Michael Fredholm – författare

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.

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.

De som guidar till spionernas Sverige, bokens författare, är alla experter i ämnet. Flera har haft ledande befattningar inom svensk underrättelsetjänst, andra har befunnit sig längre ner i organisationerna. Några är namnkunniga författare, andra har främst verkat i det tysta. Tillsammans har de unika kunskaper om sådant som tidigare har varit hemligstämplat.

Här delar de med sig av sina kunskaper om utländska spioner och underrättelsetjänster i Sverige, under andra världskriget, kalla kriget och även därefter. Hur många agenter fanns det? Hur agerade de och i vilka syften? Och hur lärde de sig att smälta in i olika svenska miljöer? Var träffades de och var fanns deras hemliga brevlådor?

Hur gick det till när svensk säkerhetstjänst övervakade, skuggade och kartlade underrättelsetjänsterna vid öststaternas ambassader och när man värvade egna dubbelagenter?

Denna bok går till botten med andra världskrigets och kalla krigets många gåtor: Krylbosmällen, IB-affären, TIR-bilarna, de polska tavelförsäljarna, spionärendena. Och vad skrev egentligen spionen Stig Bergling i sitt brev till Vladimir Putin?

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.

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.

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.

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.