How is Sweden reacting to Trump's seismic shift on European security?

Sweden in Focus

In this week's episode we talk about how Sweden is reacting to the United States’ dramatic foreign policy pivot on Europe. What are Swedish politicians saying after US Vice President JD Vance kickstarted a week of new lows in US-Europe relations?

We also look at the planned closure of an international upper-level high school in Stockholm and speak to Abdirahim Mohammed, the student who launched a petition calling for action to save the school.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics

• 'Ice in the stomach': Swedish politicians react to Trump's new world order
• Will Europe match words with actions after being sidelined by Trump?
• Swedish word of the day: is i magen

Schools

• IES to close Stockholm flagship school leaving 159 students stranded
• What's it like to work as a foreign teacher at Swedish free school chain IES?

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