Targeting Sweden: IRGC & Russia's Playbook of Hybrid Warfare

TARGETING SWEDEN reveals a disturbing dimension of modern conflict: hybrid warfare where organised crime, terrorism, ideology, and state power intersect within democratic societies.

Focusing on Sweden, the book argues that the country has become a frontline in a wider geopolitical struggle, waged not by armies, but through criminal networks, information operations, and the exploitation of open societies. It examines how the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), aligned with Russia's hybrid strategies, has integrated organised crime into a decentralised system of state influence, blurring the lines between crime and geopolitics.

Through documented cases and analysis, the book explores gang violence, human trafficking, the recruitment of minors, and the erosion of public trust showing how these tactics threaten the rule of law, social cohesion, and democratic values.

More than an investigation, this is a warning: democracies risk either gradual internal erosion or compromising their core principles in the name of security.

An essential read for policymakers, security professionals, and anyone concerned with the future of democratic resilience.