The four Nordic nations have for decades all followed a "total defence" strategy – since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland has taken a lead and greatly strengthened the concept
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The US border wall is back (gifted link)
10 votes -
Finland plans to lift its long-standing ban on having nuclear weapons on its territory – would align the country more closely with NATO's deterrence policy
9 votes -
Economy not Russia is big fear on Finland's closed border – life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023
10 votes -
Big Bend border wall nears reality
10 votes -
The Greenland crisis has boosted support for Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, who has become one of Europe's leading figures pushing back against the US president
14 votes -
As global tensions rise, Canada and Sweden are shifting from defence procurement to long-term strategic alignment across security, industry and Arctic governance
12 votes -
Gaza’s Rafah crossing partially reopens after nearly two years of closure
6 votes -
South Korea’s president wants to reduce tensions with the North
12 votes -
UK and Denmark are demanding overhaul of European immigration laws – Keir Starmer and Mette Frederiksen argue populists will continue to gain ground if something isn't done soon
14 votes -
Finland cut Russian energy imports and closed the shared border, erasing €12 billion in trade. The shocks deepened the Nordic nation's deficit, already strained by defense and welfare spending.
32 votes -
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
32 votes -
Sami Hamdi, British Muslim journalist, reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at San Francisco airport
13 votes -
North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline
7 votes -
Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway's intelligence service has said
24 votes -
Thailand and Cambodia exchange heavy artillery fire as border battle expands
22 votes -
Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach to immigration. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge.
9 votes -
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
16 votes -
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence
8 votes -
Pakistan and India hint at imminent military action over Kashmir
11 votes -
US citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol for ten days
38 votes -
India and Pakistan closer to conflict over Kashmir attack as tit-for-tat moves mount
18 votes -
Sweden has the tanks, Finland has the troops – Nordic countries, hawkish on Russia, pool resources to punch above their weight
20 votes -
DHL suspends high value US deliveries over tariffs
29 votes -
Indiana lawmakers pass bill to start taking Illinois counties
13 votes -
Two UK MPs 'astounded' after being denied entry to Israel
10 votes -
Finland plans to quit global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029
18 votes -
Why it's time for Norway and Iceland to join the EU – with sufficient political will, both could join in an expedited procedure within two to three years
9 votes -
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
52 votes -
US President Donald Trump halts tariffs on Canada and Mexico as both offer new border security plans
27 votes -
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
24 votes -
Asian farmworkers are being killed in Israel’s embattled border regions
14 votes -
Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen
7 votes -
Israeli military announces ground invasion of Southern Lebanon
41 votes -
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
17 votes -
Germany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity
12 votes -
Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp
7 votes -
Schengen ain't what it used to be
28 votes -
Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure
20 votes -
National security or legal niceties? Norway picks a path – closing down opportunities for members of the authoritarian axis is not always as easy as it looks.
7 votes -
Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia
11 votes -
Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances
5 votes -
US-made M270 and HIMARS hammer targets inside Russia, first cross-border strikes since Joe Biden green light
31 votes -
New Brexit checks will cause food shortages in UK, importers warn
25 votes -
Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat
21 votes -
The GOP dog caught the car. Again.
24 votes -
Three migrants drown at US border as Texas blocked their rescue
37 votes -
Satellite images show China building houses on Bhutan's territory
10 votes -
Finland's government has cited security concerns for the closure of all border crossings with Russia – Russian-speaking Finns say their rights are being violated
24 votes -
The Philipines and China, fishing boats and naval ships, and artificial outposts in the contested South China Sea
12 votes