Russia wants Arctic delimitation deal with Denmark
Negotiations must start immediately, Minister Sergey Donskoy tells President Putin. In a meeting devoted to Arctic developments yesterday, Minister of
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Canadian icebreaker sets sail to shore up elusive North Pole claim
A Canadian icebreaker is setting sail Friday to collect scientific information to support Canada’s submission on the extended continental shelf
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Finland to plan joint Nordic military uniform
The Finnish Defence Forces are set to use a so-called Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU) from 2020, in a move to
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Obama to talk terrorism, Arctic with Nordic leaders this summer
US President Barack Obama will host the leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway this summer in Washington to discuss a
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Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for
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Conflict over Arctic shelf “unlikely”: expert
It all depends on Russia’s and the other Arctic countries’ willingness to follow the recommendations issued by the UN, an expert
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Russia submits claim for North Pole
The Russian continental shelf stretches beyond the North Pole, the Russian government asserts. The country this week submitted its renewed
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Iceland blasts Arctic Five for exclusion from fishing agreement
Iceland says the recent Arctic fishing moratorium, signed by the five Arctic coastal states without Iceland’s participation, is ‘unacceptable’ and
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Swedes pay more than neighbors for mobile broadband
Surfing on a cellphone costs Swedes more than users in neighboring Nordic lands, according to a price review. Swedish Television
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Majorities in Arctic nations favor cooperation with Russia
A majority of the people living in the Arctic wants to continue cooperation with Russia despite the conflict in Ukraine.
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Expert: Nordic ministers’ article unwisely provoked Russia
Markku Kivinen, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, the expert academic body in Finland on all things Russian, says the five
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Russia concerned by Finland, Sweden moves towards closer ties with NATO
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that moves by Finland and Sweden towards closer ties with NATO are of “special concern”. A Nordic
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Nordics to step up security cooperation on perceived Russian threat
The Finnish Defence Minister and his Nordic peers have published a letter declaring their intention to increase joint military exercises,
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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 12/05/19
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Russian air activity stable near northern Norway
The Norwegian Air Force on Thursday sent out two F-16 fighter jets from NATO’s Quick Reaction Alert in Bodø to identify
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