(Northern) European Integration
…and why Norway should join the EU together with Ukraine.
Northern Flank Notes
(Northern) European security issues, past and present, and other things that bother me
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Drone Threats Are the New Normal
...at least in some parts of Europe.
Long Live The Bernadotte Connection
In a major deal, Sweden decided to buy frigates from France. The Sweden-France connection could become an important strategic partnership.
Narva Is Actually Alright
Forget the idea of Russian little green men storming the Estonian border town Narva and thereby ending NATO.
Ready Or Not, We Fight
Europe may not be optimally ready to defend itself without America, but what if it has to?
New Ice Curtain Or Headed To A Meltdown?
The Arctic is getting more crowded - and less predictable, thanks to weird US flexes.
Europe Needs A New Strategy Too
The new US National Security Strategy helps - or forces - European leaders to let go of the consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and to focus on an own strategy instead.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
Should Finland and Sweden reunite?
The ever-deteriorating state of world affairs has prompted the Nordic countries to set aside their sibling rivalry and start thinking about a reunion.
Contours of European Strategic Autonomy
Europe is moving on without the US, and the US does not seem to like it after all.