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VIKING 11 has sites all over the world, one of the sites is situated in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. This is the first time Georgia has a VIKING exercise site. About 90 people, including...

One of those taking part in VIKING11 is Major James Coffman, from the United States Marine Corps.

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 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 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 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.

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...

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

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 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.