The joint U.S. and Australian military exercise Talisman Sabre extended across 500 km (300 miles) of remote northern coast in Papua New Guinea this week, Australian officials said, the first time the ...

Nordic nations embrace total defense as the risk of sabotage and war rises By: Emma Burrows, The Associated Press Posted: 11:13 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 28, 2025 Last Modified: 9:32 AM CDT Thursday ...

Norway’s defense budget, for instance, will total NOK 110.1 billion (~US $ 10.6 billion) this year, representing an increase of 21 percent compared to last year.

Across the Nordic nations, governments are boosting defense spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defense. It’s an approach which mobilizes the whole of society to defend ...