Isolated Russia seeks way out through Arctic waters
With export corridors under pressure, Russia should look towards the Northern Sea Route, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak says. “With
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Norway, Russia seal deal on fish quotas amid growing tensions
Cod quotas for 2023 will be 20% lower, a decision made on recommendations from marine researchers in the two countries.
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Climate change driving narwhals to change migration timings
Researchers have detected striking changes in narwhal migration times driven by climate changes in the North. “Our long-term dataset identified
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Tromso terminates friendship agreements with Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Nadym
Mayor Wilhelmsen, together with politicians from other parties in northern Norway’s largest city, announced in a letter published in Nordlys that a
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Hybrid threat researcher detained in Tromsø on suspicion of being Russian agent
Norwegian police believe the man, who says he is Brazilian, in reality, is an undercover Russian agent. The plot is
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Climate change could lead to viral spillover in Arctic says study
Genetic analysis from a team at the University of Ottawa in Canada suggests climate change could lead viral spillover the
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U.S. Senate candidates agree they want to protect Arctic Alaska from Russia
With Russian President Vladimir Putin at war with the West in Ukraine, the need to protect Arctic Alaska from foreign
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Canada’s North spared from national military staff shortages
‘It is business as usual in the North, and our operations are happening as planned,’ says JTFN Canada’s three northern
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Faroe Islands’ Arctic strategy focuses on security, climate & cooperation
Security, environment and the importance of international cooperation, are the keystone policy areas dominating the Arctic Strategy launched by the
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Arctic Norwegian border town warns against ‘isolationist policy’ towards Russia
Political leaders in Kirkenes criticize the local Head of Police following her call to close north Norwegian seaports for Russian
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Canada needs ‘goals, a plan and resources’ for Arctic, says expert
By Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press ‘Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine has made this co-operation in the Arctic virtually impossible’ Canada’s
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Norwegian police detain son of close Putin ally for flying drone at Svalbard
Police in Finnmark on Monday arrested 47-year-old Andrey Yakunin in Hammerfest, accused of flying a drone at Svalbard and possibly
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Russia, China could challenge Canada’s ‘tenuous hold’ in Arctic, says top soldier
Gen. Wayne Eyre said that while the threat isn’t immediate, it’s out there Canada’s hold on the outer reaches of
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Arctic Circle Prize awarded to MOSAiC research project and AWI
This year’s Arctic Circle Prize went to the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and
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Russian Arctic coal is looking for way out of sanctions
The launch of coal mining at the far northern Taymyr Peninsula was to lead to a boost in exports through
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