Narrative Strategies (NS), a US based think/ do tank has recently released its latest publication on narrative and its critical role in influence as an e-book/Kindle version. In fact, it specifically addresses the topic of Narrative Warfare, a term coined by Dr. Ajit Maan, one of the co-authors. This recentContinue Reading
– Defense and security communities world-wide generally agree that there is an urgent need to develop effective counter-terrorism narratives. We disagree. We do more than that. The Narrative Strategies Team goes beyond defensive maneuvers and counter messaging. We are not playing catch-up with our adversaries. We change the game entirely.Continue Reading
Jordskjelv og tsunamier er verdens mest ødeleggende naturkatastrofer. I løpet av de siste 15 årene har mer enn 680.000 mennesker omkommet av dette og flere hundre millioner blitt berørt. Av Jan Helge Kalvik Editor-In-Chief Jordskjelv kan ramme hvem som helst. Fem milliarder mennesker lever i land som er utsatt forContinue Reading
Oleg Elshin, vd för Terra Seismic och nominerad till Nobels fredspris, ger en så enkel förklaring av hur jordbävningar kan förutsägas att det kan förstås av alla som fortfarande kommer ihåg fysiklektionerna från skolan. Av Jan Helge Kalvik Editor-In-Chief Jordbävningar och tsunamier är de naturkatastrofer i världen som leder tillContinue Reading
Earthquakes and tsunamis are the world’s most damaging natural disasters. Just over the last 15 years, the death toll from these perils exceeds 680,000 people and hundreds of millions more were affected. Earthquakes can affect anyone. Five billion people live in earthquake and tsunami-prone countries and 200 million visit theseContinue Reading
“For seven decades, NATO has defended the way of life, and the values that underpin it: freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. This makes the job of SACEUR one of the most challenging – and most important – military positions in the world,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg saidContinue Reading
Our own notions of an ongoing, all-pervading and never-ending hybrid war are corroding our societies and political systems. Hybrid warfare has been in the limelight for more than a decade within the Western strategic discourse. During the last five years, this slippery concept has mostly been attached to the malign actionsContinue Reading
NATO Allies agreed 28. March 2019 to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further two years, until 30 September 2022. He joined NATO in 2014. Jens Stoltenberg was born in Oslo on 16 March 1959. He spent his childhood years abroad, with his diplomat father, motherContinue Reading
Five years ago, Russia used force against Ukraine to illegally and illegitimately annex Crimea. This violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a serious breach of international law and a major challenge to Euro-Atlantic security. We strongly condemn this act, which we do not and will not recognise. WeContinue Reading
Unmanned and remote controlled aircrafts, i.e. drones, continue to change the character of contemporary warfare. [i] It was satellites and drones, alongside a good deal of human intelligence, that located Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in 2000 [ii], and later, right up to the minute of the raid, helped toContinue Reading