10 February, 2009, 04:19
Four Scandinavian countries together with Iceland could form a Nordic military alliance to protect their interests in Arctic, says a report presented by Norway at a special meeting of the countries’ foreign ministers.
The report presented by a veteran Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg proposes co-operation not limited to a joint military force, but also includes potential joint efforts in international security, air surveillance, air patrols, maritime monitoring and medical services. The report also calls for an independent polar orbit satellite system by 2020.
The interesting fact about the Scandinavian Defence Union, which could unite Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland, is that it was supposed to be born immediately after WWII. The Scandinavian four were positive the union was absolutely essential to guard against possible future common threats from the Soviet Union, for example. But the birth of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation superseded these plans.
Norway, Sweden and Iceland, is that it was supposed to be born immediately after WWII. The Scandinavian four were positive the union was absolutely essential to guard against possible future common threats from the Soviet Union, for example. But the birth of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation superseded these plans.
Today, Denmark and Norway (which were occupied by Nazi Germany during WWll, thus having learnt a bitter lesson) together with Iceland are already members of the NATO alliance. Finland bravely fought both Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in sequence during the WWII. Sweden miraculously managed to escape the horrors of war by remaining neutral during WW2.
Now Stoltenberg has proposed pooling efforts and resources in all possible military areas, as well as civil co-operation to ensure the effective maritime monitoring of the North Atlantic as well as contiguous areas of the Arctic Ocean and Barents Sea (the so-called “Barents Watch”). The report also mentions the necessity of a “Baltic Watch”.
A mutual declaration of solidarity in key areas of joint foreign policy and a common disaster response unit are planned to deal with any disastrous events.
For Russia formation of the Nordic Alliance could possibly mean that it will be able to speak directly to the Arctic countries. Russia would be able to by-pass NATO, that for 60 years now wholly controlled by the US. However, this is only if the US does not enter the new organisation, because, strangely enough, it has Arctic territories too.
Rightardia comment: The US is not a Scandinavian country and would be unlikely to be a member with full status in a Nordic military alliance. Denmark is giving Greenland independence and it is also possible some of the Baltic states, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, might also want to join such an alliance. Of interest, many scholars believe many of the ancient Russians called 'the Rus' were of Scandinavian origin.
This could explain those fine looking lady broadcasters on Russia Today and the excellent rumor that Sarah Palin has the hots for the Presidnet of Russia, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev. Palin has claimed that you can see Russia from Alaska because she has been looking for Presidnet Medvedev.
source:
http://russiatoday.com/Politics/2009-02-10/Nordic_military_alliance_to_challenge_Russia_in_Arctic.html
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