“All of Northern Europe is beginning to realize that we are entering an era in which we must take defense matters more seriously, because we can no longer rely so heavily on the military power of the United States,” said Sweden’s Minister of Defense, Pål Jonson. Last week, Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson paid an official visit to the United States. The head of Sweden’s defense ministry visited, among other places, NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFC Norfolk) and the Alliance’s Allied