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Second Fleet Flexes Expeditionary Mode in North Atlantic

Just 13 months after reactivation, the U.S. 2nd Fleet now has “full operational capability” though its commander stopped short of saying his command is fully up to speed, yet. The fledgling fleet declared its initial operating capability in May, just before jetting off to the Baltic Sea to honcho a large exercise there. And they’ve wasted no time since as they were heavily involved in July with preparing and evaluating the Truman Carrier Strike Group’s final exercises — the first such deployment under their watch.

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Finland’s Kuusela on Nordic Cooperation, Russia, Disinformation & F-35

Janne Kuusela, the policy director at Finland’s defense ministry, discusses closer cooperation with Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway, understanding Russia, countering disinformation, better cyber security and the country’s competition for a new fighter aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview, conducted at the residence of Sweden’s ambassador to the United States, followed an Atlantic Council event in Washington marking 10th anniversary of the Nordic Defense Cooperation agreement to improve collaboration among Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Denmark’s Kasper on NATO, Nordic Cooperation, Greenland, China, Climate

Kasper Høeg-Jensen, the head of the security policy and operations department of Denmark’s ministry of defense, discusses closer Nordic cooperation, NATO, Greenland, China, climate change and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview, conducted at the residence of Sweden’s ambassador to the United States, followed an Atlantic Council event in Washington marking 10th anniversary of the Nordic Defense Cooperation agreement to improve collaboration among Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Norway’s Efjestad on NATO Exercise Lessons, Nordic Defense Cooperation, Emerging Threats

Svein Efjestad, the policy director at Norway’s defense ministry, discusses lessons from NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 exercise the country hosted, balancing the Atlantic alliance and Nordic Defense Cooperation, emerging threats like China, cyber and 5G, and the Trump administration’s Cost Plus 50 proposal with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview, conducted at the residence of Sweden’s ambassador to the United States, followed an Atlantic Council event in Washington marking 10th anniversary of the Nordic Defense Cooperation agreement improve collaboration among Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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NORDEFCO’s Lagerlöf, Claesson on Closer Nordic Cooperation, 2025 Plan

Johan Lagerlöf, the deputy director general and head of strategy and security policy at Sweden’s Defense Ministry, and Maj. Gen. Michael Claesson, Swedish Army, the Swedish Armed Forces’ head of plans and policy who also serves as chairman of the Nordic Defense Cooperation Military Coordination Committee, discuss NORDEFCO’s closer cooperation among Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the organization’s 2025 plan, Russia, China, cyber and disinformation threats, climate change and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview, conducted at the residence of Sweden’s ambassador to the United States, followed an Atlantic Council event in Washington marking NORDEFCO’s 10th anniversary and what’s next.