About this Event
Join us to Celebrate the launch of Dr. Johan Wennström's new book, The Stay Behinds Cover, in an exclusive conversation with award-winning author and former CIA officer I.S. Berry.
Dr Johan Wennström is a political science scholar and Research Fellow at the Swedish Defence University. Since Sweden joined NATO in 2024, he has emerged as one of the country's most prominent commentators on alliance politics and European security. His landmark study of the stay-behind resistance movement has become a bestseller in Sweden. The London Spectator calls the revised and translated edition "A detailed, thoughtful and unique account". In the US, it is published by Bloomsbury.
Based on years of research, examines the history of Sweden's stay-behind resistance movement and its place in the wider story of European security during the Cold War. The book has attracted significant attention both in Sweden and internationally for shedding new light on a little-known chapter of modern history.
I.S. Berry is an award-winning novelist and former CIA case officer whose acclaimed debut spy novel, The Peacock and the Sparrow, was named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, NPR, The Guardian, and the Financial Times. Drawing on six years of experience in the CIA, including service in Iraq and the Middle East, she has quickly become one of the most respected new voices in contemporary espionage fiction.
The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Politics & Prose, and Dr. Johan Wennström will be signing copies following the program.
Program
6:00 PM | Doors open
6:30 PM | Program Starts
7:30 PM | Reception and Book Signing
Practical Information:
- Government issued photo ID is required.
Event venue & nearby stays
House of Sweden, 2900 K street, NW, Washington, United States
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