On May 31, Norway hosted an informal meeting for NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo. We discussed the meeting with its principal organizer, Special Representative for Nordic and Baltic Security Policy Øystein Bø.
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Norwegian Ambassador to NATO Øystein Bø discusses what’s next for the military alliances and the growing threat from Russia and China.
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