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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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(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.
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.
Her skal Norden forsvares
Interview about key strategic locations for defence of the Nordics.
Luftmaktseminar
Seminar on air power at the Swedish Defence University, organized by The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.
Debatten: Hva betyr en NATO-utvidelse?
(This programme is in Norwegian): Per Erik Solli on what Swedish and Finnish NATO membership will entail.
NATO’s northern flank would be more robust if Sweden and Finland join, expert says
Interview in Barents Observer with Per Erik Solli about a possible NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.
Finland and Sweden’s Path Towards NATO
The failure of deterrence and the outbreak of war in Ukraine should be a wakeup call to the Nordic governments to create a more robust and coherent deterrence and defence posture across the region. To ensure security and stability, all the states on Russia’s northwest flank must further advance the regional agenda from intertwined tactical and operational defence cooperation towards more a compelling deterrence strategy, write Per Erik Solli and Øystein Solvang.
Kronikk: Fem nordiske land ser USA nå som sikkerhetsgarantist
(This op-ed is in Norwegian): Bare hvis Finland og Sverige blir medlemmer av Nato, vil hele Norden være en del av et helhetlig og robust regime for avskrekking, skriver Per Erik Solli og Øystein Solvang i denne kronikken.
Norway and Great Power Politics – Geopolitics, Technology and Climate (NISP)
Our times are shaped by developments in geopolitical power dynamics, fast-paced technological development and climate change. In this research program NUPI analyses how these developme...