Browsing Oslo Files on Defence and Security by Title
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Nordic defence cooperation after the Cold War
(Oslo Files;1, Others, 2011)During the Cold War the different alignment choices of the Nordic states meant that military cooperation among them was highly circumscribed, and security issues were taboo in the Nordic Council. Following the events of ... -
Norges bidrag til FN-operasjonene i Somalia. UNOSOM I og II (1992–1993).
(Oslo files on Defence and Security;2/2015, Research report, 2015)Med 25 kg skismøring i bagasjen ankom et norsk stabskompani Somalias hovedstad Mogadishu julen 1992. Martin Lau Slåtten skriver om et år fylt av prøvelser og de politiske/departementale og forsvarsfaglige betingelsene som ... -
Norsk deltakelse i internasjonale operasjoner: Soldatens ansvar for en rettsstridig ordre
(Oslo files on defence and security;8, Others, 2008)This study addresses the classic question of the tension between military discipline and individual responsibility; and whether and to what extent following superior orders may constitute a circumstance excluding criminal ... -
Norsk forsvarssamarbeid med Nederland og Sverige. Ikke så like likevel?
(Oslo files on defence and security;3, Others, 2010)The security environment after the Cold War has created new challenges but also new opportunities. With no Iron Curtain dividing Europe, new patterns of cooperation in the field of defense and security have emerged. For ... -
Norsk veteranpolitikk etter 1945: noen hovedtrekk i utviklingen
(Others, 2012)This study examines essential aspects of Norway’s policy on the treatment of veterans since 1945. Veteran schemes were put in place immediately following the Second World War. In the following decades they were debated, ... -
Norsk-svenskt försvarssamarbete i en ny tid
(Oslo files on defence and security;7, Others, 2008)Nordic defence cooperation has been limited in recent history. Although during the interwar years of 1918–39 and World War II, there were proposals aiming at a coordinated, or joint, Finnish-Swedish Norwegian defence policy, ... -
Norwegian foreign policy in the High North. International cooperation and the relations to Russia
(Oslo files on defence and security;1, Others, 2009)The external dimensions of Norway’s new policy for the north and the strategy underpinning it are the focus of this study. First, Norway’s long-standing security and sovereignty interests in Northern ocean areas are examined. ... -
Obama og amerikansk utenriks- og sikkerhetspolitikk
(Oslo Files;2, Others, 2009)Popular expectations for President Obama are high, not least concerning his foreign and security policy. It is too early to draw any conclusions about how the new administration will handle various foreign policy questions, ... -
On new wars: Contributions from the conference “New Wars” in 2007.
(Oslo files on defence and security;4, Others, 2007)On New Wars seeks to answer what is “new” about new wars and military theory by linking the present and speculation about the future of war with historical awareness. The past may be an imperfect guide to the future, but ... -
RMA og transformation: En historisk-kritisk analyse av to sentrale begreper i nyere vestlig forsvarspolitikk
(Oslo files on defence and security;5, Others, 2008)This study presents an historical critique of two concepts which have recently dominated US, and hence western, military thought: the “Revolution in Military Affairs” (RMA) and the “transformation” programme designed to ... -
Storbritannia og NATO. Urealistisk realisme? Britisk selvbilde og betydningen av fortid, tradisjoner og ambisjoner
(Oslo files on defence and security;3, Others, 2011)The study reviews Britain’s key role both as an important founding member of NATO and as an influential ally. NATO’s importance to the United Kingdom is discussed in light of Britain’s imperial history, and core security ... -
Styrk forsvarsevnen - ta Marinen i bruk! Personellutfordringer, beredskap og stridsevne i Sjøforsvaret
(Oslo files on Defence and Security;01, Research report, 2015)Roald Gjelsten tar for seg kompetanseproduksjonen i Marinen fra 1960-tallet og fram til i dag. Hvordan kan HR-politikk brukes til å øke Marinens kampkraft? Siden slutten av den kalde krigen har Marinen blitt redusert ... -
Taliban og ISAFs propagandakrig: kampen om den mest overbevisende historien
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Terrorangrepet i Oslo - Forsvarets håndhevelsesbistand og samarbeid med Oslo-politiet etter 22. juli
(Oslo files on Defence and Security;1/2016;, Research report, 2016)Terrorangrepet 22. juli 2011 avdekket store mangler innen samfunnets evne til å håndtere alvorlige og særlig skadevoldende hendelser. 22. juli-kommisjonen kritiserte det tverrsektorielle samarbeidet mellom politiet og ... -
The Democratic Peace Controversy. A Critical Survey
(Oslo files on defence and security;1, Others, 2008)The central idea of “democratic peace” theory (DP) is that democracies do not go to war with another. Since the 1960s this theory has been extremely popular among political scientists, but there are a number of methodological ... -
The Iran-Pakistan-India Pipeline Project
(Oslo files on defence and security;4, Others, 2008)The planned Iran-Pakistan-India natural-gas pipeline (IPI Pipeline) has been in the Asian spotlight for many years and its full realisation would be politically ground-breaking. Its energy-supply route is planned to cross ... -
The rise of naval powes in Asia and Europe's decline
(Oslo files on defence and security;06, Others, 2012)For the first time in modern history Asian states are spending more on defence than their European counterparts. The sea power ambitions of leading land powers such as China, Russia and India stand as a challenge to US ... -
US policy toward Russia after 9/11: between cooperation and containment
(Oslo Files;3, Others, 2008)17 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia is still one of the most important in world politics. Despite this, the US-Russia relationship seems to be ... -
USA og Nato etter 9/11
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Vervede i Forsvaret: motivasjon, erfaringer og fremtidsplaner
(Oslo files on defence and security;6, Others, 2011)This study explores attitudes and experiences of contracted personnel in the Norwegian Armed Forces. It is based on information from 28 interviews with personnel in the Army, Air Force and Navy. Topics for discussion were ...