| ID | 167457 |
| Title Proper | Trilateral defence cooperation in the North |
| Other Title Information | an assessment of interoperability between Norway, Sweden and Finland |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Møller, Joakim Erma |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Norway, Sweden and Finland have proclaimed a willingness to cooperate militarily in a future crisis or conflict despite their diverging alliance affiliation. This article assesses their ability to do so through various elements affecting their interoperability, with Arctic Challenge, a multinational military exercise, as an empirical basis. The analysis finds that the NATO/non-NATO-divide has a negative impact on the trilateral defence cooperation, especially on exchange of information and aspects related to command and control. At the same time, Finland and Sweden have become largely NATO-standardized through their active partnership with the Alliance. This has affected interoperability aspects, such as communication, culture, and the compatibility of technical solutions, in a positive manner. Through agreements with the Alliance, as well as domestic legal changes, the two NATO-partners have facilitated receiving military assistance from Norway and other NATO-members during a crisis. Other agreements between the Nordic countries, however, have been limited to peacetime. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol.19, No.3; Sep 2019: p.235-256 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol: 19 No 3 |
| Key Words | Defence Cooperation ; Sweden ; Norway ; finland ; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ; Interoperability ; Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) |