Broadened threat picture

The party programme wants total defence with broad capacity to meet various forms of crises Sweden can face, not just armed attack, and the election manifesto establishes that all political decisions shall take account of the climate emergency. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased capacity below the threshold of armed attack and for sizing based on a changed climate follows directly from these commitments.

• broad threat picture and crisis capacitydecisive»bred förmåga att möta olika former av kriser Sverige kan ställas inför.« (party programme ↗)“broad capacity to meet various forms of crises Sweden can face.”
• climate crisis in all decisions»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take account of the acute crisis we find ourselves in.”
• climate emergency»Vi befinner oss i ett klimatnödläge.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We find ourselves in a climate emergency.”
• robust society»Investeringar i samhällets kärnverksamheter« (party programme ↗)“Investments in society's core activities”

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 election manifesto explicitly says that Sweden must be able to defend itself not only militarily but also against hybrid attacks, espionage and cyberattacks, and that preparedness against extreme weather shall be strengthened with continued investments in local climate adaptation. That is exactly the counter-proposal's requirement for capability below the threshold for armed attack and for a civil defence dimensioned also for a changed climate. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's broadened threat picture.

• broad threat picture below war thresholddecisive»Vi måste kunna försvara oss militärt, men också mot hybridattacker, spionage och cyberangrepp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must be able to defend ourselves militarily, but also against hybrid attacks, espionage and cyberattacks.”
• preparedness against extreme weather»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen preparedness against extreme weather.”
• climate adaptation in municipalities»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the large investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”
• crisis preparedness also in peace»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work to strengthen civil defence and crisis preparedness must continue”

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 plan explicitly requires that national security policy be broadened so that it better corresponds to future crises, and that climate adaptation and crisis preparedness be expanded. It is precisely the counter-proposal's demand: that total defence is not prepared only for war, that civil defence is sized according to changed climate and that the climate threat is met with concrete measures. The party programme also lists climate threats and attacks on IT systems among the new threats.

• broadened security policydecisive»För att kunna möta hoten mot vårt samhälle måste vi bredda och utveckla den nationella säkerhetspolitiken så att den bättre motsvarar framtidens kriser.« (party programme ↗)“To be able to meet the threats to our society we must broaden and develop national security policy so that it better corresponds to future crises.”
• climate adaptation»investera i klimatanpassning för att möta effekterna av klimatförändringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in climate adaptation to meet the effects of climate change.”
• civil defence and crisis preparedness»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“allocate a greater share of defence funds to civil defence, and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”
• non-military threats»Några av de hot som har ökat och tillkommit är klimathot, vatten- och energibrist, terrorism och hot mot IT- och andra kommunikationssystem.« (party programme ↗)“Some of the threats that have increased and emerged are climate threats, water and energy shortage, terrorism and threats to IT and other communication systems.”

The election manifesto wants to equip civil defence and society's preparedness for both war and crisis, and the party programme states that threats no longer come only from states and that defence capacity must therefore be adapted to new threats. Climate is the party's top priority and is described as a fundamental prerequisite for the rest of society-building. The counter-proposal's requirement for a broadened threat picture and climate-adapted preparedness follows from this.

• preparedness for war and crisisdecisive»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must equip civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• adaptation to new threats»Därför måste vi också anpassa vår försvarsförmåga efter nya hot mot landet.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore we must also adapt our defence capacity to new threats to the country.”
• climate first»Centerpartiet sätter klimatet först, för att framtiden måste vara grön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Centre Party puts climate first, for the future must be green.”
• climate never deprioritised»För Centerpartiet är omsorg om miljö och klimat en central del av politiken, aldrig en nedprioritering eller ett särintresse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For the Centre Party, care for the environment and climate is a central part of politics, never a deprioritisation or a special interest.”

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 explicitly links climate and security: the need to break dependence on oil and gas is described as a major security-policy issue, and climate is called our era's defining issue. The election manifesto also commits that civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as military defence, which aligns with the demand for capability against threats below the threshold of armed attack and against a changed climate. The counter-proposal's broadened threat picture therefore aligns with the plan, even though the plan does not formulate the goal of total defence.

• fossil dependence as a security issuedecisive»behovet av olja och gas är inte endast en miljöfråga utan i högsta grad en säkerhetspolitisk fråga.« (party programme ↗)“dependence on oil and gas is not only an environmental issue but very much a security-policy issue.”
• climate as defining issue»Vi vet att klimatet är vår tids ödesfråga och måste mötas därefter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know that climate is our era's defining issue and must be met accordingly.”
• strengthened civil defence»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as military defence”
• climate goals shall be reached»Vi ska nå klimatmålen – inga nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser senast 2045 och därefter negativa utsläpp – inom ramen för en växande ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall reach our climate goals – no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045 and subsequently negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”

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 establishes that new types of conflicts and threats lead to a broadened security concept and requires that total defence maintains readiness for disasters and other severe strains in peacetime and preventive measures. It also requires forceful action against climate change. The counter-proposal's requirement for capability below the threshold of armed attack and climate adaptation of civil defence thus follows from the plan.

• broadened security conceptdecisive»Nya typer av konflikter och hot leder till ett vidgat« (party programme ↗)“New types of conflicts and threats lead to a broadened”
• readiness for peacetime crises»delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället samt att delta i förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana.« (party programme ↗)“participate in the handling of disasters and other severe strains in society and participate in preventive measures to limit the risks of such.”
• forceful action against climate change»För att motverka klimatförändring krävs krafttag för« (party programme ↗)“To counteract climate change requires forceful action for”
• reduced climate emissions»MINSKADE KLIMATUTSLÄPP« (2022 manifesto ↗)“REDUCED CLIMATE EMISSIONS”

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 sees the threat picture as broad: it demands an action plan against hybrid threats and cyberattacks, a developed cyber defence and establishes that civil defence is a crucial resource even in a crisis, not just in war. This supports the counter-proposal's demand for increased capacity against threats below the level of armed attack. The climate section has weaker support, but the party programme describes climate change as a threat to our future, which is enough to not argue against the demand.

• meet threats below attack leveldecisive»Införa en handlingsplan med konkreta åtgärder mot hybridhot och cyberattacker« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce an action plan with concrete measures against hybrid threats and cyberattacks”
• civil defence in peacetime crisis»Det civila försvaret är även en avgörande resurs i händelse av kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also a crucial resource in the event of crisis.”
• strengthened cyber defence»Utveckla cyberförsvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop cyber defence”
• climate as threat»Klimatförändringarna är ett hot mot vår framtid, de beror« (party programme ↗)“Climate change is a threat to our future, it is due”

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 establishes that the military should be equipped for war and that climate goals should be implemented based on evidence and Swedish competitiveness rather than political will to lead, and that symbolic politics that crowds out activity should be stopped. Sizing the civil defense based on climate change and imposing emissions reductions on the military falls outside that priority. The plan's desire to strengthen preparedness for all types of crises, however, supports the part about threats below the threshold of armed attack.

• military equipped for wardecisive»Försvaret ska vara rustat för krig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The military shall be equipped for war.”
• climate goals based on evidence»Evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål i högre utsträckning än politikers vilja att gå först och längst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Evidence, results, and Swedish competitiveness shall guide the implementation of climate goals to a greater extent than politicians' desire to lead and go furthest.”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that crowds out the possibility of conducting industry and business”
• preparedness for all crises»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser som kan uppstå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that may arise.”