From Shooting to Hand-to-Hand Fighting: the Courses Finland Wants to Export so Europe Can Learn to Defend Itself

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The invitation comes by letter, in an envelope whose letterhead shows a sword and a saber crossed on golden oak leaves, the symbol of the Finnish Armed Forces. The letter calls for a national defence course organized jointly by the Kainuu Brigade and the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland. Applications cannot be made: the recipients of the invitation are members of the Oulu business community, whose companies will continue…

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Days after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called the NATO summit in The Hague a complete success, the United States halted a planned military shipment to Ukraine and eased sanctions on several Russian banks. The decision, made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has since been reversed by Donald Trump. But no one knows to what extent and for how long this new direction will last. American policy remains highly unpredictable. And that is causin…