Norway joined NATO on 4 April 1949 as a founding member, along with eleven other countries. [1] Norway committed an effort to NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia in 1999 and in Libya in 2011. [2] It also sent troops to Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks.

Mar 7, 2024 · Norway: Mr Halvard M. Lange was one of the "Three Wise Men" who drafted the report on non-military cooperation in NATO. Portugal: Dr José Caeiro da Matta United Kingdom: Mr Ernest Bevin was a main driver behind the creation of NATO and, as Foreign Secretary from 1945 to 1951, he attended the first formative meetings of the North Atlantic Council.

Welcome the website of Norway's Permanent Delegation to NATO. This site provides information on Norway’s role in NATO and background information on NATO's activities from a Norwegian perspective. You can also find useful information on Norway's foreign and security policy.

Mar 4, 2024 · NATO kicked off an exercise on Monday to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting nearly two weeks in the northern regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden.

In 1949, Norway was the only NATO country to share a border with the Soviet Union. Relations between the two countries were tricky, especially since many Norwegians saw the Soviet Union as one of their primary liberators during the war.

Jul 29, 2024 · Given its strategic position on NATO's northern flank, Norway has an essential role to play alongside U.S. and British forces in securing the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GUIK) and Bear (Svalbard–North Cape) gaps—preventing Russia from projecting naval and …

4 days ago · STAVANGER, Norway – STEADFAST WOLF 2025 (STWO25), NATO’s largest Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) wargame exercise concluded on February 7, 2025, at the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway.. Scheduled by Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), the operational and tactical-level wargame was designed and executed in collaboration with U.S ...

This site provides information on Norway’s role in NATO and background information on NATO's activities from a Norwegian perspective. You can also find useful information on Norway's foreign and security policy.

The Norwegian Armed Forces are Norway’s military power. Their main task is to protect Norway from any threat or attack from abroad. The Norwegian Government and Parliament decides how Norway aligns itself within global security and defence policy. Read more: https://www.forsvaret.no/en

Norway is part of NATO's northern flank, and the alliance relies on our ability to conduct surveillance and maintain presence and readiness in the High North. Norway`s operational defence forces consist mainly of the Army, Navy, the Air Force, the Home Guard, and the Special Operations Command.