London calling to the faraway north, leads largest NATO task force into the Barents Sea since last Cold War
A British Royal Navy statement following this week’s exercise disproves the post-Cold War saying “High North – Low Tension.” “The
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Geopolitics
Good Fences? Good Neighbours? The Diplomatic Travails of Norway and Russia
Compared with some of Russia’s other neighbours, the country’s border with Norway is relatively short, (approximately 196 kilometres), but from
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Russian navy conducts major manoeuvres near Alaska
The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the
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Moscow expells senior Norwegian diplomat
Ambassador Rune Resaland on Friday got the message from the Russian Foreign Ministry that one of his senior staff will
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Swedish military ramps up presence in Baltic Sea due to Russian activity
Sweden has ramped up its military readiness this week in the Baltic Sea and on Gotland in response to what
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Norwegian police arrests citizen suspected of selling state secrets to Russia
The arrest happened at a restaurant in Oslo. « We have detained a man his 50s, suspected of sharing information
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Finland and Russia discuss cooperation between Arctic and Barents structures
While Russia takes over the Chair of the Arctic Council next year, Finland will have the responsibility of the Barents
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Iceland cancels largest Arctic conference due to COVID-19
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the October Assembly is postponed,” announced Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former president of Iceland and Chairman
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Washington pulls 700 US marines out of Norway
The US Marines has been permanently stationed in Norway on a rotational basis since 2017. That arrangement now comes to
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U.S. wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, top official
The United States wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, Washington’s newly appointed Arctic coordinator said Wednesday
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Allies testing naval readiness in Canada’s Arctic
Operation Nanook, the Canadian military’s annual northern sovereignty exercise, is taking on a distinct NATO look this year with the
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COVID-19 blamed as work on Canadian Arctic military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing yet another delay more than 13 years
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Canadian navy receives its first new Arctic and offshore patrol ship
The Royal Canadian Navy officially received on Friday its new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), HMCS Harry DeWolf, first
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Appointment of U.S. Arctic coordinator signals more muscular American policy
The appointment of James DeHart as the U.S. coordinator for the Arctic signals the region’s growing importance to Washington as an arena of geopolitical competition with Russia
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Russian village gets evacuation advise ahead of missile launch, scheduled July 7
It is the city administration in nearby Severodvinsk that posted the warning on its portal. «From 6:00 on July 7 to 18:00
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