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The echoes of the dispute over Greenland, which culminated at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are still silent, and the security issues of the Arctic – including Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic – seem to be increasingly important. In this context, the outcome of the ORKA programme and the selection of the Swedish offer of the new generation A26 submarine for the Polish Navy opens a new chapter in the construction of Polish’s underwater capabilities and in Polish-Swedish defence cooperation. This decision comes at a time of rapid growing importance of the Baltic Sea and the Arctic as key areas of strategic rivalry – not only between NATO and Russia and China, but also within NATO – between the United States of America and the European part of the North Atlantic Alliance supported by Canada.
Former Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Juhani Soini shares his experiences and reflections on the security of Europe and the Baltic Sea region in an interview with SektorObronny.pl. The interview includes personal themes – from youthful inspirations with anti-establishment views, conservatism and conversion to Catholicism, through political beginnings in the Finnish Rural Party, to the struggle for freedom and the Polish “Solidarity” – as well as strategic issues related to foreign and defense policy. Soini discusses Finland’s path to NATO, the impact of the trauma of 1939 and the war in Ukraine on public opinion, and the challenges facing Europe in the face of growing threats from Russia. He also touches on Nordic-Baltic cooperation, the role of the United States in the security of our continent, and the importance of shared values for the unity and defense of the West.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – during a visit to Poland on 23.04.2024. – announced military aid to Ukraine, an increase in UK defence spending and the conversion of the arms industry to war mode. Shortly after his return to London, he learned that his declarations were unrealistic.