Sweden invited to non-war games in Indonesia

Sweden is the only country among the Nordic countries that has been invited by Indonesia to participate in the multinational MNEK navy exercise in Bali in February 2025. MNEK is an abbreviation of “Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo”.

Traditionally, military exercises focus on combat tactics but the MNEK concept focuses on humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, search and rescue operations, post-disaster restorative measures, and maritime security patrols. Therefore, it is not a problem that some of the 56 countries, that have been invited, are at odds with each…