NATO’s new Atlantic command to keep watch over the European Arctic
NATO’s new U.S.-based Atlantic Command was declared operational in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday, underlying the alliance’s
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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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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 Arctic military exercise draws awe and concern
The online visuals are stunning, and they are meant to be. At a high altitude, Russian paratroopers tumble from the belly of
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Norway strengthens its Arctic military in new defense plan as security concerns grow in the region
There are forces that want to weaken unity in Norway, as well as between western countries, Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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16,000 NATO troops kickstart Arctic war game in northern Norway
Northern Norway is battle zone in this year’s major allied Arctic exercise. Temperatures were dropping to below minus 20 degrees
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Arctic features prominently in mandate letter to Canadian defence minister
Beefing up Canada’s surveillance, defence and rapid-response capabilities in the Arctic are among the top priorities outlined by Prime Minister
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U.S. nuclear sub leaves Norway to track Russian subs in North Atlantic
USS Minnesota takes part in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between NATO and Russian subs in the Norwegian Sea. The U.S.
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Delivery date for Canada’s first Arctic patrol ship pushed back again
The delivery date for the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) built at the Irving Shipbuilding facility in Halifax
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Blog – Why are we so afraid of China, even in the North?
Do you still remember how Japan was feared in the West? After World War II until the early 1990’s, the
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Russian subs honing stealth skills in major North Atlantic drill: Norwegian intel
At least eight nuclear-powered submarines sailed out from their homeports on the Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia last week, the
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Norway, Russia set differences aside for WWII commemorations in Kirkenes
Norway’s king and prime minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov by a memorial devoted to Soviet liberation of Norwegian border town
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Norway absent from massive US-led multinational drill in Europe next year
NATO’s northernmost country with direct border to Russia’s militarized Kola Peninsula relies heavily on allied reinforcements, but lacks capacity to
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Alaska senators condemn Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from
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