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Blog – Arctic Exceptionalism is Over. Who Will Tell the Diplomats?

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 17:18
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Today the Arctic Council, the main regional forum of the eight Arctic states, transferred its Chairmanship from Russia to Norway.

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Future of Arctic Council in doubt after end of Russian chairship

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 10:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 10:35
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Russia’s two-year term as chair of the Arctic Council came to an end Thursday, leaving the future of the council’s

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Russia’s revised foreign policy document aims at “neutralization” of unfriendly action in Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 12:03
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Russia’s place in the world has changed fundamentally since the country adopted its last Foreign Policy Framework Policy in 2016. Back

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“China is our strategic partner,” says Governor of Russian Arctic region

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023 at 14:02
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At the same time as Communist Party leader Xi Jinping visited Moscow, a Chinese business delegation came to the far

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Tighter export restrictions on electronics, but not all Russian fishing vessels are checked

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 14:37
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Russian fishing vessels making port calls to Northern Norway could be loopholes to bypass sanctions and export controls. “Under the

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Fleeing Russia, Andrei seeks asylum in what for him is still historical homeland, Sapmi

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 11:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 15:42
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“I’m pleased to be on this side of the border. To be free and not persecuted. To speak the truth

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Sanctions are biting on Russian icebreaker builders

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 10:25
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Companies Nornickel and Rosneft have scrapped plans for the building of high-tech icebreakers fuelled by LNG. The vessels will instead

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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 14:02
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The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during

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Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022 at 14:44
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Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”

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Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:50
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One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led

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Russia announces stricter entry rules as new Iron Curtain looms

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 28, 2022 at 10:59
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The Russian foreign minister says a draft presidential decree is being made aimed at restricting entry rules for people from

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A wave of war propaganda is gushing over Russian youth

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 12:08
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“The Russian Army is fighting for the security of Russia and the whole world against Nazism,” a video produced by

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Russian Navy announces firing near NATO Arctic exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 10:34
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Russia’s biggest warship, the nuclear-powered battle cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” and the destroyer “Severomorsk” are sailing towards the activated warning zone

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Russia and China to deepen cooperation in the Arctic

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 13:07
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Russia and China agreed to continue cooperating on “the sustainable development of the Arctic” as part of a deep strategic

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Russia demands ‘clear answer’ from Nordic neighbors on security guarantees

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:40
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Norway, Sweden and Finland are among the countries that have received letters from Russia’s Foreign Minister asking for written answers

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