How the New Cold War travelled North (Part I) Norwegian and Russian narratives

Based on our own experiences with working across the Norwegian-Russian borders together with lectures given by Norwegian and Russian companies during our MBA studies, research

Surveys conducted in spring and summer 2004 by Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian and Danish vessels in the North Atlantic, which are related to the Norwegian

Thus, the extent to which Russian PMSCs will act on behalf of the Russian government in future international conflicts is likely to be crucial in terms of the effect their

Political intervention and receptiveness to foreign pressure seem to have been the most important reform-promoting forces, whereas vested institutional interests and

Keywords: gender, diversity, recruitment, selection process, retention, turnover, military culture,

3 The definition of total defence reads: “The modernised total defence concept encompasses mutual support and cooperation between the Norwegian Armed Forces and civil society in

With the 2009 spring draft – the most extensive draft for years – as the backdrop, the second part discusses some key variables for the future of conscription, such as

However, a shift in research and policy focus on the European Arctic from state security to human and regional security, as well as an increased attention towards non-military