Politics Gathering Input for Norway’s Chairmanship at the Arctic Council “The ocean, climate and environment, and sustainable development will be important”, says Norway’s Arctic Ambassador, SAO Morten Høglund.
Arctic Living Welcomes Participants to the Kirkenes Conference: “Perhaps More Important than Ever” Not only will there be a Kirkenes Conference 2022, it will even be an in-person conference in Kirkenes on 23-24 February.
Politics Open Norwegian-Russian Dialogue about Cold Response 2022 The meeting happened following a Norwegian initiative, based on a desire about transparent dialogue and preventing potential misunderstandings.
Politics / 25.01.2022 Entrenched Mining Conflicts in North Bothnia, County Governor must Go Several of Sweden’s largest mines and mining companies are located in…
Politics / 25.01.2022 Fight over Port Dues in Greenland Greenland’s Naalakkersuisoq (Minister) for Housing and INfrastructure…
Politics / 25.01.2022 Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Alaskan Deep Water Port Alaska’s congressional delegation announced on Jan. 19 that the Port of…
Politics / 21.01.2022 Russian Hackers Suspected of Kalix, Sweden Malware Attack Just before Christmas, Kalix municipality in Northern Sweden was hit by a…
Politics Sweden Re-Opens Defense Divisions in Västernorrland The Västernorrland Regiment is the fifth out of six military divisions to be re…
03.12.2021 Norway Pulled Stronger into Great Power Rivalry between the USA and Russia, Argues Defense Researcher
Politics Cold Response 2022: 35,000 Soldiers from 26 Countries in Northern Military Exercise “This will be the largest Norwegian-led exercise conducted in Norway since the 1980s”…
Politics Ukraine Tension between NATO and Russia may Affect the Arctic, Researchers Say “It is also fully possible to envision that a large Russian military offensive in…
Politics American Nuclear-Fueled Submarine Docking in Tromsø, Norway for Supplies The USS Washington sailed in from the north and Tuesday morning emerged between…
Arne O. Holm says It Looks like a Proposal from A «Work Do» at Downing Street #10 Commentary: There are political initiatives that are so poorly founded that one suspects they were created during one of the infamous working dinners at Downing Street #10 in London. Here, BYOB appears to be the norm for staff when new policies are to be shaped.
Newsletter War, Sabotage and Green Growth Dear reader! War, military presence, theories about sabotage, and green energy have marked this week in the High North. And it is all about power.
Politics Svalbard Takes Its First Step Towards Becoming a Zero-Emission Community Longyearbyen has acquired a giant battery in its first step towards emission-free energy supply. Today, the town’s population is dependent on Norway’s only remaining operative coal power plant.
Arctic Living Still Breach on Svalbard Fiber Cable: “We Will Not Speculate about Cause” It has been more than a week since there came a breach on one out of two subsea fiberoptic cables supplying internet to Svalbard. “We will not know more until later this week”, Dag H. Stølan of Space Norway says.
Politics Sweden Re-Opens Defense Divisions in Västernorrland The Västernorrland Regiment is the fifth out of six military divisions to be re-established in order to strengthen the Swedish defense’s presence in all Sweden.
Welcomes Participants to the Kirkenes Conference: “Perhaps More Important than Ever” Jan 25 2022 - 11:49
Business Greenland’s Fish Export Dropped Nearly Half a Billion in 2021 The export value of fish products was DKK 4.4 billion in 2021.
Politics Cold Response 2022: 35,000 Soldiers from 26 Countries in Northern Military Exercise “This will be the largest Norwegian-led exercise conducted in Norway since the 1980s”, says Spokesperson at the Norwegian Joint Operations Headquarters Preben Aursand. The majority of activities will take place in Northern Norway.
Politics Increased Threat from Foreign Intelligence against Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands, Says Danish Intelligence On Thursday, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service warned of a rising threat from foreign intelligence activities against Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.
Arne O. Holm says We Can Afford Most Things, but Our Hearts are Lukewarm Commentary: The question about whether or not to use Corona passes as access key to beer and loud music has triggered an important debate about democratic rights. As Europeans, we already have a golden pass that we take for granted.
Newsletter The Ukraine Crisis has Consequences in the Arctic Researchers argue that the crisis about Ukraine will have consequences in the High North whatever direction it takes. More about security politics in this week’s newsletter, along with news from Svalbard and Arctic business.
Politics First Minister Meeting in Svalbard: “A Lot at Stake” This week, the Norwegian Ministers of Justice and Trade visited Longyearbyen. Soon, they are to make important decisions regarding the future of the archipelago.
Politics Ukraine Tension between NATO and Russia may Affect the Arctic, Researchers Say “It is also fully possible to envision that a large Russian military offensive in Ukraine will lead to increased activity in the North, from both sides”, says Researchers Karen-Anna Eggen at the Norwegian Defense University College.
Politics American Nuclear-Fueled Submarine Docking in Tromsø, Norway for Supplies The USS Washington sailed in from the north and Tuesday morning emerged between Arnøya and Vannøya islands, from where it was escorted to a nearby port with assistance from the Coast Guard and the Coastal Marine Command, as well as civilian tugboats.
Business Svalbard Subsea Cable Not Operative One out of two subsea fiberoptic connection cables between the Norwegian mainland and Svalbard has been non-operative since Friday.
Business Novatek Signs Contract on Long Term LNG Supply with Two Chinese Companies Novatek has signed a long-term agreement for supplying liquified natural gas from the Arctic LNG 2 project with Chinese companies ENN Natural Gas and Zhejiang Energy.
