Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
People often eagerly discuss the end of the Arctic. Yet realizing that the Arctic Circle Assembly may have peaked could
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Russia
Kremlin envoy proposes ‘Putin-Trump tunnel’ to link Arctic Russia & Alaska
By Andrew Osborn Russia and the United States should build a “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link
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New UK sanctions target Putin’s main funder of war
The UK government strikes against Russia’s two largest oil companies. On the updated sanctions list are Rosneft and Lukoil, along
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Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK
A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a UK port, state-run news agency Xinhua
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Trump, Finland’s Stubb expected to reach icebreaker deal
By Steve Holland and Anne Kauranen U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb will meet on Thursday at
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NATO’s new Nordic command structure aims to deter Russia
NATO has now outlined its new command structure in the Nordic region, following Sweden and Finland’s accession, dividing responsibilities for
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Europe should wage information warfare inside Russia says professor
Europe should fight Russia’s information war inside Russia. Current measures taken by Western countries, such as fact-checking and sanctions, are
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Airspace violations force NATO to tread a tightrope, deterring Russia without hiking tensions
NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defenses
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Russian aircraft violated Norwegian airspace Apr-Aug: PM Støre
In the period between April and August this year, Russian planes on three occasions violated the airspace over Eastern Finnmark,
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New EU sanctions package targets Russian LNG
“It is time to turn off the tap,” President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen emphasised as she
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GPS interference forces plane to abort landing in Arctic Norway
A Widerøe Dash-8 plane travelling from Vadsø to Vardø in Norway’s northeastern-region could not land because of jamming of the
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Russia trains coastal attack scenario 30 km from border with Norway
Bombardment from fighter aircraft to assist ground troops, artillery, grenades dropped by drones, and storm troopers. Russia’s high north war games
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Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills – and raises tensions with NATO
A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation. NATO responds
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Russian navy forces land at Franz Josef Land as part of exercise Zapad-2025
Large areas in the Barents Sea have been sealed off as Russia and Belarus start their major joint exercise. In
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Murky pipeline deal to send Russian gas to China shows Beijing’s dominance
The head of Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom says it has a deal to build a pipeline to China, but
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