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New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2018

On Security, the Nordics Should Cooperate, not Compete

By Anna Wieslander

When Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven meets US president Donald J. Trump for the first time on March 6, security and defense collaboration will likely be at the top of the agenda. A number of Nordic leaders have already met with Trump, and in their first meeting, he and Löfven have an opportunity to ensure […]

Northern Europe

Issue Brief

Feb 28, 2018

Maritime defense for the Baltic states

By Magnus Nordenman

The maritime domain is increasingly a priority for NATO as the alliance seeks to bolster its defense and deterrence posture in Europe’s north and east. Much work remains to be done in terms of NATO’s maritime posture and the maritime capabilities and capacities of its members. The maritime domain presents a unique challenge for NATO’s […]

Maritime Security
NATO

Issue Brief

Feb 28, 2018

Maritime defense for the Baltic states

By Magnus Nordenman

The maritime domain is increasingly a priority for NATO as the alliance seeks to bolster its defense and deterrence posture in Europe’s north and east. Much work remains to be done in terms of NATO’s maritime posture and the maritime capabilities and capacities of its members. The maritime domain presents a unique challenge for NATO’s […]

Maritime Security
NATO

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2018

The Curious Case of Latvia’s Banking Scandal

By Bart Oosterveld and Graham Brookie

Two developments have rocked the Latvian banking system in recent days. Last week, the country’s third-largest bank, ABLV Bank, was accused by the United States Treasury Department of systematic money laundering and aiding in the circumvention of the sanctions imposed on North Korea. Separately, Latvian Central Bank Governor Ilmars Rimsevics, one of the longest-serving central […]

Northern Europe

In the News

Jan 26, 2018

Wieslander in ELN: Sweden and the CSDP: Keen on Security and Reluctant on Defence

By Anna Wieslander

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European Union
International Organizations

Event Recap

Dec 12, 2017

Securing Northern Europe – bridging the Baltic Sea, North Atlantic and the Arctic

By Denise Forsthuber

On December 12, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Northern Europe Office and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung hosted a public conference in Stockholm to discuss the need to bridge perspectives and start forming a merged agenda to successfully face the security challenges in Northern Europe following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and aggression in Eastern Ukraine in […]

Europe & Eurasia
Northern Europe

In the News

Dec 4, 2017

Nordenman Quoted in Chicago Tribune on Pentagon Spending on Air Base in Iceland

By Magnus Nordenman

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Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2017

Long History and Long Border with Russia Make Finland the Perfect ‘Hybrid’ Hub

By Teri Schultz

The new European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (CoE) in Helsinki is, according to US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, an “institution fit for our times.” With membership from eleven European Union (EU) nations and the United States, the CoE is one of the most tangible examples of the pledge by NATO and […]

European Union
International Organizations
Cyber NATO

NATOSource

Nov 7, 2017

NATO Preparing New Doctrine for Cyber Operations

By Morgan Chalfant, The Hill

Merle Maigre, who directs NATO’s cyber center headquartered in Tallin, Estonia, outlined the alliance’s multi-pronged efforts on cybersecurity during an appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Cybersecurity
NATO
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, October 26, 2017

NATOSource

Oct 30, 2017

NATO Chief says Allies Concerned about Russian Phone Jamming

By Lorne Cook, AP

NATO allies have raised concerns about what they call Russia’s use of a kind of electronic warfare during military exercises last month that jammed some phone networks, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.

NATO
Northern Europe

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