(Photo by NTB Kommunikasjon/Statsministerens kontor) Norway will increase its support to Ukraine by NOK 10 billion over the next two years. The funding will be used for humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in the country, and to provide weapons and budget support to the Ukrainian government administration. ‘We stand togetherContinue Reading
In the early hours of 25 June 2022, a perpetrator suspected to be an islamic terrorist, opened fire and attacked civilians in Oslo, Norway, outside a gay bar the day before Oslo Pride – and next days Pride festival got cancelled in the otherwise more or less peaceful capitol. PoliceContinue Reading
Today in Copenhagen, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, the Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, and the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen held a SummitContinue Reading
Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government: Allied leaders have just met to address the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. I invited NATO’s close partners Finland, Sweden and the European Union to our summit. BecauseContinue Reading
Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government on Russia’s attack on Ukraine: – We have met today to discuss the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, enabled by Belarus. We call on Russia to immediately ceaseContinue Reading
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