Listen: US embassy presses Stockholm City Council to stop DEI work

The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm is pressuring local partners to drop diversity, equity, and inclusion policies—a move tied to a broader shift in American foreign policy. One Swedish city agency, Stockholm’s planning office, received the request and promptly declined to comply, calling it “bizarre.” The directive stems from a global policy change under former President Donald Trump, which U.S. embassies are still enforcing. The clash highlights how domestic political shifts can ripple far beyond U.S. borders.