Western states have redefined their take on international security, defence and the very logic that underscores relations between states within the international system during the post-Cold War era. When the Berlin wall fell, and the Soviet Union disintegrated, the West practically dropped the ball on deterrence and defence. As aContinue Reading

On May 22, three new F-35 aircraft landed at Ørland Air Base in Norway. Six aircraft are now on Norwegian soil. – Our new F-35s are a major investment and the most important acquisition to strengthen the defence capabilities of our Armed Forces, said Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen. By JanContinue Reading

A Five-Point Strategy to Oppose Russian Narrative Warfare  (with the limited tools we currently have available) Image from the Beyond propaganda series: Information at War: From China’s Three Warfares to NATO’s Narratives, September 2015/Legatum Institute. Click here to download your copy of the complete paper (21 pages) signed Paul Cobaugh. Paul-Russia-published versionContinue Reading

This document gives an overview of future acquisitions for the Norwegian Defence Sector in the period 2018 – 2025. You can download and read it here (in pdf): FAF 2018-2025 English – final.pdf The long term planning process outlines the continuous development of the Norwegian Defence Sector with respect to organisation, infrastructureContinue Reading