Denmark votes for defence bill giving US access to airbases – new agreement places bases in cities such as Karup and Skrydstrup under US jurisdiction
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Denmark quits the Frugal Four EU budget coalition – PM Mette Frederiksen calls for defence spending to be the "number one" priority
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Nordic governments are boosting defense spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defense – mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats
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Golden dome and US missile defence - what is it, can it work, and the economics of missile defence
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Sweden has the tanks, Finland has the troops – Nordic countries, hawkish on Russia, pool resources to punch above their weight
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Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an inspiring approach as Europe ramps up preparedness after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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Norway's government is under growing pressure to let the country's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund invest in certain defense firms
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Europe talks tough on military spending, but unity is fracturing
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US Army to build "warrior ethos" by no longer mandating basic laws of war or combat medicine training for all soldiers
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UK open to Canadian involvement in new fighter jet project
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Norway's proximity to the USSR during the Cold War led to it building many military bunkers – tensions with Russia have brought them back into focus
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Finland plans to quit global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029
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Russian President Vladimir Putin launches largest military draft in years despite ceasefire talks
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Chinese military exercises around Taiwan
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Could you rearm Europe without US weapons? - Equipping a unified European military (April 1 special)
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Denmark will start drafting women into its military from next year, accelerating planned reforms to boost the size of its armed forces
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EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan
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Why Sweden needs the bomb – country best served by nuclear guarantee outside of traditional NATO reliance on US atomic umbrella
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European rearmament - the rearm Europe plan and the future of US weapon sales
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Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast – as Donald Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint
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Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army
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Denmark's spectacular shift from Atlanticism to European defense – fearing destabilization of transatlantic relationship, it had historically avoided European defense integration
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Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining NATO – both aim to raise defence spending to between 2.6% and 3% of GDP in the next three years
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Could Europe defend itself without the US? - the US split, rearmament and defence independence
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Denmark will spend an additional €6.7bn on defence over the next two years, amid the ongoing threat Russia poses to Europe, PM Mette Frederiksen has announced
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Remarks by Singapore minister for defence Dr Ng Eng Hen at the BMW Foundation Leaders Roundtable, “On the horns of a trilemma: Geopolitical recession, technological leadership and energy security"
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Next generation fighter programs - the multinational race for air superiority (with Justin Bronk)
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Norway plans to reintroduce an obligation to build bomb shelters in new buildings, a practice halted in 1998
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Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland – defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was at least $1.5bn
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Finland will review whether to reintroduce antipersonnel land mines for improved defenses against Russia on the NATO defense bloc's longest land border with its main adversary
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Towards a new nuclear arms race? Vladimir Putin, the breakdown of nuclear treaty limits and MIRVs.
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Amphibious warfare center set up in Norway in the latest move by a NATO member to beef up its operations on Russia's Arctic doorstep
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Russia is changing its nuclear doctrine - atomic coercion, Ukraine and the nuclear threshold
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Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer border it shares with Russia – move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland
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Aug 2024 - "America isn’t ready for the wars of the future" by Mark Milley (ex-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Eric Schmidt (ex-CEO of Google)
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In historic move, US to upgrade military command structure in Japan
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitches mandatory national service at eighteen
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US Senate Republicans furious over Donald Trump derailing FISA bill
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Scandals blight Denmark's buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia
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Finland's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance
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Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries
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Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time
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Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European"
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Former US President Donald Trump allegedly discussed US nuclear subs with Australian billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt after leaving White House: Sources
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Russia may be planning to test a nuclear-powered missile
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Finland has finished inventorying its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine – found 50,500
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Bernie Sanders 'disappointed, but not surprised,' as US Senate rejects 10% military spending cut
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When Sweden joins NATO its submarines will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea
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Although Finland's Åland archipelago is strategically located in the Baltic Sea, an agreement prevents any military presence there – but perhaps this could change
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Inside Finland's war preparations on NATO's new frontline with Russia
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