Finland Works with Sweden and NATO on Deterrence
The liberal democracies have much work to do to rebuild the forces and the shape an…
Read More »The Future of Finnish Defense: The Perspective of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence
During my visit to Helsinki in February 2018, I had a chance to discuss the approach…
Read More »Swedish Exercise Aurora 17
Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish exercise in more than 20 years, and is intended to exercise…
Read More »The UK and Norway Work Northern Tier Defense
I have spent last week in Norway and visited Bodø air base as well as Ørland airbase,…
Read More »Can UK Defence Avoid a Brexit Car Crash?
Time, they say, slows down the few seconds before a car crash. For close observers of…
Read More »Shaping a Way Ahead for Northern Tier Defense: The Perspective of Major General Anders Rex
I first met Col. Anders Rex at the Danish Airpower Conference in 2015. There he provided…
Read More »Facing the Bear: A Finnish Approach to Deterrence
During a visit to Finland this past February, my last official interview in Finland was with…
Read More »The Korean Dynamic: Trump as an Icebreaker
What has happened so far on North Korea is certainly dynamic. What will happen may be…
Read More »The Russian Challenge to Northern Europe
Denmark is a small country, but an important player in the NATO Alliance and part of…
Read More »The Trump Factor
Donald J. Trump was the first candidate to become president of the United States without prior…
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