US planes violate Finnish airspace
This marks the second encroachment of the year following an incursion by a Russian aircraft in June, says the Defence
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White House video previews Obama’s Alaska visit
U.S. President Barack Obama will use his trip to Alaska later this month as the backdrop of a message to
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Obama’s upcoming Alaska visit: Climate & the Arctic
WASHINGTON — The Aug. 31 conference that will bring President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and a slew of foreign ministers
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Arctic Alaska meeting planned for Kerry, Lavrov and other officials
WASHINGTON — U.S. State Department officials are planning a “ministerial event” on Arctic policy later this summer in Alaska that could
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Finland confirms 6th Russian airspace violation in just over a year
The plane’s pilot was warned before and during the encroachment, but failed to respond. The Finnish Border Guard says its
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Iceland most peaceful country in the world: study
Iceland has been named the most peaceful country in the world, again, by the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace. The
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Expert gives dark view of geopolitics in the Arctic
World leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, have talked of the Arctic as a zone of peace and co-operation. But continued
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Russian military transport aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace
Air Force F-18 Hornet fighters were scrambled Friday afternoon when it is believed that a Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft
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Statoil and Rosneft prepare for drilling despite sanctions
The two companies might carry out their first joint drillhole in 2016. “Preparations for the operations are ongoing”, a representative
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Alaska senator votes ‘Nay’ on icebreaker provision in defense bill
In Congress Thursday morning, a U.S. senator proposed adding nearly a billion dollars to a Defense spending bill to acquire an icebreaker –
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Seismic work continues in Arctic despite sanctions: Russia
Western sanctions have made drilling in the Russian Arctic difficult, but seismic works continue and will be completed according to
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Military, shipping and polar cooperation – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Top Arctic official says cooperation key for Arctic Council under US leadership
A month into the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the nation’s top Arctic official says he is being greeted with open arms
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Health, climate and security: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Most luxury cruise liners still dumping sewage in Baltic Sea
The international cruise season in the Baltic has just begun, and several hundreds of thousands of cruise tourists are expected
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