Norway absent from massive US-led multinational drill in Europe next year
NATO’s northernmost country with direct border to Russia’s militarized Kola Peninsula relies heavily on allied reinforcements, but lacks capacity to
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Alaska senators condemn Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from
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Walruses attack, sink small navy craft in Arctic Russia
Expedition participants from the Northern Fleet and Russian Geographical Society all managed to get to shore after their landing boat
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Finnish president Niinistö to meet Donald Trump in Washington next month
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö will meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit in early October. The
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As Russia launches war games, Northern Fleet troops advance in the High Arctic
Troops from the Northern Fleet boast Russia’s reenforced presence in the High Arctic as they stage major military drills on
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Canadian gov to fund runway upgrades for Inuvik, Northwest Territories airport
Two months after announcing $22 million to protect permafrost underneath Inuvik’s airport, the federal government has returned to the Northwest
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Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border
The U.S. Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay
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Norway, Sweden financed upgrades for ship linked to mysterious Russia blast
The two Scandinavian countries paid for installing communications and positioning systems on board the Serebryanka as well as physical protection
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Russia deploys new missile system near Norwegian, Finnish borders
A battalion of short-range missile system Tor-M2DT has been deployed to garrisons located along the border to Norway and Finland.
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Russia finds radioactive isotopes following mysterious blast
Analyses of the radionuclides in the fallout over Severodvinsk, northwest Russia show several isotopes that would not have been present
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Justin Trudeau, Mike Pompeo discussed Arctic cooperation during Thursday meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Canada-U.S. cooperation in the Arctic during Thursday’s
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US missiles: Finnish, Russian presidents call for dialogue at Helsinki meeting
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has described as “worrying” US plans to locate mid-range missiles in Europe and called for dialogue
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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions
The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk. 250 passengers will
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Russian navy drill outside Arctic Norway ends, no firing reported
No missiles were launched at any of the four locations in the Norwegian Sea where the Russian Navy announced large-scale
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Traces of radioactive iodine detected near Norway-Russia border
The findings are not necessary connected with the recent accident at the nuclear weapons test site in northern Russia, Norwegian
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