My professional career includes positions in the Swedish government services, inter alia as Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry for the Environment and as Political Adviser to Foreign Minister Anna Lindh 1998-2001. I have also been Editorial writer at the newspaper Aftonbladet for seven years and Editor-in-Chief of Ny Teknik, the leading technology magazine in Sweden. From Nov 2015 to Dec 2017 I was Science and Innovation Counsellor at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo, dealing with research and development policies in Japan and South Korea. Presently, I am a Senior Advisor at Sieps, an IEEP Associate and a Visiting Fellow at ECFR.
I have written extensively on European affairs, on environment and on technology. In addition to articles in Swedish newspapers, my texts have been published by inter alia EU Observer, European Voice, Foreign Policy Centre, New Statesman, NRC Handelsblatt, OpenDemocracy, and on a number of international websites. I am the author of three books. More information on http://www.matsengstrom.se.
On this blog, I express my personal views. You are welcome to contact me: matsengstrom65(at)gmail.com
Mats Engström 