– Ending conflicts and building sustainable peace requires a combination of efforts. Norway will continue to play an active role in the Peacebuilding Commission and we have disbursed the first part of our contribution of NOK 500 million over five years to the Peacebuilding Fund, says Norway’s Minister of ForeignContinue Reading
Stoltenberg: 2020 has been challenging for everyone. The Coronavirus has affected us all. Our families. Our friends. It has affected the way we live. The way we work. And even the way we celebrate our holidays. 2020 has been challenging for everyone. The Coronavirus has affected us all. Our families.Continue Reading
On Monday 09 November 2020, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will host the NATO 2030 Youth Summit, to ensure that NATO incorporates young people’s views of security and peace in its reflection on the future of NATO. Organised in cooperation with the Munich Security Conference, the NATO 2030 Youth SummitContinue Reading
The North Atlantic Council met on Friday (4 September 2020) to address the assassination attempt on Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Germany briefed Allies on the toxicology findings of their specialist laboratory. “There is proof beyond doubt that Mr. Navalny was poisoned using a military-grade nerve agent from the NovichokContinue Reading
RAMSTEIN, Germany – On August 11, NATO’s air surveillance and control system detected sustained air activity in international airspace over the Black Sea and concerted action of Allied fighters from Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria demonstrating readiness and vigilance safeguarding Allied skies in the region. In a concerted effort fighter jetsContinue Reading
Major General Eirik Johan Kristoffersen (51) was 12.05.2020 appointed General and new Chief of Defence (CHOD) in Norway by Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen and the Norwegian government. Kristoffersen assumes his new position in August. Kristoffersen, which is born in Bjerkvik close to Narvik – where one of the mainContinue Reading
What does it feel like to jump into thin air, four kilometres above the earth? Find out as a video producer who works for NATO conducts a freefall jump alongside Lithuanian Special Forces operators. High-altitude, low-opening (HALO) freefall jumps are a useful but risky method of infiltrating Special Operations ForcesContinue Reading
Existing SATCOM-systems does not fulfill the requirements for tactical utilization in The Arctic. This is in part due to limited coverage at high latitudes. The satellite itself is no bigger than a briefcase. An antenna will unfold once the satellite is in orbit. The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) hasContinue Reading
We are honoured to welcome Arpit Chaturvedi to Defence and Intelligence as our Senior Expert Editor, International Political Economy and Governance Expert. Arpit Chatuverdi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Global Policy Insights, a centrist Policy think tank. He is also the Co-Founder of EnviPol, an Environmental Consulting firm basedContinue Reading
We are humble honoured to welcome Political Scientist and Futurist, Professor Sohail Inayatullah, to Defence and Intelligence Norway as a member of the editorial board and as a contributor to our international publication based in Oslo. By Jan H. Kalvik Editor-In-Chief Institutional Professor Sohail Inayatullah is the inaugural UNESCO ChairContinue Reading