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GPS interference forces plane to abort landing in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 09:10
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A Widerøe Dash-8 plane travelling from Vadsø to Vardø in Norway’s northeastern-region could not land because of jamming of the

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Russia trains coastal attack scenario 30 km from border with Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 11:37
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Bombardment from fighter aircraft to assist ground troops, artillery, grenades dropped by drones, and storm troopers. Russia’s high north war games

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Plastic in Arctic Norway: “I feel irritated looking at this pile of rubbish”

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 15:40
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By Elizaveta Vereykina A group of volunteers in northern Norway have raised the alarm about the amount of plastic waste in

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BLOG—A crash course in snowmobiling across Svalbard

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 15:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 16:01
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On the first day of a three-day snowmobile expedition across Svalbard, I learned that operating the machine involves just throttling,

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Ship involved in Russian weapons deliveries is on the way to Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 13:23 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 13:24
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The Kapitan Yakovlev is sanctioned by the US and Ukraine because of its shipments of weapons in the Black Sea. The 100-metre-long

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Norway elections: Labor Party wins amid populist right-wing surge

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:46
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Jonas Gahr Støre continues as prime minister after the social democratic Labor party wins re-elections despite a surge in support

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Blog: Norway’s Arctic policy and a kaleidoscope election

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Friday, September 5, 2025 at 16:13
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Election season has begun in earnest in Norway, as the country now faces a host of domestic and foreign issues in

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Norway set to buy frigates from the United Kingdom

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:36
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The purchase of British Type-26 frigates will be the largest Norwegian defence capability investment to date. Delivery will start in

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Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) 

NATO warships sail into Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 29, 2025 at 13:36
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As of Friday morning, a multi-national group of naval vessels sailed east of North Cape in the Barents Sea. The

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Security top priority in Oslo’s new High North strategy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:48
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Two Norwegian government ministers came to Kirkenes, northern Norway, to present the country’s new High North strategy. Despite their emphasis

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Suspected illegal Arctic border crossing from Russia to Norway, person detained

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 22, 2025 at 13:17
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Norway’s military guards detained a person suspected of illegally walking over the Grense Jakobselv creek from Russia in the wilderness

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Amid Norway’s celebration of Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from Moscow

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 11:52
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The country’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister came to the far northern archipelago to celebrate 100 years of Norwegian sovereignty.

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Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for dam sabotage in April

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:51
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By Nerijus Adomaitis Russian hackers briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year, the head of the

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 2 General Norway 

Arctic lakes may contribute to global warming more than previously thought

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 11, 2025 at 12:03
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By Elizaveta Vereykina As lakes warm up, they release more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. After studying ten lakes on the Norwegian

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The northern port of Murmansk in Kol’skiy (Kola) peninsula on the Barents Sea has been excluded from the application of requirements of IMO's Polar Code. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)
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Oslo takes measures against Russian ‘shadow fleet’

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 8, 2025 at 16:08
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The introduction of new control mechanisms come at the same time as a suspicious tanker has been criss-crossing outside Norway’s

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