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Growing military presence burdens Sámi livelihood: report

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 14:31
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By Miro Johansson In addition to more frequent military exercises, the geopolitical situation has led to prioritised infrastructure projects in the

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Arctic security at stake: U.S. commission outlines urgent research priorities

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 15:48
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U.S. Arctic Research Commission issues blunt message: U.S. security and prosperity depend on understanding and shaping the Arctic …before others

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

More soldiers, more money. Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 11:19
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Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:24
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Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate

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Finnish Defence Minister: No surprises in Russia’s base buildup near Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 14:20
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Satellite images obtained by Yle revealed that Russia began extensive construction work last winter in a closed military town, near

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway eases self-imposed restrictions on NATO training

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 14:13
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As Nordic top military commanders teamed up along Norway’s border with Russia, the Government in Oslo announced adjustments to allied

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Sweden’s Armed Forces: Railways must function without modern technology

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 15:51
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While new modern data-driven technical solutions for Sweden’s national railways are being introduced, the needs of the country’s armed forces

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Analysis: Experts say party platforms miss target on defence, North

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:02
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Parties focus on bases and equipment rather than fundamental issue There is an “anything you can do, I can do

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K9 Thunder for Norway’s new Finnmark Brigade

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 11:20
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The Norwegian government intends to buy another 24 self-propelled howitzers for its new brigade currently under development in the far

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Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe from Russia, China

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2025 at 16:54
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By Tom Little, Leonhard Foeger and Nandita Bose U.S. Vice President JD Vance slammed Denmark during a visit to Greenland

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Swedish defence spending to rise by SEK 300 billion over the next decade

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 13:34
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The governing parties and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to borrow more money to increase defence spending. Defence will get

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

A look at how the Canadian military is training for potential conflicts in the North

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 09:49
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By Natalia Weichsel A swarm of troops dressed in white and wearing snowshoes glide across a frozen valley. Suddenly they

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Feds backtrack on characterizing northern military spending as new

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:25
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Department now says it switched from one type of accounting to another Funding characterized by the federal government as a

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Poilievre promises new military base in Nunavut as part of Arctic defence plan

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:32
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Conservative leader would double size of ranger force, acquire 2 more icebreakers The federal Conservatives have taken the wraps off

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Analysis: Why acquiring Greenland is more than just a whim of Trump

Evan Dyer, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 15:56
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Country’s water, minerals and ‘rock flour’ could be key resources for the next century The person who first put a

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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