Landmark Nordic declaration includes plan for new icebreaker
“The building of an icebreaker will geopolitically strengthening our presence in the region,” the governments of Sweden and Finland write
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Geopolitics
Svalbard-research becomes more important for China, professor says
China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to prepare joint Arctic scientific projects with Russian partners. This became clear during a recent
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Norway’s spy chief sees Russia more likely to attempt sabotage
The head of Norway’s foreign intelligence service believes Russia has become more likely to try to sabotage its infrastructure, such
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Governor: Murmansk is under drone attack
“An attack by enemy drones is taking place in our region,” Andrei Chibis says in a statement. UAVs are believed
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Tame Russian whale not shot, police says after autopsy report
“There are no findings from the autopsy that indicate that Hvaldimir has been shot,” says Amund Preede Revheim with Norway’s
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Canada, Germany and Norway discussing a security pact to cover the Arctic
Canada, Germany and Norway are discussing the possibility of a trilateral defence and security partnership covering the North Atlantic and
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Experts warn about potential risks of foreign investment in Arctic mining
Some representatives of the federal government and northern mining experts are issuing a warning about the risk of foreign investment
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EU guards to remain at Finnish-Russian border until at least autumn
Border guards from the European agency Frontex look set to remain at Finland’s frontier with Russia throughout the summer and
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Finnish president making first state visit to Sweden, with focus on defence, security
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his spouse Susanne Innes-Stubb are planning to make a state visit to Sweden later this
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Moscow says it will build drone bases along Arctic coast
Several bases for long-range drones will be built along the Northern Sea Route, a representative of the Russian Defence Ministry
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Submariners from Russia’s Northern Fleet fight and fall in Ukraine
A significant number of sailors from the naval base towns in the Kola Peninsula are killed in Russia’s war of
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Defence chief: Finland may permanently host Nato troops
Finland does not face an immediate military threat, according to General Janne Jaakkola, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF). He
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Norway “will not close the door.” Continues visa-free agreement with Russian military stronghold
State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson with the Foreign Ministry in Oslo does not want to exclude that better relations with
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Feds announce more money for Arctic defence with few details on infrastructure
The federal government says it will spend billions of dollars on the military over the next several years, including in
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Sanctions are about to wreck Moscow’s grand Arctic projects
It has been increasingly evident over the past two years; Moscow’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine and its subsequent
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