FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
Hans Thorgren is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and military operations. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor at the Folke Bernadotte Academy since March 2021, Hans has previously held significant roles such as Political Counsellor for the European External Action Service in Colombia and Head of DDR Programmes at both the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Swedish National Defence College. Hans has also contributed to various United Nations missions, including roles as Military Liaison Officer and Military Observer in Guatemala and El Salvador. With a career in the Swedish Armed Forces that began in 1977 and includes positions at the Norrbotten and Jämtland Rifle Regiments, Hans complements military expertise with academic qualifications from institutions such as Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
The Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) is the Swedish government agency for peace, security and development. FBA supports international peace operations and international development cooperation. The agency conducts training, research and method development in order to strengthen peacebuilding and statebuilding in conflict and post-conflict countries. We also recruit civilian personnel and expertise for peace operations and election observation missions led by the EU, UN and OSCE. The agency is named after Count Folke Bernadotte, the first UN mediator. Here on Linkedin we share the latest news from our activities. We encourage debate and discussion, but we reserve the right to delete comments and posts that are abusive, contain personal attacks, hate speech or advertising/spam, and comments and posts that are irrelevant to the subject being discussed. And we reserve the right to delete posts from fraudulent accounts. Comments and posts published on our Linkedin page are processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).