Blog: Oasis No More? Svalbard and Contested Arctic Strategies
Although there remains much conventional wisdom which still considers the Arctic to be only loosely situated within international law, and
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Norway
Oslo prolongs Russia’s permission to call on ports in Northern Norway
The Norwegian Government on Friday made clear that Russian fishing vessels are welcome to visit the three ports of Tromsø,
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Ex-Norwegian military vehicle now sports Russian flag in Arctic
The Hägglund BV206 was specially developed for the Norwegian and Swedish armed forces to carry up to 17 combat equipped
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Google adds North Sámi to translation service
Languages of multiple ethnic groups in Russia are included in Google Translate’s update. North Sámi is the largest of the
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Moscow hoists Soviet flags at Svalbard
“The tradition has been revived and will live!” Russia’s state-owned company Arktikugol has over the last few weeks proudly hoisted
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Canada, Germany and Norway discussing a security pact to cover the Arctic
Canada, Germany and Norway are discussing the possibility of a trilateral defence and security partnership covering the North Atlantic and
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Skolt Sámi met to discuss the repatriation of human remains
By Hannah Thule The Skolt Sámi who attended the forums in Finnish-Norwegian boarder villages Neiden and Nellim expressed a wish
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Moscow continues to push for BRICS science centre at Svalbard
“The idea of creating an international centre is actively discussed, it has not been removed from the agenda,” says Natalia
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Leaders of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet to discuss security in Bodø
By Hannah Thule Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas
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€1,000 fine for a few seconds “visit” to Russia
Police in Finnmark on Friday fined a tourist for taking a short walk across the border. The tourist, a European
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Spring temperatures break records in Russia and Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer The spring of 2024 in the Russian North has been registered as the
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Norway doubles up on missile defence as Russia flexes its ballistic arsenal
The pair of Tu-95MS bombers that on Monday flew north of Finnmark region had empty external pylons for cruise missiles
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Three candidates from the Arctic region to EU
By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Two candidates from northern Finland, and one from northern Sweden secured seats in
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Arktikugol seeks to move illegal orthodox cross at Svalbard
Norway has set June 10th as deadline to tear down the giant orthodox cross illegally erected last August in the
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Norway challenges Russia’s plans for Svalbard Education Centre
Norway’s UNIS – The University centre in Svalbard – shall be the only to offer higher education, the Government’s Report
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