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Threat of military conflict in the Arctic is ‘relatively low,’ says top Russian diplomat

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 18:30
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Russian officials believe that the threat of a military confrontation in the Arctic is “relatively low,” says the country’s senior

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Politics Politics (USA) RCI 

Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:31
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From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President

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Politics (Russia) Russia 

Northern Fleet Commander says Zapad-2021 will be next year’s ‘main effort’

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 12:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 12:21
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Part of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus will take place in the area

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Russian intimidation of Bering Sea fishermen shows gap in Arctic investment, Sullivan says

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 17:08
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The second-in-command of the U.S. Coast Guard shouldered some of the blame on Tuesday for incidents in August in which

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Politics Politics (Sweden) 

Sweden to re-establish northern regiment, fears armed attack

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 19, 2020 at 16:04
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“Sweden will be affected if crisis or an armed conflict arises in our neighbourhood. An armed attack against Sweden cannot

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General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Nordic politicians sign landmark defense cooperation deal in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:54
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The defense ministers of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet in the far northern military base of Porsangmoen to sign an

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Experts warn of potentially ‘deadly’ great power games in the Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 18:13 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 09:50
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The joint U.S., U.K., Norwegian and Danish exercise off Russia’s coast in the Barents Sea is the latest example of

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General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Increase in NATO scrambled jets from Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 14, 2020 at 15:05
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With two F-16s in the air on Monday, the number of QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to identify Russian military planes

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Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

London calling to the faraway north, leads largest NATO task force into the Barents Sea since last Cold War

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 13:53
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A British Royal Navy statement following this week’s exercise disproves the post-Cold War saying “High North – Low Tension.” “The

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Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russian navy conducts major manoeuvres near Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020 at 13:36
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The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the

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Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Security strongmen take on key role in Russian Arctic policy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:49
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According to a decree signed by President Putin on the 25th August, the Security Council is to establish a special commission that

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The Swedish corvette HMS Visby under way on the Mysingen Bay on October 21, 2014 on their fifth day of searching for a suspected foreign vessel in the Stockholm archipelago. (Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images)
Geopolitics (Sweden) Politics Sweden 

Swedish military ramps up presence in Baltic Sea due to Russian activity

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 18:14 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 18:22
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Sweden has ramped up its military readiness this week in the Baltic Sea and on Gotland in response to what

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Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

Washington pulls 700 US marines out of Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 16:53
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The US Marines has been permanently stationed in Norway on a rotational basis since 2017. That arrangement now comes to

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Geopolitics (USA) Politics USA 

U.S. wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, top official

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 11:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 11:49
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The United States wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, Washington’s newly appointed Arctic coordinator said Wednesday

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Canada Geopolitics (Canada) Politics RCI 

Allies testing naval readiness in Canada’s Arctic

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 09:48
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Operation Nanook, the Canadian military’s annual northern sovereignty exercise, is taking on a distinct NATO look this year with the

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