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  1. Frontline Flicks: The Tales of Ensign Stål (1926)

    11/08/2025

    Frontline Flicks: The Tales of Ensign Stål (1926)

    John W. Brunius’s Fänrik Ståls sägner (1926) is one of the most ambitious historical films of the Nordic silent era. The film is about the last major Swedish war and the birth of Finnish nationhood – about defeat, memory, and identity.

    8 min
  2. Russia’s New Nuclear Sea Monster

    11/07/2025

    Russia’s New Nuclear Sea Monster

    In Severodvinsk on Russia’s Arctic coast, the Navy has just unveiled its latest nuclear submarine – the Khabarovsk, a vessel designed to carry the dreaded Poseidon nuclear torpedo drone. Dubbed a potential Doomsday Weapon, Poseidon is an autonomous, nuclear-propelled torpedo said to be capable of wiping out entire coastal cities with a massive thermonuclear blast.

    36 min
  3. The Secret War on Iran: Decades of Sabotage, Sanctions, and Strikes

    06/22/2025

    The Secret War on Iran: Decades of Sabotage, Sanctions, and Strikes

    For over four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been under siege—not just through sanctions and speeches, but via a relentless, largely undeclared campaign of sabotage, cyberwarfare, assassinations, and airstrikes. Orchestrated primarily by Israel and the United States, this “secret war” has targeted Iran’s nuclear ambitions, military infrastructure, and top scientists with precision and patience. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/the-secret-war-on-iran-decades-of-sabotage-sanctions-and-strikes/

    34 min
  4. Bunker Books: Charles de Gaulle’s War Memoirs (1955)

    06/22/2025

    Bunker Books: Charles de Gaulle’s War Memoirs (1955)

    A Blueprint for European Backbone? Charles de Gaulle’s War Memoirs are not easy reading. They are grandiose, deliberate, and unmistakably self-serving. Yet in the brittle geopolitical moment we now find ourselves in—2025, with the United States shifting inward and unpredictable—Europe’s leaders could do far worse than sit down and actually read – or listen to – them. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/bunker-books-charles-de-gaulles-war-memoirs-1955/

    7 min
  5. Bunker Books: Ghost Fleet – A Novel of the Next World War (2015)

    05/16/2025

    Bunker Books: Ghost Fleet – A Novel of the Next World War (2015)

    Ghost Fleet by P.W. Singer and August Cole is a speculative military thriller that envisions a near-future conflict where a technologically advanced China, allied with Russia, launches a surprise attack on the United States, leading to the occupation of Hawaii and a global war spanning land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Authors Singer and Cole, both experts in defence and technology, craft a narrative grounded in real-world trends and emerging technologies, offering a cautionary tale about the vulnerabilities of modern military systems and the potential consequences of geopolitical tensions. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/bunker-books-ghost-fleet-a-novel-of-the-next-world-war-2015/

    5 min
  6. Facing Russian Threat, Finland Plans to Keep Reservists Until 65

    05/15/2025

    Facing Russian Threat, Finland Plans to Keep Reservists Until 65

    The Finnish government has announced a draft proposal to increase the maximum age for military reservists from 60 to 65 years. This initiative aims to expand Finland's wartime reserve forces by approximately 125,000 personnel, potentially bringing the total number of reservists to one million by 2031. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/facing-russian-threat-finland-plans-to-keep-reservists-until-65/

    2 min
  7. Frontline Flicks: La Grande Illusion (1937)

    05/14/2025

    Frontline Flicks: La Grande Illusion (1937)

    A Masterpiece of Class, War, and Futility. There’s a reason Jean Renoir’s La Grande Illusion still rattles nerves nearly 90 years on. It’s not just a classic. It’s a ruthless dissection of European warfare, class arrogance, and the idiocy of nationalism—delivered with the grace of high cinema and the punch of a bayonet to the ribs. War never looked so polite. Or so damning. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/frontline-flicks-la-grande-illusion-1937/

    3 min
  8. Still Stuck in the Mud: Why Russian Tanks Carry Logs in the 21st Century

    05/14/2025

    Still Stuck in the Mud: Why Russian Tanks Carry Logs in the 21st Century

    In footage from the war in Ukraine, eagle-eyed observers keep spotting something strange: thick, stripped logs lashed to the rear of Russian tanks. No, they’re not firewood, and they’re not some crude form of extra armour either. They’re a Cold War-era survival tool – a so-called unditching beam and they’re still in use because, even in 2025, Russian tanks are getting stuck in the mud. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/still-stuck-in-the-mud-why-russian-tanks-carry-logs-in-the-21st-century/

    4 min
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