The State Administration Database

Department for Security Policy and the High North

This page shows the event history for this unit.

01.01.2001* Founding by complex reorganization

Name: Security Policy Department
Short name: Sikkerhetspolitisk avdeling
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Division
Located: 301 Oslo

01.01.2002* Change of name

Name: Security Policy Department
Short name: Avdeling for sikkerhetspolitikk og bilaterale forb

01.01.2007* Change of name

Name: Security Policy Department
Short name: Avdeling for sikkerhet og nærområder

01.01.2011* Change of name

Name: Department for Security Policy and the High North
Short name: Avdeling for sikkerhetspolitikk og nordområdene

Norwegian security policy interests, both bilateral and in international organisations such as NATO and the OSCE. Norwegian interests in the High North and the Arctic/Antarctic, and Norwegian resource policy interests. Bilateral relations with the US, Canada, Russia and other countries in Eurasia, and participation regional cooperation organisations such as the Arctic Council, the Barents Council and the Council of Europe. Norwegian interests in areas such as global security issues, the fight against international terrorism, peace operations and international crisis management. Arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, and export control of defence materiel and other sensitive goods and services.
Source: Regjeringen.no, 2011

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.