Even with the significant boost in defense spending as outlined by the LTP, Norway won’t reach NATO’s 2 percent target of GDP – which was $7.6 billion, according to 2015 numbers – but it does have the per capita measure of defense spending which ranks Norway second in NATO after the U.S. At a time of repeated calls for NATO reform, including enhanced burden-sharing by Washington’s European allies, the LTP not only underscores that Norway does take its security seriously but more broadly signals a willingness to match rhetoric with policy.
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Norwegian Government Proposes Historic Defence Spending Increase
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Top 10 Modern Sniper Rifles in the World 2016 HD VSB military VSB military
May 21, 2015 Top 10 Modern Sniper Rifles in the World 2016 HD 10- Ceska Zbrojovka CZ805 BREN Assault Rifle / Carbine / Designated Marksman Rifle (2009) Country of Origin: Czech Republic 9- NSG-85 …
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America Has Misused Its Military Power in the Middle East
U.S. policy has created chaos throughout the region
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GLOBAL TRENDS: “Paradox of Progress” Report
Weak economic growth and concern about employment can fuel the growth of identity-based extremism. Arab youth questioned in the eighth annual Burson-Marsteller survey in 2016 overwhelmingly rejected the rise of the so-called Islamic State but simultaneously noted that a lack of jobs and opportunities was the top recruitment driver for the group.
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Al Qa’idah’s 7 step Strategy for a Global Caliphate by 2020
The governments are in a strong dilemma as to what they can do to those Muslims who return back from warzones. They have arrested a few Muslims who did return from Syria already, but they still need laws to make it a crime. Below are some proposals which have been made and in some cases implemented: * Keep a close eye on extremist groups training camps, and also on social networks. If a person adds photos of themself on Facebook with members of an extremist group, then that is a clear proof that you will be jailed when you return. (A Muslim convert called Eric Harroun who took photos with Jabhat al Nusra while holding guns, and adding his pics on Facebook has been jailed when he returned to the USA. He could even get a life sentence in jail). [April 2013 ]
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France Launches a Cyber Warfare Division
CYBER INTELLIGENCE SECURITY- France has announced its first cyber-warfare army unit, aimed at increasing the country’s hacking skills as concerns grow in Europe and the United States about Russian capabilities. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (pictured) likened the …
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‘HIGH INTEREST’ PRODS UKRAINE TO LAUNCH BITCOIN FUTURES TRADING
Commenting on the introduction of Bitcoin futures, stock exchange traders said that they now had a chance to propagate Bitcoin usage given the high interest but lack of access for the majority of interested consumers.
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U.S. Defense Spending Outlook
Cybersecurity, Smart Technologies, Agile Forces
