11 kwietnia 2024 r. odbył się w Wilnie dziewiąty szczyt Inicjatywy Trójmorza. Wojenne okoliczności zdeterminowały postanowienia końcowej deklaracji, mocniej ukierunkowując przyszłe działania TSI na poprawę bezpieczeństwa regionu, pisze Kinga Dudzińska.

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Defence Minister Gram's speech on the new Norwegian Defence Pledge, held at the #LookingNorth conference in Washington DC today:

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Atlantic Council Norwegian Embassy in Washington

Estonian Internal Security Service published its annual review.

Recommended reading.

Sharing info is an effective tool detering harmful actions and making societies more resilient against hostile influence.

Being open makes it difficult to use surprise as a weapon against us.

Kilka słów komentarza od Marcin A. Piotrowski i ode mnie w kwestii niedawnego irańskiego nalotu na Izrael oraz jego możliwych konsekwencji.

NATO’s newest Ally, Sweden, is a nation with a rich maritime heritage 🇸🇪

The Swedish Navy is an expert operator in the challenging conditions of the Baltic Sea and possesses the expertise and resources to conduct a wide range of maritime activities 🌊

Dive in and learn more ↓

Nuclear is not so scary, which means only the change can't be ruled out👇
In my case it means a transfer to the GLOBAL ISSUES PROGRAMM, where I will focus on energy, and security - having Baltic and Nordic countries under the magnifying glass; Northern Europe from EU perspective.

New legislation has been introduced in Sweden to dramatically change energy policy. The goal of Ulf Kristersson’s government (Moderates) is to return to nuclear power. Read more from Kinga Dudzińska.

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A good slate of this week's analyses from my PISM colleagues - Stefania Kolarz Damian Wnukowski Oskar Pietrewicz Artur Kacprzyk Kinga Dudzińska - all in one convenient place #PISMWeeklyReview

Canada's government has announced a new billion-dollar investment in the country's defense, highlighting sovereignty risks in the Arctic as a key challenge. The new policy will allow the #CAF to establish a year-round presence in the #Arctic region.

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W 2024 r. wprowadzono w Szwecji przepisy diametralnie zmieniające dotychczasową politykę energetyczną. Celem rządu Ulfa Kristerssona (partia Moderaci) jest powrót do rozwijania energetyki jądrowej. Więcej na ten temat pisze Kinga Dudzińska.

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Nie taki atom straszny, czyli tylko zmiany nie można wykluczać👇
Moja zmiana to z kolei transfer do PROGRAMU SPRAWY GLOBALNE, gdzie skupiać się będę na energetyce, kwestiach bezpieczeństwa - mając pod lupą państwa bałtyckie i nordyckie; Europę Północną także z perspektywy UE.

Ministers of Energy from eight countries around the Baltic Sea 🇱🇹🇵🇱🇩🇪🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻 have endorsed the Vilnius Declaration on Offshore Wind Development in the #BalticSea . It commits to phase out fossil fuels & further develop offshore wind energy.
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Read this interview by President Alexander Stubb 🇫🇮

'What I call on all European states to do is to become more Finnish. In other words, more prepared. You have to prepare for the worst in order to avoid it.'

Talk less, prepare more.

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I am happy to have hosted the NB8 Foreign Ministers in Visby. Together our combined economies would qualify us for the G10. It is great we can meet to further our cooperation.

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🇱🇹Lithuanian MOD 🇱🇹 is establishing a new unit in the Lithuanian_Armed_Forces: Cyber Defence Command, responsible for conducting cyber defence operations & managing our information systems. Many NATO Allies already have such units, so joint planning & coordination of tasks will now be possible.

Today Tobias Billström is meeting with Nordic-Baltic peers on Gotland. Focus on regional foreign and security policy issues, particularly continued support to 🇺🇦. Nordic-Baltic cooperation is more important than ever in a time of geopolitical challenges.

#NordicBalticCooperation

6 northern European nations sign a deal to protect North Sea infrastructure from hostile actors apnews.com/article/north-…

#Norway ’s government proposes strengthening the Armed Forces with NOK 600 billion. Top priority is reinforcing the #Navy , #Army , #AirDefense as well as and #SituationalAwareness , particularly in the #HighNorth . 'A historic boost,' says PM Jonas Gahr Støre. bit.ly/43SzQou

What are OUR long-term Antarctic ambitions? lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…