Säkerhetspolitikens inneboende problem

Sammanfattning: From a security policy perspective, the grey zone area can be understood as the fact that the line between peace and armed conflict, civil and military, legal and illegal, is unclear and that there are many actors and areas involved. It is easier to observe a grey zone area activity afterwards than to predict it. Based on the theory of securitization, the study aims to describe, in a grey zone context, differences and similarities in how the Armed Forces, The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and Swedish Security Service view the grey zone, if there are concrete threats and measures present. A comparative analysis is carried out in order to clarify similarities and differences. The study demonstrates the role of the authorities as securitization actors and the existential threats they present with subsequent actions. The study demonstrates the difficulty of making high-precision assessments on future security policy problems. The inherent ambiguity of a grey zone area is characterized by when it comes to whom, with what and why creates ambiguity and uncertainty, leading to a lack of decision-making evidence linked to what countermeasures should be taken or prepared.