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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden says before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defence

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 11:42
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Less than two weeks before a NATO summit, Sweden and the Netherlands said Friday that they intend to increase defense

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

‘U.S. dominance over’ Canada’s PM says announcing 2% NATO spending target by March

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 9, 2025 at 11:40
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Saying that the era of the United States’ dominance on the world stage is over, Prime Minister Mark Carney committed his

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney to announce Canada will meet NATO spending target

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 9, 2025 at 09:20
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PM to announce purchase of more drones, armoured vehicles, aircraft and underwater sensors Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

ATCO chief executive sees ‘astounding’ opportunities in northern defence

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:39
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Calgary-based company awarded contract worth nearly $50M The chief executive of ATCO Ltd. says there are “astounding” opportunities in the

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic at a crossroads: Run down on how Canada’s political parties plan to defend the North

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 16:19 — Last Updated: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 16:41
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Canadians head to the polls on April 28, and as the campaign draws to a close, this is a final

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Analysis: Experts say party platforms miss target on defence, North

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:02
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Parties focus on bases and equipment rather than fundamental issue There is an “anything you can do, I can do

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic sovereignty, defence on the minds of many Yukon voters

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:06
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By Virginie Ann  ‘I’m not really pro-defence, but I know now is the moment,’ says one Whitehorse voter For many Yukon voters,

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish defence spending to rise by SEK 300 billion over the next decade

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 13:34
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The governing parties and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to borrow more money to increase defence spending. Defence will get

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 14:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 16:00
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Iceland’s foreign minister is sounding the alarm on national security, announcing an accelerated review of the country’s defence and security

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Northerners, experts question Conservatives’ pledge to build military base in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 09:05
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By Samuel Wat Nunavut premier says he only heard about Pierre Poilievre’s announcement on Monday morning Some northerners and Arctic

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark pivots new ship plans from Baltic to Arctic defence

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:59
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Denmark has decided to shift its naval fleet development from Baltic Sea patrol ships to Arctic-capable vessels. The decision, announced

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark and Greenland to discuss Arctic defence cooperation amid global tensions

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 15:55 — Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 15:59
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Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is visiting Greenland for the second time this year to talk Arctic security with

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A file photo of a member of the flight crew waiting for his Blackhawk UH-60 helicopter during the Nordic Response military exercise on March 07, 2024 in Kiruna, Sweden.
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden beefs up defence forces in the North

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 10:46
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“An armed attack against Sweden or our allies can not be excluded,” the Government in Stockholm underlines. The new NATO

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Nordics consider joint procurement of infantry fighting vehicle

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2024 at 10:49
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Amid closer military ties in northern regions, discussions have now started between Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark on acquiring a

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden announces sweeping defence bill amidst increasing geopolitical tensions

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 16:11
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The Swedish government has introduced a sweeping Total Defence Bill for 2025–2030, committing to significant investments in military and civil

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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