Main elements of the Government bill Totalförsvaret 2021–2025 Total defence 2021–2025 Main elements of the Government bill Totalförsvaret 2021–2025 Total defence 2021–2025 This document is a translation carried out by the Ministry of Defence of the main elements of the Government bill “Totalförsvaret 2021–2025” (Total Defence 2021-2025). The Government submitted the bill “Totalförsvaret 2021–2025” to the Riksdag on 15 October 2020. On 15 December 2020, the Riksdag voted in favour of the Government's proposal, among other things, on an overall objective for total defence. This document follows the structure and table of contents of the Government bill “Totalförsvaret 2021–2025”, and starts with Chapter 4 (Policy Focus). Ministry of Defence 2 (180) Content 4. Policy Focus .................................................................................... 6 5. Security Policy .............................................................................. 13 5.1 Developments in security policy ................................................................... 13 5.1.1 The European security order ................................................................. 13 5.1.2 Developments in Sweden's neighbourhood ........................................ 15 5.1.3 Developments in Europe ....................................................................... 23 5.1.4 North America ........................................................................................ 31 5.1.5 The Middle East ...................................................................................... 35 5.1.6 Asia ............................................................................................................ 36 5.1.7 Africa ........................................................................................................ 42 5.1.8 International organisations .................................................................... 43 5.1.9 Sweden's strategic military position ...................................................... 48 5.1.10 Thematic security issues ....................................................................... 51 5.2 Security policy focus ....................................................................................... 59 5.3 International cooperation ............................................................................... 63 5.4 International military operations ................................................................... 73 5.5 Force and coercion during international military operations .................... 77 6. Defence policy starting points and goals ....................................... 81 6.1 Starting points for total defence .................................................................... 81 6.2 Overall goal for total defence ........................................................................ 84 6.3 Goal for the military defence ......................................................................... 85 6.4 Goal for the civil defence ............................................................................... 87 7. Economy, management and monitoring ....................................... 89 7.1 Economic orientation of military defence ................................................... 89 7.2 Developed management and monitoring of military defence .................. 92 7.3 Economic orientation of civil defence ......................................................... 96 7.4 Management and monitoring of civil defence............................................. 96 7.5 Management and monitoring of total defence ............................................ 98 8. Military defence ........................................................................... 100 8.1 Strengthened military defence ..................................................................... 100 8.2 Development of the wartime organisation ................................................ 103 8.2.1 The Swedish Armed Forces wartime organisation ........................... 103 8.2.2 Army ....................................................................................................... 104 8.2.3 Navy ........................................................................................................ 107 8.2.4 Air Force ................................................................................................ 108 8.2.5 Home Guard .......................................................................................... 111 8.2.6 Special forces ......................................................................................... 112 8.2.7 Defence logistics ................................................................................... 112 8.2.8 Command and control ......................................................................... 114 8.3 Personnel supply ........................................................................................... 115 Ministry of Defence 3 (180) 8.3.1 Basic training with conscription .......................................................... 115 8.3.2 Employed personnel ............................................................................. 117 8.3.3 Home guard and contract personnel .................................................. 118 8.3.4 Gender equality ..................................................................................... 119 8.3.5 Swedish Defence Recruitment Agency becomes Swedish Defence Recruitment Agency ....................................................................................... 119 8.4 Changes in the peace time organisation ..................................................... 122 8.5 Defence acquisition ....................................................................................... 126 8.5.1 Essential security interests ................................................................... 128 8.5.2 A strategy for defence acquisition ...................................................... 128 8.5.3 The market for defence materiel ......................................................... 129 8.5.4 Defence materiel exports and export support activities .................. 130 8.5.5 European Defence Fund ..................................................................... 130 8.6 Research and development .......................................................................... 131 8.7 The Armed Forces' need for support from civil defence ........................ 132 8.8 The Swedish Armed Forces’ support for society ..................................... 134 9. Civil defence ............................................................................... 136 9.1 A strengthened civil defence ........................................................................ 136 9.1.1 Civil defence support for the Swedish Armed Forces ..................... 139 9.1.2 Starting points ........................................................................................ 140 9.1.3 Responsibility, management and coordination in civil defence ..... 141 9.1.4 Psychological defence ........................................................................... 141 9.1.5 Supply preparedness and the role of the industry in civil defence . 142 9.1.6 Protective security ................................................................................. 143 9.1.7 Municipalities, regions and county administrative boards ............... 144 9.1.8 The supply of personnel in civil defence ........................................... 145 9.1.9 Voluntary defence organisations ......................................................... 146 9.1.10 Individual preparedness contributes to a sustainable and resilient society ............................................................................................................... 147 9.1.11 Research and development ................................................................ 147 9.2 Safeguarding the most important societal functions ................................ 147 9.2.1 Public order and safety ......................................................................... 149 9.2.2 Protection of the civilian population .................................................. 152 9.2.3 Healthcare .............................................................................................. 153 9.2.4 Food and drinking water ...................................................................... 158 9.2.5 Financial readiness ................................................................................ 162 9.2.6 Transport ................................................................................................ 163 9.2.7 Energy supply ........................................................................................ 165 9.2.8 Electronic communications and post ................................................. 168 10. Cyber defence ........................................................................... 170 11. Foreign intelligence and military security services .................... 173 11.1 A strengthened and developed foreign intelligence capability and military security service ....................................................................................... 173 Ministry of Defence 4 (180) 11.2 Signals intelligence legislation should be reviewed ................................. 174 12. Voluntary defence organisations ............................................... 176 13. Entry into force and transitional provisions ................................ 178 14. Consequences .........................................................................