Defence and Sustainability in a New Geopolitical Era

Mistra (The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research) invites research groups to submit proposals for a new research program focusing on the environmental strategic dimension of security, defense, and preparedness issues in Sweden and Europe. The program aims to explore how strengthened national security and green transition can support each other, analyzing the environmental implications of defense investments (both military and civilian) and examining synergies between civil and military activities. Of particular interest is the analysis of monetary flows from investment decisions to implementation. The program is expected to have significant societal impact and requires interdisciplinary approaches with stakeholders closely involved in the research process. Applicants should focus on one or more of the overarching goals outlined in the call, including Sweden's new security environment, investments with sustainability synergies, industrial challenges and opportunities, economic parameters and monetary flows, Swedish companies in international markets, supply chains and circularity, and institutional risks and vulnerabilities. The program should have an international character and involve collaboration across disciplinary and faculty boundaries.