Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
The Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (Norwegian: Institutt for forsvarsstudier, IFS) is a state defence research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1980 and is part of the Norwegian Defence University College, a state university college that is both part of the Norwegian Armed Forces and the academic sector. [1].
It is a politically independent institute within the Norwegian Armed Forces. Its main activities are concentrated in the areas of research, teaching and dissemination.
It is divided into four Centres: Centre for Norwegian and European Security, Centre for Civil-Military Relations, Centre for Asian Studies and Centre for Transatlantic Studies. The current director of the IFS is Kjell Inge Bjerga,[1] who will leave the position in 2025.[2]
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