US and Norwegian Defense Leaders Discuss Coordination of Allied Activity in the High North The Norwegian defense minister and the US Secretary of Defense discussed the need for stronger coordination of Allied activity in the High North. "Norway has a unique knowledge of the High North that can contribute to creating stability in our immediate neighborhood," says Minister of Defense Odd Roger Enoksen.
We Welcome Increased US Interest, Says Norwegian Defense Minister Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen (Conservatives) tells of increasing US interest in Norway’s immediate neighborhood, amongst others as a result of great power rivalry. “The USA is not forcing itself on us. We want its presence here”, he stresses.
Why Norway And the US Have Different Approaches Towards Their Arctic Regions Whereas the High North has become an integral part of foreign and security policy in Norway, the Arctic has remained in the peripheries of American foreign policy and security thinking since the end of the Cold War. Why?
