Tag: defense

PM wouldn’t help Afghan interpreter

UPDATED: An Afghan man who sought asylum after working as an interpreter for the Norwegian military was deported on Tuesday, after authorities refused to...

Barth Eide sees another ‘New World Order’

Norway's former defense and foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, has declared that the crisis in Ukraine shows that "the time after the Cold War"...

Lund to head UN peacekeeping force

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that Norwegian Major General Kristin Lund had "broken through the glass ceiling" to become the first...

Conservatives dive in latest poll

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservative Party (Høyre), which leads the country's minority government coalition, fell three full points in a new public opinion poll....

Chill settled over defense ceremonies

Norway once again mounted its annual Liberation Day and Veterans Day ceremonies on May 8, this year under threatening skies and chilly temperatures. It...

Admiral’s job wasn’t gender-based

The Supreme Court of Norway (Høyesterett) ruled on Tuesday that Rear Admiral Louise Kathrine Dedichen was not appointed as head of the Norwegian Defense...

Norway needs more soldiers

Norway's Chief of Defense, Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, used release this week of the country's annual defense report (Forsvarets årsrapport) to warn of several holes...

Putin glad ‘Jens’ will lead NATO

The recent selection of former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens  Stoltenberg as the next leader of NATO has won broad support, now also from Russian President...

Solberg calls for calm over Ukraine

The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg called for calm on Wednesday as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continued to rise. Russian President Vladamir Putin...

Brende fears Ukraine bloodbath

Foreign Minister Børge Brende fears the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine could develop into full-scale war. He said tougher sanctions against Russia may be...
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