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Per Erik Solli
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Per Erik Solli is Senior Defence Analyst in NUPIs Research group on security and defence. Solli also holds positions at the Swedish Defence University and the Norwegian Joint Headquarters (NJHQ).
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 in the Nordic region and Northern Europe, safety and security in the Arctic, military trends in the Indo-Pacific region, and armed conflicts in the Middle-East.
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Korea’s unfinished war: The UN Command 73 years after the armistice
Norway's role in the Korean War is largely forgotten at home, but South Korea still remembers it. During the war, 683 Norwegians served at NORMASH...
Bodø hovedflystasjon - strategiske og taktiske perspektiver
"Bodø Main Air Station – Strategic and Tactical Perspectives" tells the story of one of Norway’s most important military air bases over almost seven decades. From its establishment in 1953 until its closure in 2021, Bodø Main Air Station was a central element of Norwegian defence and security policy and an important NATO base in the High North. The book examines how the development of the air station was shaped by changing threat perceptions, defence strategies and technological developments – from the Cold War and the Soviet threat to Norway’s role in NATO today. At the same time, it provides insight into everyday life, the people who served there, and the operational activities at the air base. Through strategic and tactical perspectives, the book highlights the importance of Bodø Main Air Station to Norwegian and Allied security, and its role in the history of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, NATO and the defence of Northern Norway. Parts of the former main air station area are now being reused for military purposes. In 2024, the Norwegian Government decided to retain Bodø as a contingency base for Allied aircraft. The following year, the Prime Minister announced the establishment of a NATO Air Operations Centre at the former air station. The Norwegian Armed Forces’ Bodø Air Base and NATO’s CAOC Bodø have consequently been established and are currently under development.
Networked defense in the Indo-Pacific: Deepening security and defense relations between Australia and Japan and the role of Norway
The Indo-Pacific security architecture is developing into a more networked constellation involving a combination of overlapping bilateral, trilateral, minilateral and multilateral arrangements. Deepening defense cooperation between Japan and Australia parallels Europe and Norway’s heightened engagement and presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Norway’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific involves gaining deeper insight into a region of increasing strategic importance and the opportunity to promote its own defense industry. This research was supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, through the project ‘Japan’s Shifting Role in Regional Defence and Global Security’.
Skyggekrigen i lufta: Droner over Europa
22. september blinker det i grønt mot den svarte nattehimmelen over Kastrup lufthavn. Ikke akkurat et sjeldent syn på en flyplass. Det er bare det...
Storbritannias Strategic Defence Review 2025
Storbritannias Strategic Defence Review 2025 (SDR25) er en del av en gradvis prosess hvor øystaten knytter seg sterkere tilbake til Europa igjen. Etter Brexit satset Storbritannia på en global rolle med strategien «Globale Storbritannia», særlig rettet mot Asia-Stillehavet. Etter Russlands invasjon av Ukraina i 2022 endret fokuset seg mot europeisk sikkerhet. Den nye strategien SDR25, lansert i 2025, styrker både militær og sivil beredskap, med vekt på modernisering, teknologi og samarbeid i NATO. Storbritannia planlegger å øke forsvarsbudsjettet til 2,5 prosent av BNP, men møter press for å gjøre mer. Samtidig opprettholdes global tilstedeværelse, blant annet gjennom militæroperasjoner i Stillehavet.
Global militær integrasjon i Indo-Stillehavet
13 marineskip og 84 militærfly og helikoptre fra Europa deltok på øvelser og i operasjoner i Indo-Stillehavet i 2024. Hvorfor var en så stor militær styrke fra Frankrike, Italia, Nederland, Spania, Storbritannia og Tyskland på den andre siden av kloden i fjor? Hvorfor skal det norske Sjøforsvaret og Luftforsvaret delta på øvelser i Indo-Stillehavet i år? Dette diskuterer NUPI-analytiker Per Erik Solli i denne fagartikkelen. Forfatteren har også skrevet en research paper for NUPI med samme tematikk.
Norwegian Security Policy: Strategic Choices and Dilemmas in a Time of Turbulence
The project examines how Russia’s war against Ukraine, increased great power rivalry, and uncertainty among allies are shaping Norwegian security policy, and how Norway should adapt to...
Global militær integrasjon i Indo-Stillehavet
Kinas militære opprusting, mer provoserende adferd mot nabostater, og økende grad av samarbeid med Russland, Nord-Korea og Iran har vært katalysatorer for tettere militær integrasjon mellom stater i flere verdensdeler som alle har en felles interesse av å balansere Kina. Den sikkerhetspolitiske dialogen og det militære samarbeidet i Indo-Stillehavet foregår ikke innenfor rammen av en internasjonal organisasjon eller allianse, men i all hovedsak mellom stater i både Asia, Stillehavet, Nord-Amerika, Sør-Amerika og Europa. Nasjonalstatene har inngått et stort antall bilaterale, trilaterale og multilaterale avtaler som har resultert i fremveksten av et omfattende og komplisert sikkerhetsnettverk i Indo-Stillehavet. Samvirket på tvers av landegrensene skjer i hovedsak i rammen av en rekke flernasjonale militære øvelser i Indo-Stillehavet. I tillegg er det et samarbeid innen forsvarsindustrien. Forsvarssamarbeidet resulterer i en stadig økende grad av integrasjon og interoperabilitet, som igjen legger forholdene til rette for å kunne etablere militære ad hoc koalisjoner ved behov. Oppdatert versjon ble publisert 28.04.25.
The New Geography of Danger: Japan’s Shifting Role in Regional and Global Security
This project will contribute with knowledge and competence building about Japan’s shifting role as a security actor in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. ...