It is her third posting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Since September of last year, Ambassador Anita Nergaard, serves as Norway’s Permanent Representative to the strongest military alliance the world has ever seen.
At a time of intensifying geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China, Norway is positioning itself to help supply its Western allies with access to rare earth minerals and natural resources as part of a strategic push to diversify supply chains for critical industries.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced at the conclusion of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, that Ukraine will eventually become a member while stressing that the Alliance had agreed to remove the requirement for a Membership Action Plan.
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.
Analysts have questioned whether SAS can survive given the significant structural challenges that it faces.
“Fewer and fewer are taking principled positions arguing in favor of the monarchy, including in Parliament where its future is debated every session,” explains Kristin Clemet, a prominent public intellectual.
A common misperception about Norway is that it is very expensive to visit, explains CEO of the Norwegian Hospitality Association Kristin Kron Devold in a wide-ranging interview.
Norway stands out as one of Europe’s easiest countries to do business. “A common misperception is that Norway is a closed economy and that it is difficult to enter the Norwegian market,” says Thomas Øslebø, a partner at the Arntzen de Besche law-firm in Oslo where he spearheads its real estate practice.
Norwegian Ambassador to NATO Øystein Bø discusses what’s next for the military alliances and the growing threat from Russia and China.
Although no military doctrine exists for Nordic security, yet a political document entitled Vision 2025 was adopted in 2009 by Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland.