Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson confirmed that after the country finally joins the North Atlantic Alliance, it does not rule out the possibility of supplying its Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. Earlier, Jonson said that Sweden could not decide to provide Kyiv with its fighter jets until it became aContinue Reading
Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Commander Gen. Martin Herem said during a visit to Japan that Estonia should double what it spends on national defense in the next two years in order to stockpile enough munitions for a possible conflict with Russia. Herem said that head of the Russian regime VladimirContinue Reading
The Industrial Union has announced plans to extend an ongoing political strike into a fourth week. The work stoppages, which began nearly three weeks ago, are set to continue from 1-7 April, the union said in a press release on Thursday. The political strikes are a protest against Prime MinisterContinue Reading
NATO Nordic Response 2024 exercise has, according to the alliance, significantly increased the combat readiness of its troops. But it has also increased the cost to Norwegian households of dealing with the consequences of the military training. This was reported by the Norwegian magazine Forsvarets Forum. It is reported thatContinue Reading
Scientists are paying special attention to the study of the Northern Hemisphere environment. Moreover, scientific environmental studies of the Arctic are the most important for a number of reasons. They are global warming, the unique Arctic ecosystem, and the significantly increased human activity in this region. For obvious reasons, scientistsContinue Reading
The termination of the international investigation into the causes of the Nord Stream explosions raises many questions about who was responsible for the terror attack and for what purpose. There is no denying the fact that sabotage of such a large transnational project is not like putting a firecracker inContinue Reading
After nearly ten years of back and forth, analysis, and evaluations of all kinds, the Ministry of Defense of the Argentine Republic, with the approval of the Executive Power, will soon begin the formal process of purchasing F-16 MLU fighters for the Argentine Air Force. During yesterday’s session, through variousContinue Reading
Sweden has always been in the center of the competition for the right to be called the most democratic country in the world. This is the image of the country that Swedish politicians promote. But more than half of Sweden’s population does not believe there is real democracy in theContinue Reading
For the past few years, Norway has been steadily modernising its armed forces by acquiring new types of weapons. The most significant arms programme in recent years is the purchase of F-35 multirole aircraft, but besides them, this Scandinavian country has received or will soon receive Leopard 2 main battleContinue Reading
Strikes have taken place in Finland against proposed labour reforms. Markku Sippola argues Finland’s current economic situation offers little justification for the reforms, which could have a significant impact on workers and the economy. The Finnish government, led by Petteri Orpo, is currently implementing sweeping labour and social security reforms.Continue Reading