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Waiting for the next Beslan - Russias handling of major hostage-takings
(2007)Denne studien omhandler Russlands håndtering av fire store gisselaksjoner: Budennovsk (1995), Kizliar/Pervomaiskoe (1996), Dubrovka (2002) og Beslan (2004). I analysen diskuteres det i hvor stor grad håndteringen av disse ... -
War and the Willingness to Resist and Fight in Ukraine
(2023-12-05)This study explores the effects of Russia's use of military force on the Ukrainian willingness to fight and resist. We find assumptions from the theoretical literature on the willingness to fight of limited relevance. ... -
War in Europe, but Still Low Tension in the High North? An Analysis of Norwegian Mitigation Strategies
(2024)Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created the most precarious security situation in Europe, including the High North, since the Second World War. This article studies how Norway manages High North security dilemmas in the ... -
War, diplomacy, and more war: why did the Minsk agreements fail?
(2024-11-15)Despite significant Western involvement, most notably by the leaders of Germany, France, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the diplomatic efforts in 2014 and 2015 to forge a functioning ... -
Wargaming Dos and Don’ts – Eight Lessons for Planning and Conducting Wargames
(2022-09-19)Since 2015, there has been a resurgence in the use of wargaming in NATO states. But countries with smaller wargaming communities have not seen a corresponding revitalization of the technique. If the interest is there, the ... -
Wargaming Evolved: Methodology and Best Practices for Simulation-Supported Wargaming
(2019-12-12)When developing and assessing future force structures, wargaming is a key activity for better understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the force structures. Today simulation systems let us create synthetic environments ... -
Wargaming for the Purpose of Knowledge Development: Lessons Learned from Studying Allied Courses Of Action
(2022-09-19)We present a series of four wargames intended to improve our ability to analyze the alliance aspect of Norwegian military operations. We discuss the objectives, the set-up, and the lessons learned. The wargames proved to ... -
Wargaming Taiwan 2027 – konflikten Kina–USA og norsk forsvarsplanlegging
(2024-03-08)Taiwan-spørsmålet er trolig den mest betente uenigheten som kan utløse en militær konflikt mellom USA og Kina. I denne rapporten beskriver vi hva konflikten handler om, og hvorfor den er aktuell akkurat nå. Deretter ... -
A Warming Arctic in a Cold War – consequences of climate change for Norwegian security in the Arctic
(2023-12-13)The heating of the Arctic occurs considerably faster than the global average heating. The security policy consequences of this will be dire, both on the global and regional Arctic level. This report analyses these trends ... -
Warpath ASV – situational awareness for autonomous surface vessels
(2024-10-31)In order to operate in a complex and unpredictable environment, autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) must be able to generate their own situational awareness (SA). Here we present Warpath ASV, a ASV-tailored specialization ... -
The Watermark benchmark for underwater acoustic modulation schemes
(2017)Watermark is a freely available benchmark for physical-layer schemes for underwater acoustic communications. It allows researchers to test and compare algorithms for the physical layer under realistic and reproducible ... -
The Watermark manual and user's guide - version 1.0
(2016-11-29)Watermark is a benchmark for physical-layer schemes for underwater acoustic communications. It allows researchers and modem manufacturers to develop, test and compare algorithms for the physical layer under highly realistic ... -
A wavelet schrinkage approach to detect candidate point scatterers in synthetic aperture sonar images for resolution estimation
(2023)Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that are equipped with side-looking synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) have become a popular asset for efficient high resolution imaging and mapping of the seafloor. There are situations ... -
Waziristan - impact on the Taliban insurgency and the stability of Pakistan
(2006)This report takes a closer look at the struggles currently taking place in the Federal Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, bordering with Afghanistan. It provides an overview of some of the militant factions who are ... -
"We have some planes..." - luftfarten som terrormål
(2008)Denne rapporten tar for seg luftfarten som terrormål med fokus på trender og utviklingstrekk etter 2001. En kort historisk gjennomgang av terroranslag mot luftfarten og en mer generell diskusjon om luftfartens attraktivitet ... -
A weakening transatlantic relationship? Redefining the EU-US security and defence cooperation
(2022-05-18)The aim of this article is to discuss how a weakening transatlantic relationship influences European defence cooperation and integration. It also asks how these observed patterns of weakening EU–US relations can be explained ... -
Weapons of mass destruction free zones in the Middle East
(2006)The Middle East is the only region in the world where weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have been used after 1945. There have been some efforts to establish weapon of mass destruction free zones (WMDFZ) in the region, but ...