Anne Speckhard, Molly Ellenberg, and TM Garret [When I was in the Army National Guard], there were people that knew [I was in the Aryan Nations]. I joined prior to 9/11, but after 9/11 they didn’t care […] I ended up getting kicked out for being racist, but it tookContinue Reading
– These cyber actors represented a dangerous combination of aggressive disruption and high-stake targets A total of 12 individuals wreaking havoc across the world with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure have been targeted as the result of a law enforcement and judicial operation involving eight countries. These attacks are believedContinue Reading
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) is awarded a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) to supply the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for Norway’s fleet of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircrafts. Photo credit: Torbjørn Kjosvold / Norwegian Armed Forces The contract is valued at MNOK 3,950. The partnershipContinue Reading
NATO scientists are working on ways to help detect small UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles, which can pose a security risk and cause major disruption. NATO scientists are building up a signature database of small UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to help nations develop drone detection systems and tracking algorithms. AtContinue Reading
The interaction between people and new technologies is what will give the NATO alliance the greatest challenges in the future, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview published by FFI, who celebrates 75 years. More than a hundred Norwegian researchers are at all times engaged in work withContinue Reading
In 2017, Norway and Germany entered into a strategic, maritime cooperation on materiel, aimed at the acquisition of identical submarines and naval strike missiles. The defence materiel organisations of Norway and Germany, NDMA and BAAINBw, have reached an agreement with the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems on the contract for new, identicalContinue Reading
Speach by Minister of Defense, Frank Bakke-Jensen, at “Looking North”, a conference on security in the Arctic by the Atlantic Council (19.03.2021) Thank you, and it is a great pleasure to speak to you from my Arctic hometown of Tromsø. As my colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pointed out,Continue Reading
Today NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a virtual press conference to launch his Annual Report for 2020, which covers all aspects of the work of the Alliance over the past year. Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the release of his Annual Report 2020. In aContinue Reading
The Acting Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed a Letter of Intent on 17th February, 2021, stating political support to the continued Nordic-US engagement in the Nordic-led flag-level air exercise, Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE). U.S. valuable contributions areContinue Reading
ICSVE is proud to announce the publication of UN Women’s training manual: Women in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, written by Dr. Anne Speckhard! You can access and download the 122 page publication at this link: https://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20eca/attachments/publications/2021/2/pve_trainingmanual-min.pdf?la=en&vs=3547 The manual is a multi-media product with links to many of ICSVE’s BreakingContinue Reading