Sweden Unveils New Arctic Strategy Citing ‘Most Serious’ Security Situation Since WWII
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DEBATE. If the government is serious about Sweden's new strategy for the Arctic, it must urgently make a decision on a new Swedish research icebreaker. This is what 59 researchers and professors at Swedish universities write.
Sweden Unveils New Arctic Strategy Citing ‘Most Serious’ Security Situation Since WWII
Sweden unveiled a new strategy for the Arctic Circle on June 1, amid what it described as the “most serious” security situation since World War II. The announcement comes amid increased concern in the region over threats posed by Russia and China. Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said that Stockholm’s role in the region was “a matter of both foreign and domestic policy” when she announced the move at the Defense Museum in…
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) visited Boden on Monday. The reason was Sweden's new strategy for the Arctic, and Malmer Stenergard emphasized the importance of cooperation but also the importance of viable communities in the North.
The government has unveiled a new strategy for the Arctic, focusing on security policy, military presence and cooperation.
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