Videokonferansehøring: Vilje til beredskap - evne til forsvar. Langtidsplan for forsvarsektoren (Prop. 62 S (2019-2020))

Ulf Sverdrup and Karsten Friis participated in open hearing about the long-term plan for the armed forces

Forsvarets langtidsplan til ompuss

(Op-ed in Norwegian only): The parliament sent the proposed long-term plan for the armed forces back to the government. In this op-ed, Karsten Friis and Ulf Sverdrup gives an onerview of the most pressing concerns the new plan should consider.

The Shifting Boundaries of Nordic Defence Cooperation

Nordic security and defence cooperation is shifting with the rapid rise and expansion of European defence cooperation. Spanning industrial collaboration, capability development, training and operations, planning, as well as other strategic measures, this new European momentum has manifested itself in...

Nordic perspectives on European security: Norway

How does Norway relate to the various new European defence cooperation formats? Which states are Norway coordinating with when engaging in these projects? Is there unexploited potential for common Nordic initiatives within the European formats? Or do traditional security relationships still take precedence?...

Forsvarets langtidsplan, det fagmilitære råd og trusselbildet.

As assessment of the upcoming new defence long term plan, CHODs advise, and the security landscape.

Europeisk sikkerhet under press – hva med Norge?

The lecture addressed European security in a historical and contemporary perspective, and asked what implications the new security landscape have for Norwegian security policy.

Civil-Military Relations in International Interventions: A New Analytical Framework

It is frequently claimed that success in interventions hinges largely on military–civilian coherence. However, despite high ambitions among politicians and organizations, coherence among intervening actors has proven challenging to achieve in practice. Why is this so? To answer this, the book approach...

A Governance and Risk Inventory for a Changing Arctic

Many government officials, military leaders, and political observers have proclaimed the rise of a new, post-Cold War global great power competition between the United States, Russia, and China with myriad implications. Using this new reality as the backdrop for the Arctic Security Roundtable at the...

Governance Entrepreneurs as Spoilers in Nordic Defence Cooperation

The deteriorated security situation in Europe has contributed to a renewed focus on Nordic defence cooperation. Recent political statements indicate an increased interest among the Nordic states to strengthen regional security cooperation in times of peace, crisis and conflict. Nonetheless, the main...

NATO-ledermøte under mørke skyer

NATO's Leadership Meeting will take place 3-4 December to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Alliance. However, dark clouds are casting shadows over the celebration.

Et ambisiøst fagmilitært råd

An assessment of the Military Advice the Chief of Defence of Norway recently submitted to the Minster of Defence.

Er Forsvaret forberedt på dagens sikkerhetsutfordringer?

Is the Norwegian Armed Forces prepared for today's security challenges?

The Military Threat to Europe

To what extent does Russia pose a military threat to Europe today? A military threat is traditionally regarded as a combination of capabilities and intentions. However, capabilities are evolving slowly while intensions may change rapidly. Russia's military modernization over the last decade has...