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Countries Featured Featured • Zone 3 General Geopolitics POLITICS USA 

Alaska senators condemn Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 12:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 12:16
Dan Sullivan, defence, Donald Trump, Lisa Murkowski, military, Republicans, Senate, Syria, war
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Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from

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Countries Featured General Norway POLITICS Politics 

Arctic Norway: Russian FM to attend ceremony commemorating Soviet liberation in WWII

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 11:18 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 15:05
Finnmark, history, Kirkenes, Sergey Lavrov, Soviet Union, war, World War 2
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October 25th marks the Soviet Red Army troops’ liberation of Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be freed from

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Countries Featured General Highlights SOCIETY Society Sweden 

U.S. archives show thousands of Swedes fought Nazis during WWII: author

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, November 5, 2018 at 15:13
Allies, archives, Germany, history, Lars Gyllenhaal, war, World War 2
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New research has revealed that the number of Swedes who fought for the Allied forces in World War 2 was

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Countries Featured General Highlights Norway POLITICS Politics 

Norway invites Russia’s Lavrov for 2019 commemoration of Red Army’s liberation of Arctic Finnmark

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 12:55
Finnmark, history, Kirkenes, military, Sergey Lavrov, Soviet Union, war, World War 2
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October 2019 will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway’s northernmost region from Nazi occupation by the Red

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Featured Finland General Highlights SOCIETY Society 

Newspaper ads seek relatives of hundreds killed in 1918 Finnish Civil War

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018 at 14:10 — Last Updated: Monday, June 11, 2018 at 14:14
Finland Civil War, Great War, history, independence, military, Russian Empire, war, World War 1
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The Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency has taken an unusual step to try to find descendents of those buried

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Featured General Highlights SOCIETY Society Sweden Uncategorized 

Swedish organization helps citizens prepare for emergencies

Brett Ascarelli, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, June 1, 2018 at 11:06 — Last Updated: Friday, June 1, 2018 at 11:10
brochure, Civil Contingencies Agency, civil defense, Civil Protection Organization, crisis, emergencies, preparedness, Sweden, war
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What would you do if you turned on the faucet and no water came out? If you went to the

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Featured Finland General Highlights POLITICS Politics Uncategorized 

No plans to emulate Sweden’s crisis survival guide, says Finnish PM

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 12:11 — Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11:46
crisis, defence, emergencies, emergency preparedness, Finland, military, natural disasters, Nordic countries, security, survival, Sweden, war
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Finland does not have plans to publish war and crisis preparation guidelines to all of its residents as Sweden is

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Featured General Highlights SOCIETY Society Sweden 

Sweden issues first brochure on war and crisis preparedness since Cold War

Nathalie Rothschild, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 14:44
Civil Contingencies Agency, crisis, defence, disasters, emergencies, emergency preparedness, security, Sweden, war
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A brochure titled If Crisis or War Comes will soon be sent out to all Swedish households. The Civil Contingencies

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Cyber Cyber-1 Featured General Geopolitics Highlights Norway POLITICS 

How vulnerable is Norway to hybrid warfare?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 10:15 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 09:49
Arctic University, civilian, civilian-military relations, international, NATO, Norway, peace, resilience, ResilientCivilians, Russia, Society, tromso, University of Tromso, vulnerable countries, war, warfare
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How resilient are civilians to hybrid warfare and how to act in crises? A research project will include case studies

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Cyber Cyber-2 Featured General Geopolitics Highlights POLITICS Sweden 

Should Gov be able to call on Finns if Sweden attacked?

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2018 at 09:53 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 09:52
alliances, borders, cooperation, Finland, government, military, military aid, politics, Sweden, troops, war
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Sweden and Finland have deepened their military ties over the past few years and a proposal announced on Friday would

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BUSINESS Featured Russia 

Russia-Ukraine tensions may impact Finnish economy

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2014 at 17:43
currency, economy, petroleum, rouble, Suomi, tourists, travel, war
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A weaker rouble could reduce the total level of Finnish exports to Russia, while Russian tourists may have less valuable

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