The German government under Friedrich Merz has been determined to deepen and accelerate what his predecessor, Olaf Scholz, famously termed the “Zeitenwende” – a fundamental reorientation of Germany’s foreign, security, and energy policies in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The 61st annual Oslo Security Conference, organised by The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, took place on 2nd–3rd February 2026 at the historic University of Oslo Aula. Over two days, senior political leaders, military officials, scholars, and experts from across the transatlantic community gathered to discuss the future of Euro-Atlantic security under the theme “The Transatlantic Partnership – Facing the ‘New Normal’”.
In the following analysis, read about the recent tensions in NATO's Northern flank and 'The Joint Expeditionary Force' - topics that will be discussed in the upcoming Oslo Security Conference 2nd-3rd of February.
Generalsekretær Kate Hansen Bundt blir intervjuet om NATO-toppmøtet 2025 under NATO Public Forum.
Over the last few years, Poland has gradually gained a greater role on the international security policy arena. As the country holds the EU Council Presidency from January to June 2025, its security policy takes center stage amid shifting geopolitical dynamics.
The NATO summit in Washington DC takes place 9th-11th of July. We have asked the diplomatic corps from NATO countries in Oslo about their respective countries' expectations.
Thursday the 14th of September, The Norwegian Atlantic Committee hosted a roundtable with Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO’s Military Committee and General Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The meeting was held against the backdrop of NATO's annual Military Committee Conference, which this year takes place in Oslo, Norway between the 15th-17th of September.
This is the second edition of the The Alphen Group (TAG) Ukraine Strategy 2023, a comprehensive strategy to secure Ukraine's future. The strategy was prepared specifically for the European Parliament.
"The Russia-Ukraine war is entering its second and potentially decisive year with the outcome still uncertain. Now is the time to review western goals and consider the scope and parameters of a strategy sufficient to achieve them. That is the purpose of the TAG Ukraine strategy 2023".
The Biden administration has led the Western military and economic response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Europe must be ready to act independently if and when Washington’s policy changes. Read Secretary General Kate Hansen Bundt's, and ten other experts' takes.
Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications in May 2022 is historical, and makes the prospect for a close and fruitful Nordic defence cooperation better than ever.
Russia's war in Ukraine has had direct and severe effects on European energy supplies.
A report by the Alphen Group (TAG) for the Secretary General on the 2022 NATO Strategic Concept
NATO currently recognizes five warfighting domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. An increasing amount of literature[1] suggests adding a sixth: the cognitive domain.[2] The gap this new domain is supposed to fill is the territory fought over in the battle for the minds of a country’s population. This article briefly describes the phenomenon of cognitive warfare, and sheds light on one (of many) legal and ethical challenges that should be resolved before NATO further considers whether or not the cognitive domain should be added as the 6th warfighting domain.
The Netherlands goes to the polls to elect a new government on March 15, 16 and 17. In this week's analysis, Professor of political science at NTNU, Pieter de Wilde, discusses some of the more interesting aspects of the election from a Norwegian point of view.
Tens of thousands of people, young and old, took to the streets to protest in more than 100 cities and towns in Russia during January. The turnout is unusual in a country where political protests in the past twenty years have been concentrated in big cities. We have asked five experts on Russia what they think will be the consequences of these protests.
In this Weekly analysis Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Dr. Pavel K. Baev, writes about the relations between Russia and NATO ahead of this weeks NATO summit in London. Enjoy the reading!
In this Weekly analysis, professor Magnus Petersson, Head of Centre for Transatlantic Studies and Centre for Asian Security Studies at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, writes about the various and multiple challenges to NATO and transatlantic security.
In this week's analysis, Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Iselin Stensdal, writes about China's policy and interests in the Arctic. Enjoy the reading!
This week's analysis is written by Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen and Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Gåsemyr writes about the proposed removal of term limits for the presidency of China.