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The two sides of Gender 13 April 20117:00 AM

During VIKING11, not only civil-military cooperation is exercised, but also important issues such as how to incorporate a gender perspective into a peace operation. Both the military and the civilian...

VIKING has a fully staffed UN headquarters 11 April 201110:58 AM

VIKING is a process of lessons learned, where every new VIKING exercise is a development of the previous. Something new and exciting with VIKING11 is the fully staffed fictional UN headquarters,...

The Crown Princess of Sweden visits VIKING 10 April 20118:06 PM

The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria visited VIKING11. To get a comprehensive view of the situation, the Crown Princess was briefed on the exercise by both the civilian and the military organizers.

The Supreme Commander also has to exercise 10 April 20117:37 PM

The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Sverker Göransson, is one of the participants in VIKING11. He is the Force Commander of the deployed force in the exercise scenario.

Introducing Rule of Law in Bogaland 9 April 20113:08 PM

For a sustainable peace process in post-conflict and crisis states, establishing the rule of law is essential. The rule of law has an integral part to play in promoting security, economic development...

Policing VIKING 8 April 20115:50 PM

The police have an important role to play in establishing the rule of law in a mission.

Finnish and Swedish students facing the challenge together 8 April 201110:46 AM

At the Karlskrona Naval Base, over a hundred participants are training in international cooperation. Among those are students from the Swedish and Finnish National Defence Colleges, who will...

Human rights, a core value in peace operations 7 April 20115:14 PM

Human rights is an important aspect of the VIKING exercise. Dr. Annette M. Fath-Lihi´c  is a human rights officer from the Zentrum für Internationale Freidensmissionen.

Raimond Ozolins from Latvia has high expectations 7 April 20113:29 PM

The Baltic Defence College is represented by Major, Raimond Ozonlis, from Latvia. This is his second visit to Sweden, but his first time here as a part of VIKING.

An African VIKING in Enköping 7 April 20112:57 PM

Colonel, Mohammad Jama, from Somalia represents the EASBRIG, Eastern African Region Brigade, during VIKING11. The headquarter of the organisation is situated in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the first time...