Arctic at a crossroads: Run down on how Canada’s political parties plan to defend the North
Canadians head to the polls on April 28, and as the campaign draws to a close, this is a final
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NATO
Outgoing Greenland PM says ‘Enough is enough’ as Trump tells NATO chief US needs Greenland
President Donald Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary to enhance international
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U.S. shows strength on the one-year anniversary of Sweden’s accession to NATO
While the U.S. was absent from the Paris meeting where 30 army chiefs from across the alliance met on Tuesday,
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Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’
Iceland’s foreign minister is sounding the alarm on national security, announcing an accelerated review of the country’s defence and security
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While Trump casts doubt on NATO policy, B-52s make first time ever bombs drop over Lapland
This is the first time bombs have been dropped by United States strategic bombers, hitting targets in Rovajärvi firing range,
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Finland, Denmark aim to bolster defence cooperation, ministers say
Finland and Denmark want to increase the countries’ defence cooperation, according to Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) and Danish
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U.S. Marine Corps joins large exercise in northern Norway amid Trump turmoil
Turmoil in trans-Atlantic relations wrought by the Trump administration is so far not visible among allied NATO forces up north.
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Norway, UK team up to protect subsea infrastructure against Russian hybrid attacks
The two NATO-members agree to tackle Russian underwater threats with uniting cutting-edge naval capabilities. Norway and the United Kingdom on Thursday
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Nato troops in Finnish Lapland may increase Russian espionage efforts
A recent military intelligence report from the Finnish Defence Forces’ (FDF) said that Russia has special interests in monitoring the
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Defence Minister: Nato troops will be stationed in Rovaniemi, Sodankylä
Nato’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) will be stationed in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) confirmed at
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Angle grinder used to cut telecommunications cable to NATO’s northernmost QRA base
Nordland Police District has provided a photo of the key communication cable that last April was cut. Two deeper and
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Northerners, experts question Conservatives’ pledge to build military base in Iqaluit
By Samuel Wat Nunavut premier says he only heard about Pierre Poilievre’s announcement on Monday morning Some northerners and Arctic
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NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Gwladys Fouche In 2023, Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car
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Kola, Karelia soldiers likely to increase from 30,000 to 80,000
Thousands of soldiers from the three brigades inside the Arctic Circle, near the border with NATO, are killed or wounded
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Finland to join Iceland’s Air Policing Mission for first time as NATO Member
Finland will mark an important moment later this month with its first-ever participation in the Air Policing Mission in Iceland
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