What do the challenges for the demilitarisation of Åland and the UN-sanctioned intervention in Libya have in common? The director of the Åland Peace Institute, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark argues in a debate article published in Ålandstidningen, Nya Åland and Hufvudstadsbladet on the commemoration day of the demilitarisation of Åland, 31.3.2011, that both may illuminate an increased tendency to use military means internationally. A link to the debate article (in Swedish) can be found on the Swedish version of this site.