Niklas Granholm is an Associate Fellow, RUSI and Senior Analyst at FOI, the Swedish Defence Research Agency.

Mr. Granholm was seconded to the Swedish Ministry of Defence in 2007 and during 2006 was a Visiting Fellow at RUSI. Between 1999 and 2006, he was project leader for International Peace-support/crisis management operations on behalf of the Swedish Ministry of Defence. Between 1997 and 1999 Mr. Granholm was seconded to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He is a Member of the IISS, London since 1999 and Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Swedish Society for Naval Sciences, since 2002. He is a member of the editorial board of the Swedish quarterly Vårt Försvar (Our Defence) since 2001.

Mr. Granholm’s main fields of interest are Nordic and Baltic security issues, future threat developments, international crisis management, nuclear issues, maritime strategy and military history.

Niklas Granholm has contributed to a number of defence and strategy related publications, including the RUSI Journal. A graduate of Stockholm University, he holds a BA in Political Science and History. He is a reserve officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps.