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Military alarms ring in the Arctic

Both Norwegian and Russian military alarms were sounding over troop levels and movements in the Arctic on Monday, on both sides of the border. It...

New rhetoric on Russia under fire

Flowers and candlelight outside the Russian Embassy in Oslo on Sunday reflected local concern and alarm over the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. As the...

Military also sees rising threat level

Norway's military intelligence agency (E-tjenesten) confirmed on Thursday that it also sees a rising threat of terror against Norway. While Islamic extremists pose the...

Russia now poses ‘real’ Arctic threat

Russia under an increasingly aggressive President Vladimir Putin has put Norway in an "entirely new situation," especially regarding its authority in the Arctic, claims one local foreign...

5,000 soldiers to train near Russia

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Norwegian military plans to send 5,000 soldiers to a major training exercise next month in the...

NATO to hold major exercise in Norway

The NATO military alliance, now headed by former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, has accepted an offer from Norway's defense ministry to hold a...

Norway keen to expand fight against IS

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was hailing a meeting of more than 60 nations in Brussels on Wednesday as a clear boost for the battle against...

Jens ‘tense’ before first NATO meeting

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been flying around Europe and as far as Afghanistan since taking over as secretary general of NATO...

Military drops uniform requirement

Military personnel from all branches of the Norwegian defense forces will no longer need to travel in uniform or otherwise use their uniforms in...

Mixed signals to women in military

The Norwegian defense forces may face a tough time recruiting the women they claim they need to attract, after a military complaints board rejected the reprimand...
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