Russia high on agenda at Nordic Council meeting
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was high on the agenda as Nordic leaders were gathered in Helsinki on Tuesday. “The Nordic
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Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands issues provisional dolphin catch limit for 2022, 2023
The Government of the Faroe Islands has issued a provisional dolphin catch limit for 2022 and 2023. The quota will
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Denmark, Faroe Islands agree to establish air surveillance radar to bolster gaps in Arctic surveillance
Denmark and the Faroe Islands reached an agreement on Thursday to set up an air surveillance radar on the archipelago
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Blog: Radar returns to the Arctic, thrusting communities into geopolitical crosshairs
From Alaska to the Faroes, radar is making a comeback in the Arctic. The surveillance technology doesn’t just scan distant
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Greenland, Denmark and the Faroe Islands sign terms of reference for committee on foreign affairs and defence
Greenland and the Faroe Islands took another step towards greater autonomy on foreign affairs and defence on Monday, signing the
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Greenland’s more prominent role on Arctic Council important signal to int’l community says foreign minister
Greenland’s more prominent role on the Arctic Council is more than just a symbolic gesture and sends an important signal
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Iceland’s revised COVID-19 border criteria seems to be working, some domestic restrictions relaxed
Iceland revised the criteria for “high risk areas” when it comes to COVID-19 rules at the border, the government announced
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Denmark, U.S. affirm need to ‘maintain and build situational awareness’ in the Arctic
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod wrapped up their meeting on Wednesday, with both
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Pompeo to talk Arctic at upcoming meeting with Danish FM
The Arctic will be high on the agenda when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to Copenhagen at the
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Greenland extends COVID-19 entry requirements until July 20
With no new COVID-19 cases since passenger flights resumed June 15, Greenland is extending its entry requirements until July 20,
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Iceland talks COVID-19 with Canada, Greenland foreign ministers
Iceland’s Ministery of Foriegn Affairs said it has spoken with foreign ministers in other North American Arctic regions this month
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COVID-19 could delay Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic may delay the Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy, which expires at the end of the 2020, the
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Blog – With $12.1 million US offer to Greenland, America is playing softball in the Arctic
Despite lacking Arctic territory, Beijing is outcompeting Washington, D.C. in the region. Greenland may be one place where the U.S.
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Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018
In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic
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Blog – Underwater tunnels revolutionize transport in the Faroe Islands
Fifty-five million years ago, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean opened up between Europe and Greenland, pushing the two landmasses apart. In
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