Michael Fredholm – författare & böcker

U 137 inifrån

3

Inbunden, Svenska, 2025

359 kr

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Whiskey on the rocks ... Vad vet vi egentligen om den sovjetiska ubåt som gick på grund i Karlskrona skärgård hösten 1981? Minnen och berättelser har fått växa under decennier och så småningom utvecklats till nutida myter. Kan vi med säkerhet säga något om ubåtens uppdrag? Ja, det kan vi, baserat på material som fram till nu har varit hemligstämplat.

Försvarsmakten har nyligen hävt sekretessen på ett betydande material rörande U 137. Michael Fredholm har dessutom gått igenom alla relevanta sovjetiska doktriner och dokument, främst med avseende på operationer i Östersjön. Fram träder en helt ny bild av händelseförloppet vid incidenten med U 137!

Boken är skriven av en verklig veteran inom svensk underrättelsetjänst. Michael Fredholm är utbildad i militär ryska och har en unikt bred och mångårig erfarenhet av den samlade svenska underrättelsetjänsten.

Hemligstämplat : svensk underrättelsetjänst från Erlander till Bildt

AvMichael Fredholm

2

Pocket, Svenska, 2022

89 kr

Alla de svenska hemligheterna från det kalla kriget. Boken bygger på tidigare hemligstämplade dokument och mycket berättas för första gången. Vad var det egentligen som hände under det kalla kriget och åren därefter? Vad gjorde landets politiska ledning, öppet och i hemlighet?

- Hur gick det egentligen till när spionen Stig Wennerström avslöjades, greps och dömdes? Och varför hemlighölls detta?

- Hur såg sovjetiska KGB på den svenska underrättelsetjänsten?

- Hur såg den sovjetiska krigsplanläggningen ut gentemot Sverige? Och vad var det som gjorde att Sovjet betraktade Sverige som ett hot?

- Vad hände när FRA avlyssnade nedräkningen till kärnvapenkriget, tio mil från Gotlands kust - verkligheten bakom Jakten på Röd oktober?

- Vad innebar 1970-talets vänstervåg ur underrättelsetjänstens perspektiv? Vem stod till slut på vems sida? Under Vietnamkriget? Avseende Kuba och de Sovjetstödda befrielserörelserna i Latinamerika och södra Afrika?

- Vilken roll spelade den svenska underrättelsetjänsten för Baltikums frihetskamp under det kalla krigets kaotiska slut?

- Hur var det egentligen med den främmande undervattensverksamheten under 1980-talet? Och varför avstod Sverige från att köpa sovjetiska miniubåtar när vi på 1990-talet hade den möjligheten?

Författaren Michael Fredholm, med en unikt bred och mångårig erfarenhet av den samlade svenska underrättelsetjänsten, öppnar nu dörrarna till en sluten värld.

Transnational Organized Crime and Jihadist Terrorism

Russian-Speaking Networks in Western Europe

AvMichael Fredholm

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

646 kr

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This book describes and analyzes the convergence of transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism that has taken place within Russian-speaking social networks in Western Europe.Studies have shown that while under certain circumstances links between criminal organizations and terrorist groups appear, these are usually opportunistic and temporary in nature. Only rarely do they develop into something deeper and transformative, a convergence between crime and terrorism. This book reveals that Russian-speaking transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism pose a serious threat to security and constitute a major challenge for law enforcement. Through their links with transnational organized crime, Russian-speaking jihadist networks from the Caucasus and Central Asia have easier access to weaponry, commercial explosives, and forged IDs than many other jihadist networks. Being in effect an integral component of transnational organized crime, the Russian-speaking jihadists can be assessed as potentially more capable than many other jihadists. The book assesses the effects of terrorism and organized crime on Russian-speaking diasporas in Western Europe and examines the implications for counterterrorism as well as policing on how to counteract the illegal activities of these networks. Drawing on Swedish court cases the work shows that an additional, and sometimes more effective way, to fight terrorism is by focusing on the non-terrorist types of crime perpetrated by terrorists.This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and counter-terrorism, political violence, criminology, security studies and IR in general.

Understanding Lone Actor Terrorism

Past Experience, Future Outlook, and Response Strategies

AvMichael Fredholm

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

2 181 kr

Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

This volume examines the lone actor terrorist phenomenon, including the larger societal trends which may or may not have led to their acts of terrorism.With lone actor terrorism becoming an increasingly common threat, the contributors to this volume aim to answer the following questions: What drives the actions of individuals who become lone actor terrorists? Are ideological and cultural issues key factors, or are personal psychological motives more useful in assessing the threat? Do lone actors evolve in a broader social context or are they primarily fixated loners? What response strategies are available to security services and law enforcement? What is the future outlook for this particular terrorist threat? Although these issues are frequently discussed, few books have taken a global perspective as their primary focus. While many books focus on lone actor terrorists in relation to terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaida and the Islamic State, few, if any, cover lone actors of all ideological backgrounds, including the variants of active shooters and malicious insiders in information security, such as Edward Snowden – with both of these latter categories constituting an important variant of lone actors. Utilising the expertise of academics and practitioners, the volume offers a valuable multidisciplinary perspective.This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and counter-terrorism, political violence, criminology, security studies and IR.

Understanding Lone Actor Terrorism

Past Experience, Future Outlook, and Response Strategies

AvMichael Fredholm

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

673 kr

This volume examines the lone actor terrorist phenomenon, including the larger societal trends which may or may not have led to their acts of terrorism.With lone actor terrorism becoming an increasingly common threat, the contributors to this volume aim to answer the following questions: What drives the actions of individuals who become lone actor terrorists? Are ideological and cultural issues key factors, or are personal psychological motives more useful in assessing the threat? Do lone actors evolve in a broader social context or are they primarily fixated loners? What response strategies are available to security services and law enforcement? What is the future outlook for this particular terrorist threat? Although these issues are frequently discussed, few books have taken a global perspective as their primary focus. While many books focus on lone actor terrorists in relation to terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaida and the Islamic State, few, if any, cover lone actors of all ideological backgrounds, including the variants of active shooters and malicious insiders in information security, such as Edward Snowden – with both of these latter categories constituting an important variant of lone actors. Utilising the expertise of academics and practitioners, the volume offers a valuable multidisciplinary perspective.This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and counter-terrorism, political violence, criminology, security studies and IR.

Transnational Organized Crime and Jihadist Terrorism

Russian-Speaking Networks in Western Europe

AvMichael Fredholm

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

2 317 kr

Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

This book describes and analyzes the convergence of transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism that has taken place within Russian-speaking social networks in Western Europe.Studies have shown that while under certain circumstances links between criminal organizations and terrorist groups appear, these are usually opportunistic and temporary in nature. Only rarely do they develop into something deeper and transformative, a convergence between crime and terrorism. This book reveals that Russian-speaking transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism pose a serious threat to security and constitute a major challenge for law enforcement. Through their links with transnational organized crime, Russian-speaking jihadist networks from the Caucasus and Central Asia have easier access to weaponry, commercial explosives, and forged IDs than many other jihadist networks. Being in effect an integral component of transnational organized crime, the Russian-speaking jihadists can be assessed as potentially more capable than many other jihadists. The book assesses the effects of terrorism and organized crime on Russian-speaking diasporas in Western Europe and examines the implications for counterterrorism as well as policing on how to counteract the illegal activities of these networks. Drawing on Swedish court cases the work shows that an additional, and sometimes more effective way, to fight terrorism is by focusing on the non-terrorist types of crime perpetrated by terrorists.This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and counter-terrorism, political violence, criminology, security studies and IR in general.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

New Directions, Perspectives, and Challenges

AvMichael Fredholm

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

363 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

In its first decade of existence, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has developed into a key regional security group in Asia. Alarmists believe that the SCO is making itself into a NATO of the East, thus posing a long-term threat to the West, while others point to a "looseness" in the SCO that prevents it from becoming a cohesive group like NATO. Indeed, Sino-Russian rivalry is said to be a major obstacle for the SCO's long-term sustainability. Even so, the key importance of several SCO member states in the fields of economic development and energy production means that political developments within the SCO can soon no longer be ignored by the global market.Despite these factors - and even though its member states could be said to represent no less than "half of humanity" - the organization has long been disregarded by political leaders in the West and is seldom reported in Western media or analysed in academic works. As such, this ground-breaking volume with contributors from across the region and beyond will be a key reference for many specialists and academics working on Asian affairs.Aimed at political scientists and area specialists with an interest in Asian affairs, this volume is also intended to be of use in courses on contemporary geopolitics, security and foreign policy in Central Asia, Russia and China as well as offering unique perspectives to students in both political science and area studies. Certain chapters may also be helpful for scholars and students within the field of economics and energy studies.This volume is the result of a series of seminars and workshops on the SCO conducted within the framework of the Stockholm International Program for Central Asian Studies (SIPCAS). The initiator and leader of this book project was Professor Birgit Schlyter, Head of SIPCAS and presently Director of the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul.

Svenskt flyg under kalla kriget

AvChrister Lokind,Lennart Anderssonm. fl.

4

Inbunden, Svenska, 2016

382 kr

Tillfälligt slut

Under det kalla kriget hade Sverige ett av världens största flygvapen. Det bestod nästan enbart av svenska stridsflygplan. Bara stormakterna gjorde liknande ansträngningar. Satsningen berörde hela samhället. Överallt i landet fanns flygflottiljer, hemliga vägbaser och förråd, liksom den svenska flygindustrin med mer än tusen underleverantörer - om kriget skulle komma. Men hur såg egentligen den svenska krigsplanen ut? De taktiska anvisningarna för flyget, som fram till nu varit hemliga, presenteras här i detalj med hjälp av kartor och grafik. Så skulle luftkriget över Östersjön ha utkämpats! Det kalla krigets dramatiska händelser och incidenter i luften visas i unika bilder både svenska och sovjetiska foton. Kring ubåt 137 i Gåsefjärden utspelades de mest laddade händelserna i luften med Natoländer, Sovjetunionen och Sverige inblandade. Boken berättar dessutom för första gången sanningen om de polska tavelförsäljare som på kvällarna ringde på hemma hos Viggenpiloterna.

Hemligstämplat : svensk underrättelsetjänst från Erlander till Bildt

AvMichael Fredholm

6

Inbunden, Svenska, 2020

349 kr