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Per Erik Solli

Senior Defence Analyst
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PES@nupi.no
+47 48 16 80 56
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Summary

Per Erik Solli is Senior Defence Analyst in NUPIs Research group on security and defence. Solli also has a position as Senior Adviser at Nord University.

He holds a Master in International Relations Pi Sigma Alpha from Auburn University, and a Master in Military Operational Art and Science from the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College. Solli is a graduate of the Senior Executive Course at the Norwegian National Defence War College.

Solli is a retired Colonel from the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He started his career as an F-16 pilot and served in several service and joint staff positions. His last military assignment was defense attaché to the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxemburg. Solli's previous assignments include staff officer in the Norwegian Defence Minister's Expert Commission on Security Policy, Senior Military Advisor at NUPI, visiting fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) in the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington D.C., and visiting fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) in S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore.

Solli's main areas of expertise include security and defense policies, Nordic security, defence cooperation in Northern Europe, security and safety arrangements in the Arctic, and military trends in the Asia-Pacific region.

Expertise

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Europe
  • The Arctic
  • The Nordic countries
  • Climate

Aktivitet

Event
11:00 - 12:30
NUPI
Engelsk
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11:00 - 12:30
NUPI
Engelsk
13. Sep 2024
Event
11:00 - 12:30
NUPI
Engelsk

Evolving Linkages Between Indo-Pacific and European Security: Challenges and Their Dynamics

NUPI is proud to host Aiko Takahara, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Senior Adjunct Fellow of the Japan Institute of International Affairs, and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Japan Forum on International Relations.

Publications
Publications
Policy brief

Deterrence and (Re)assurance in the High North – Finland and Norway Compared

- Finland and Norway are both frontline states to Russia with a similar deterrence and defense strategy. - Finland’s geopolitical position as a frontline state is mainly defined by the long land border to Russia. Norway is predominantly a maritime frontline state. - Norway is both a frontline state and a rear area for staging support to military operations in the Nordic Region. - Geography is a factor influencing the different approaches in Finland and Norway to foreign military activity near Russia. Also, proximity to nuclear forces and test areas.

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Europe
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Nordic countries
  • Conflict
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  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Europe
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Nordic countries
  • Conflict
Publications
Publications
Scientific article

Climate Change and Arctic Security, Multi-Actor, Diverse and Distributed Assets and Modalities

Climate and Environmental Change (CEC) is driving highly variable operational environments for Allies and adversaries alike. While technology is often touted as the determinant for strategic advantage, this is not necessarily true in the Arctic where whoever has the most knowledge possesses more strategic options and can apply the knowledge to achieve strategic dominance short of open conflict. Rapidly acquiring precise knowledge while limiting our adversaries acquisition requires that we understand their patterns of obtaining information and comprehension. Failure to understand their patterns results in an inability to detect or mitigate adversarial activity. Futures planning attempts to do this, in part, but lacks the precision and rigor to provide concrete outputs that can be used tactically. By adding a framework that looks at multiple actors, distributed assets, and modalities, this lack can be overcome.

  • Defence and security
  • Defence
  • The Arctic
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  • Defence and security
  • Defence
  • The Arctic
Media
Media
Media

Experter från tre Natoländer: Därför vill vi ha Sverige som medlem

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • The Nordic countries
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  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • The Nordic countries
Media
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Media

Bodø kan få Nato-ansvar

  • Defence
  • NATO
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  • Defence
  • NATO
Media
  • Defence
  • Security policy
Publications
Publications

Ukeslutt

  • Defence
  • Security policy
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  • Defence
  • Security policy
Media
Media
Media

Nordic Air Force Takes Flight

Does the idea of a Nordic Air Force sound crazy? It doesn’t to the Nordic countries.

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
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  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
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Publications

Japan ruster opp

(This op-ed is in Norwegian): Japan kan få det tredje største forsvarsbudsjettet i verden, skriver Wrenn Yennie Lindgren og Per Erik Solli i denne DN-kronikken.

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Asia
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  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Asia
Publications
Publications
Op-ed

Evolving Japan–NATO Relations in the Leadup to the Madrid Summit

In response to growing security concerns in East Asia, Japan has increased its engagement with NATO at both the organisational and individual member-state level.

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Cyber
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia
  • International organizations
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  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Cyber
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia
  • International organizations
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