Good Fences? Good Neighbours? The Diplomatic Travails of Norway and Russia
Compared with some of Russia’s other neighbours, the country’s border with Norway is relatively short, (approximately 196 kilometres), but from
Read moreCompared with some of Russia’s other neighbours, the country’s border with Norway is relatively short, (approximately 196 kilometres), but from
Read more“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the October Assembly is postponed,” announced Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former president of Iceland and Chairman
Read moreThe United States wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, Washington’s newly appointed Arctic coordinator said Wednesday
Read moreThe 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
Read moreIt was the letter sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide on the 4th February this
Read moreRussia no longer sees Finland as an influential EU country, so Moscow has less interest in routing strategic communications through
Read moreThe appointment of a career diplomat with strong background in Arctic affairs but also deep knowledge of Eastern Europe and
Read moreMargot Wallström spent some five years as Sweden’s foreign minister and launched the world’s first feminist foreign policy before announcing
Read moreThe United States has become the fourth jurisdiction after Canada, the European Union and Russia to ratify a landmark international
Read moreFinnish President Sauli Niinistö has described as “worrying” US plans to locate mid-range missiles in Europe and called for dialogue
Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin will visit Helsinki on 21 August, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s office announced on Wednesday. In a
Read moreFinnish President Sauli Niinistö said on Tuesday that no issue or subject will be considered off the table when he
Read moreWhen faced with an existential threat, the humanity will rally together despite geopolitical rivalries and political tensions between superpowers. That’s
Read moreSweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert
Read moreU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s swashbuckling fantasies aside, geopolitical competition in the contemporary Arctic is not about who controls
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