The current global landscape indicates a range of potential conflicts and crises. Summarizing various expert analyses, the Nordic Defence Review lists eighteen global hotspots, comparing the 2024 future predictions to what was written in early 2023. The concept of war has evolved, aligning with Sun Tzu’s philosophy of subduing the enemy without fighting, emphasizing political,
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It is commonly believed that Sweden will strengthen the NATO alliance’s overall defence and deterrence posture, especially as it relates to securing northeastern Europe. Here are its strengths and weaknesses. Strengths Weaknesses Read also: Sweden Is Getting Fit For NATO
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Sweden is boosting its defence following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is set to join neighbouring Finland as the 32nd member of NATO. It will strengthen the alliance – but how? Sweden was invited to join NATO in 2023 but is still waiting for Turkey and Hungary to approve its application. However, Sweden is expected to become NATO’s 32nd member, soon.
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The capture of both the iconic Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the operational Zaporizhzhia plant serves a dual purpose for Russia: as strategic military bases and as tools in an information campaign exploiting the fear of nuclear catastrophe, Joanna Przybylak wrote in her recent research paper. In June 2023, Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine,
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”The United States must convince China that it can prevail in a long war,” wrote Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. in his Foreign Affairs article “The Big One: Preparing for a Long War With China”, published on December 12, 2023. More and more American are voicing, that the U.S. should focus on China instead of Russia’s war in Ukraine.In his Foreign Affairs article, Krepinevich
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Meeting at one of biggest oil producer countries in the world, UEA, at least 80 countries are demanding a UN Climate Change Conference COP28 deal that calls for an eventual end to fossil fuel use. In maritime transport, this revolution is already on its way as more and shipping giants and navies turn to various
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Despite of the importance of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) in modern operations and the obvious need to coordinate spectrum activities with air, space, land, sea and cyber activities, most Western nations, and NATO, have failed to recognize EMS as one environment in modern warfare. This might be the Achille’s heel of the Western military forces.
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Having seen the state-of-the art in last week’s NATO quantum symposium, I have to say: Be warned, the future is already here.
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Armed forces need to evolve like science, continuously. We are constantly reassessing, Bryan Wells, the Chief Scientist at NATO reminded in Helsinki. NATO has 400 scientific projects underway with a global network of about 5000 scientists. ”From a scientific and technical perspective, a key lesson learned from the Russian-Ukrainian war is the range of capabilities
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Composite helmet is the best choice for an average soldier when protecting from small and fast fragments. Light weight makes them very ergonomic. Finland manufactures excellent composite helmets.
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