High North deterrence
Abstract
• It is arguably of strategic interest for Norway and Finland that their strategic posture in the High North is coherent.
• Norway and Finland should be able to influence NATO’s posture in the region to adhere with theirs.
• Today, Norway aims to modulate national and allied presence in the Arctic in a balancing act between deterrence and reasurance.
• Finland aims to strengthen its existing deterrent posture in the High North with NATO assets.