area in the Arctic with a ban on oil and gas extraction. The plan furthermore wants to phase out fossil fuels. Security is built according to the programme through close military cooperation with democracies in the nearby region, where Nordic cooperation is given great importance, which speaks for a Nordic defence and security policy commission.

• protect ecosystems and diversitydecisive»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to survive.”
• strengthened Nordic cooperation»Det nordiska samarbetet, som överbryggar många europeiska konstellationer, spelar en viktig roll.« (party programme ↗)“Nordic cooperation, which bridges many European constellations, plays an important role.”
• phase out fossil fuels»Vi vill stoppa all energihandel med Ryssland och fasa ut fossila bränslen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to stop all energy trade with Russia and phase out fossil fuels.”
• strengthened total defence»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that the most valuable marine areas be protected as marine reserves and that the seas be protected through agreements between coastal states, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for a marine protection area in the Arctic with a ban on oil and gas extraction. It also wants to phase out support for fossil fuels globally. Deepened Nordic defence cooperation also aligns with the plan's line on close cooperation with neighbouring countries, although a specific commission is not mentioned.

• marine reservesdecisive»Kampen mot övergödningen ska fortsätta, industrifisket ska begränsas och de mest värdefulla havsområdena skyddas som marina reservat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against eutrophication shall continue, industrial fishing shall be limited and the most valuable marine areas shall be protected as marine reserves.”
• sea protection through coastal state agreements»Sverige omges av hav som behöver skyddas genom avtal mellan alla kuststater.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden is surrounded by seas that need to be protected through agreements between all coastal states.”
• phase-out of fossil subsidies»Subventioner, inklusive skattelättnader och stöd, till fossila bränslen i Sverige såväl som globalt ska successivt avskaffas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Subsidies, including tax relief and support, for fossil fuels in Sweden as well as globally shall be progressively abolished.”
• close Nordic cooperation»Sverige bör samarbeta nära med andra länder, både globalt och med våra närmaste grannländer i Norden och Europa.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should cooperate closely with other countries, both globally and with our closest neighbouring countries in the Nordic region and Europe.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants security policy to be characterized by cooperation and comprehensive solutions and states that appropriate common institutions should exist to streamline international cooperation, which speaks for a Nordic defence and security policy commission. Stewardship and the precautionary principle, together with the requirement to phase out fossil fuels, bear the requirement for a marine protected area in the Arctic. The basis, however, is principled, not explicit.

• common institutions for cooperationdecisive»För att öka samt effektivisera internationellt samarbete i dessa frågor bör lämpliga gemensamma institutioner finnas.« (party programme ↗)“To increase and streamline international cooperation in these matters, appropriate common institutions should exist.”
• international security cooperation»Sveriges säkerhetspolitik ska präglas av samarbete, förutseende och helhetslösningar inom en internationell säkerhetssamverkan.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish security policy shall be characterized by cooperation, foresight and comprehensive solutions within an international security cooperation.”
• the precautionary principle»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller oåterkallelig skada på miljön, måste extra försiktighet tillämpas.« (party programme ↗)“This means that if suspicion exists of threat or irreversible environmental damage, extra caution must be applied.”
• phasing out fossil fuels»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som transportsektorn.« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both the energy and transport sectors.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan channels Nordic defence and security cooperation through NATO and the EU rather than through new parliamentary commissions. It also states that natural resources shall be able to be extracted responsibly and in a long-term sustainable manner, which speaks against a general ban on oil and gas extraction in the Arctic. The counter-proposal's two demands thus meet resistance in the plan.

• Nordic cooperation within NATOdecisive»Verka för att Sveriges Natomedlemskap tillsammans med Finland leder till ett fördjupat samarbete inom Norden och mellan Norden och Baltikum, inte bara på det försvars- och säkerhetspolitiska området.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work to ensure that Sweden's NATO membership together with Finland leads to deepened cooperation within the Nordic region and between the Nordic region and the Baltic, not just in the defence and security policy field.”
• responsible extraction, not prohibition»Våra rika mineraltillgångar ska kunna utvinnas ansvarsfullt och långsiktigt hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our rich mineral resources shall be able to be extracted responsibly and in a long-term sustainable manner.”
• military cooperation within existing frameworks»Sverige behöver intensifiera det militära samarbetet i Europa« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs to intensify military cooperation in Europe”
• rejects symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism.”

The plan explicitly demands a Nordic crisis management committee and that Nordic defence and security cooperation be deepened further, which comes very close to the counter-proposal's demand for a parliamentarily anchored Nordic defence and security policy commission. The demand for a marine protection zone with an extraction ban in the Arctic, however, goes against the plan's line that Arctic policy should embrace Swedish economic interests. The commission part carries more weight and provides overall support.

• Nordic crisis management committeedecisive»Inrätta en nordisk krisberedskapskommitté för samordnad hantering av kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a Nordic crisis management committee for coordinated crisis response”
• deepened Nordic defence cooperation»Fördjupa det nordiska försvars- och säkerhetssamarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deepen Nordic defence and security cooperation”
• further deepening required»Det är vår mening att försvars- och säkerhetssamarbetet behöver fördjupas ytterligare och att gemensamma insatser krävs för att stävja gränsöverskridande organiserad brottslighet och terrorism.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is our view that defence and security cooperation needs to be deepened further and that joint efforts are required to counter cross-border organised crime and terrorism.”
• Arctic economic interests»En tydlig Arktispolitik ska tas fram som hindrar ryska och kinesiska framflyttningar och bejakar svenska ekonomiska intressen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A clear Arctic policy shall be drawn up that prevents Russian and Chinese expansion and embraces Swedish economic interests.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.