NORDEFCO (Nordic Defence Cooperation) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defence. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
The aim of the organization is to strengthen the member countries' defence capabilities by identifying areas for cooperation and to promote effective solutions. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Helsinki on November 4, 2009, succeeding NORDSUP, NORDAC, and NORDCAPS, previous parallel cooperative arrangements.
Participation in the NORDEFCO is voluntary and states can choose which areas they want to collaborate within and to what extent. This means that cooperation can occur bilaterally as well as among all five members. It is also considered within the organizational scope to work with non-Nordic countries in fields where there is an added value to doing so. According to the official webpage, the cooperation is based on the conviction that there is much to be gained through cost sharing, joint solutions, and joint actions. However, it also underlines the fact that NORDEFCO is not a military alliance:
Wind geht, Wolken ziehen
Am Mond vorbei
Sprachlos von der Trauer
Es bleiben nurnoch
Erinnerungen an alte Zeiten!
Thors Macht war nicht genug,
Um Dir zu schenken das Leben,
Noch heute höre ich den Schrei,
Als sich der Pfeile drei
In Deinen Rücken bohrten.
Die Schlacht war blutig,
Der Gegner zu Stark,
Doch Du kämpftest tapfer weiter!
Doch dann, nur eine Frage der Zeit,
Verließ dich die Kraft,
Dein Leben ging dahin.
Nun stehe ich hier,
Weißer Nebel zeiht auf,
Trübt meine Sicht.
Ein letztes Mal sehe ich zurück,
Zu Deinem Platz mit Kampfesruhm,
Wo Du nun heute in Frieden ruhst;
Im Grabe liegst.
English translation
The Hero's Grave
The wind blows, the clouds
Go by past the moon
Wordless for the terror
The only things left
Are the remembrances from the ancient times!
Thor's power was not enough
To bring thee back to life
I still hear thy cry,
When three arrows
Pierced thy back.
The battle was full of bloodshed,
The enemy too strong,
And yet thou went on fighting bravely!
However, just a matter of time,
Your strength left you,
Your life ran away.
Now here I stand,
A thick fog arises
Dims my sight.
Again I see for the last time
In the glory of the battle
The place where now thou rest in peace;
NORDEFCO (Nordic Defence Cooperation) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defence. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
The aim of the organization is to strengthen the member countries' defence capabilities by identifying areas for cooperation and to promote effective solutions. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Helsinki on November 4, 2009, succeeding NORDSUP, NORDAC, and NORDCAPS, previous parallel cooperative arrangements.
Participation in the NORDEFCO is voluntary and states can choose which areas they want to collaborate within and to what extent. This means that cooperation can occur bilaterally as well as among all five members. It is also considered within the organizational scope to work with non-Nordic countries in fields where there is an added value to doing so. According to the official webpage, the cooperation is based on the conviction that there is much to be gained through cost sharing, joint solutions, and joint actions. However, it also underlines the fact that NORDEFCO is not a military alliance:
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