Val—Elections in Sweden
Neither a political party nor the people as a whole are likely to be declared the winner of the Swedish elections on September 14.
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Nordic-Baltic Region
The ‘Russian Submarine’ in Swedish Waters Isn’t the Only Unwelcome Visitor in the Baltic Sea
Senior research fellow Pauli Järvenpää in Newsweek.
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Latvia and U.S. Play War Games as Tensions with Russia Grow
“This is time for NATO to be crystal clear,” says Matthew Bryza, a former US diplomat now working for the Estonia-based International Center for Defense Studies. “If you use military force in the Baltic states, there will be consequences, there will be war. It needs to be that clear.”
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Russian Armed Forces in the Baltic Sea Region
In the past five years, Russian units have grown in quality as well as quantity.
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Swedish-Finnish Defense Cooperation: How To Make It Count
The Russian attack on Ukraine has changed the paradigm of security debate in Northern Europe. Gone is the wishful thinking of a friendly Russia wanting to integrate in peaceful co-operation with its neighbors. Instead, the support for an ever closer NATO integration is growing in the High North. There might be a historical opportunity for a change of security alignment for the traditionally neutral Sweden and Finland.
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A Defence Force for the 21st Century: Finland Needs New and Robust Capabilities
There is a requirement for more robust capabilities in the period preceding large-scale conventional war, as well as for the development of a military capable of truly joint operations.
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Current challenges for the Latvian Defence System in Light of the Ukraine Conflict
Early lessons from the Ukraine conflict show that a fundamental reassessment of the entire Latvian defence and security system is needed.
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Making the Sign of the Cross when Lightning Strikes? Lithuania’s National Defence and the Ukraine crisis
The present state of national defence and its funding is a political failure.
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