Russia’s leadership is allowing nationalism, nostalgia, and fear to drive an economic policy which is almost religious in its intensity – and which will fail after causing much damage! In May 2022, former president and currently deputy chairman of the National Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, “suggested that officials should useContinue Reading
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Troll A offshore natural gas platform off the west coast of Norway on Friday (17 March 2023), together with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Equinor CEO Anders Opedal. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg withContinue Reading
Today, the battle for hearts and minds is unfolding on the devices in the palms of our hands. The media environment operates with unfamiliar rules and without systems of checks and balances, and information proliferates at an extraordinary pace. How do governments and international organisations get ahead in this newContinue Reading
In Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Labour Movement (SAMAK) Nordic Summit, together with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Magdalena Andersson, leader of the SwedishContinue Reading
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was awarded the Sønsteby prize on Monday (9 January 2023) at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway The award is named for Gunnar Sønsteby, Norway’s most decorated war hero, and is given to “brave defenders of fundamental democratic values”. In his acceptance speech, Mr Stoltenberg calledContinue Reading
On Monday 9 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will be awarded the Sønsteby Prize 2023 in Oslo, Norway. The Sønsteby Prize, awarded annually by the Gunnar Sønsteby Memorial Fund to “people who are courageous defenders of fundamental democratic values”, is a recognition of the Secretary General’sContinue Reading
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released a holiday greeting to NATO troops and veterans on Tuesday (20 December 2022), thanking them for their service and commitment at the end of “a year like no other”. He said: “faced with the biggest security crisis in Europe since World War Two, NATO hasContinue Reading
In 2022, the spectre of nuclear weapons use has returned to centre stage in Europe. From the very beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has brandished his country’s nuclear sword in an attempt to compel Ukraine to capitulate to Russia’s demandsContinue Reading
The EU has established a training mission for the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Norway will provide approximately NOK 150 million in support of this initiative. – Ukraine depends on support from other countries, not least to obtain sufficient weapons and materials to stand up to Russian warfare. Norway has providedContinue Reading
NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday and Wednesday (29-30 November 2022) to address Russia’s illegal war, NATO’s support for Kyiv and other partners, ways to strengthen resilience, and the challenges posed by China. Previewing the meeting, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that “NATO will continue toContinue Reading