Security & Defense

Cynkin on Radio Free Asia

On July 12, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Tom Cynkin was mentioned in Radio Free Asia discussing NATO’s eastward expansion into the Indo-Pacific. He highlights China’s concern about the growing interest by European countries to participate in Asian security issues.

Bjerg Moller in Channel News Asia

On July 12, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Sara Bjerg Moller was quoted in Channel News Asia on Ukraine’s membership pathway into NATO. She explains, “The reality is that NATO simply cannot invite a country that is currently at war – and at war with another country that happens to have the largest nuclear arsenal in […]

Dean in ABC News

On July 12, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Peter Dean was quoted in Australian Broadcasting Corporation to discuss Japanese troops providing artillery fire to help Australian soldiers seize ground against a fictitious enemy. He emphasizes that these drills prove that the two militaries can operate together in kinetic live-fire situations.

Dahl in Svenska Dagbladet on the 2023 NATO Summit outcomes for Sweden and Ukraine

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

On July 12, TSI nonresident senior fellow Ann-Sofie Dahl wrote in Svenska Dagbladet regarding the 2023 NATO Summit outcomes, related to Sweden’s accession in NATO and future membership for Ukraine (in Swedish).

Wieslander interviewed on Radio Sweden

Studio Ett The NATO summit in Vilnius is coming to an end. What promises will Ukrainian President Zelenskyy take home with him? Sveriges Radio speaks to Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe. “Stoltenberg said that there is a new chapter between NATO and Ukraine. Is it that new?” “‘No, you can understand the Ukrainian disappointment. […]

Hutchison in the Dallas Morning News

Former US ambassador to NATO and Atlantic Council board member Kay Bailey Hutchison penned an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, “This week’s NATO summit may be the most important in decades.“

Wieslander interviewed on SVT Aktuellt

On Tuesday, July 11, Anna Wieslander, director for Northern Europe, participated in SVT Aktuellt, to discuss Turkey’s statement about letting Sweden into NATO. “NATO membership requires a change in strategic culture for Sweden. On the military side, it is about going from planning everything nationally to entering a collective system. In addition, it is about […]

Wieslander interviewed in Aftonbladet

Sweden’s role in NATO’s new defense plan “‘Sweden is not part of the plans now. But when we become members, new demands will be placed on the Swedish Armed Forces. (…) Sweden should provide a brigade for NATO operations outside of Sweden, that is the stated expectation’, says Anna Wieslander, Director of Northern Europe.” “‘Another […]

Wieslander interviewed by BBC News from Vilnius