{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/65b3caf601e58400161d8d77?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Top politician wants to ban Islamic symbols, and is Sweden prepared for cyber attacks?","description":"<p>In this week's episode: Ice bathing, Turkey's parliament votes on Sweden's Nato bid, top Sweden Democrat calls for ban on Islamic symbols, Sweden's complicated relationship with wolves, and how a cyber attack hit Swedish authorities and retailers.</p><p>Host&nbsp;<strong>Paul O’Mahony</strong>&nbsp;is joined this week by The Local’s&nbsp;<strong>Emma Löfgren&nbsp;</strong>and<strong>&nbsp;James Savage,&nbsp;</strong>and we also have an interview with&nbsp;<strong>Shahid Raza,&nbsp;who is Director of RISE Cybersecurity Unit, Research Director at Cybercampus Sweden and Professor of Cybersecurity at Mälardalen University.</strong></p><p>Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:</p><h2>Ice bathing&nbsp;</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20200221/in-pictures-ice-swimmers-plunge-into-swedish-waters?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ice-swimming in Sweden: Is this the world’s most extreme competition?</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Nato</h2><p>Turkey’s president signed off on the ratification of Sweden’s Nato application a few hours after we recorded the episode, nullifying some speculation that we opted to leave out.&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240125/turkey-approves-swedens-nato-application-as-erdogan-signs-ratification?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Turkey approves Sweden’s Nato application as Erdogan signs ratification</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240126/swedish-prime-minister-wont-negotiate-with-hungary-on-nato-bid?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swedish Prime Minister ‘won’t negotiate’ with Hungary on Nato bid</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240123/explained-what-happens-next-for-swedens-nato-application?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EXPLAINED: What happens next for Sweden’s Nato application?</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Politics</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240122/top-sweden-democrat-no-paradigm-shift-yet-in-swedish-migration?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top Sweden Democrat: No paradigm shift yet in Swedish migration</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230727/swedish-opposition-calls-for-sweden-democrat-to-resign-over-mohammed-tweet?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Opposition calls for Sweden Democrat to resign over Mohammed tweet</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Wolves</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240122/today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-monday-127?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wolf caught on camera in Stockholm</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221229/wild-boar-thrive-while-sweden-targets-mythical-wolf?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wild boar thrive while Sweden targets ‘mythical’ wolf</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Cyberattack</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240123/some-swedish-shops-start-to-reopen-after-hacker-attack?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Some Swedish shops start to reopen after hacker attack</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240122/swedish-authorities-and-retailers-try-to-get-back-online-in-wake-of-hacker-attack?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Russian group behind hacker attack on Swedish authorities and retailers</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Local"}