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Norway’s celebration of Svalbard Treaty was followed by ardent and coordinated response from Moscow media

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 10:03 — Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 14:34
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It was the letter sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide on the 4th February this

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Geopolitics is changing as U.S. B-2s again flies Arctic mission together with Norwegian F-35s

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 11:40
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Two B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers were Thursday flying from an airbase in Missouri across the North Atlantic to the

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Russian Arctic military exercise draws awe and concern

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020 at 12:24
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The online visuals are stunning, and they are meant to be. At a high altitude, Russian paratroopers tumble from the belly of

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Norway cancels NATO Arctic military exercise due to coronavirus outbreak

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 11:25
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More than 15,000 soldiers from nine countries will put down their weapons and start preparing to go home from their

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16,000 NATO troops kickstart Arctic war game in northern Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 11:53 — Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 12:01
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Northern Norway is battle zone in this year’s major allied Arctic exercise. Temperatures were dropping to below minus 20 degrees

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U.S. nuclear sub leaves Norway to track Russian subs in North Atlantic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2019 at 14:35
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USS Minnesota takes part in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between NATO and Russian subs in the Norwegian Sea. The U.S.

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Russian subs honing stealth skills in major North Atlantic drill: Norwegian intel

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 11:24 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 10:07
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At least eight nuclear-powered submarines sailed out from their homeports on the Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia last week, the

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Norway, Russia set differences aside for WWII commemorations in Kirkenes

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 10:11 — Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 12:09
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Norway’s king and prime minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov by a memorial devoted to Soviet liberation of Norwegian border town

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Canada names diplomat with strong Arctic background as ambassador to Russia

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 10:15 — Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 13:31
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The appointment of a career diplomat with strong background in Arctic affairs but also deep knowledge of Eastern Europe and

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Norway absent from massive US-led multinational drill in Europe next year

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 14:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:54
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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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Russia’s massive exercise in Norwegian Sea a warning to NATO, Norway defence chief says

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 14:30
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Russia wants to show that it can prevent NATO from operating in the North Atlantic, the Norwegian Chief of Defense

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Norway rearming in Arctic to face new security landscape

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 10:25 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 12:17
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The army is well underway with establishing a new Cavalry Battalion, Home Guard and a Ranger Company in Norway’s northernmost

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US, Russian bombers fly missions on same day near Norwegian airspace

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 1, 2019 at 11:01
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Both the American B-52 and the Russian Tu-160 are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. In February US President Donald Trump

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Iceland & UK sign agreement to boost security, defence cooperation

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 12:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 12:56
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Iceland and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement to boost security cooperation between their two countries. The Memorandum of

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Fighter jets flying low over Arctic Finland for military drill in northern Sweden

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:51
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Planes from the Finnish and Swedish air forces could be seen flying over Finnish Lapland on Friday as part of

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