Against a backdrop of increasing security tensions sparked by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Sweden has won universal Nordic backing for its plan to elevate cross-border defence cooperation to match the actual long-term threats in the region, writes my Defense News colleague Gerard O’Dwyer.
Here is more of what Gerard O’Dwyer writes:
Sweden, which has assumed chairmanship of Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), the primary vehicle for military collaboration among Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, is pushing for an unprecedented level of practical interstate collaboration.
On Sweden’s agenda is development of joint Nordic situational awareness initiatives to strengthen air and sea cooperation and improve …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
