Search: Baltic Sea region,Sweden (2 materials)

Testing the Mettle of Finland

... 16 and removing 3 generals.[10] A third issue was figuring out how to prepare for the replacement of the F-18 Hornet fighters in 2020s, which could cost up to $7 billion.[11] These decisions became less firm, however, due to reports on its neighbor, Sweden. In the past year, Swedish military experts have lampooned Swedish defense capabilities, which placed questions on Swedish military capability.[12] Additionally, both NATO and Norway made statements denying any obligation to protect Sweden because ...

29.08.2014

Boiling the Baltic Pot: Forcing Sweden’s Hand closer to NATO

Although some pundits believe that no nation should consider joining NATO in light of Ukraine’s situation[1], the crisis nevertheless has fundamentally changed NATO’s relationship with Sweden. This change for Sweden comes due to a combination of already present concerns such as defense capabilities and reliability of alliances that have been given renewed attention. Hence, due to concern of over the security of the Baltic Sea, Sweden ...

21.08.2014

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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