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Sep 21, 2016

My strike fighter for a cooling line

By James Hasik

Lockheed Martin’s recent quality problem reminds us how challenging massively multinational development and production programs can be. Almost a squadron’s worth of Joint Strike Fighters, Courtney Albon wrote for Inside Defense, “may not fly for months.” As Colin Clark wrote for Breaking Defense, the US Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Air Force have suspended […]

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Swedish Marine participating in BALTOPS exercise, June 13, 2016

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Sep 20, 2016

Swedish Military Told to Look Out for Foreign Spies

By The Local (Sweden)

Sweden’s military has urged staff to stay alert as more and more incidents that could be linked to suspected espionage are emerging across the country, report Swedish media.

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Swedish soldier participating in ISAF mission in Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2007

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Sep 19, 2016

Sweden’s Surprise Decision to Keep Troops in Gotland Linked to Top Secret Threat

By The Local (Sweden)

Information about an increased threat from Russia was a contributing factor in Sweden’s decision to station permanent troops on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland, according to a newspaper report.

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Estonian Scout with a Carl Gustav anti tank gun. May 11, 2015

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Sep 19, 2016

New NATO Forces to Be Deployed in Baltic Region by May 2017

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

The new allied deterrent force for the Baltic region will be in place by May 2017, with some units arriving earlier, the head of the Western alliance’s military committee said Sunday….

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Military parade in Moscow, May 9, 2016

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Sep 13, 2016

If Attacked, Sweden Needs Outside Support to Maintain Its Sovereignty

By Inquiry Appointed by the Swedish Foreign Ministry

At the core of Sweden’s security policy is military non-alignment, the essence of which is that Sweden does not extend mutual defence obligations to other countries….

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Russia Typhoon class submarine

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Sep 13, 2016

Russia’s Ambitions in the Atlantic

By Robbie Gramer, Foreign Affairs

[A]s Russia ramps up its military presence in the North Atlantic, NATO’s presence has atrophied.

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Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinistö and CHOD Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, July 11, 2016

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Sep 12, 2016

Defense Minister Downplays Swedish Report Citing Risks of Defense Cooperation with Finland

By Yle

Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says that a recently-released Swedish security policy report provides no reason to re-evaluate defence cooperation arrangements between Sweden and Finland.

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Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Russian President Vladimir Putin, March 22, 2016

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Sep 8, 2016

Finland and The Unpredictable Neighbor

By René Nyberg

Great empires do not go away quietly.

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The chemicals were picked up in Misrata on August 27

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Sep 2, 2016

Danish Team Removes 500 Tons of Chemical Weapons From Libya

By AP, White House, Foreign Ministry of Denmark

From the AP:  A Danish-led international operation to rid Libya of its chemical weapons has removed 500 tons of chemicals from the North African country, Denmark said Wednesday.

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Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Feb. 2, 2015

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Sep 1, 2016

Vershbow: NATO and Finland Consult ‘at the Highest Levels’

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

Following our Wales Summit in 2014, Finland became one of NATO’s Enhanced Opportunities Partners (or EOPs), which means more co-ownership, more dialogue on cooperative security, and more interaction together.

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