Issues affecting circumpolar nations
The Admiral Kasatonov sails together with the large navy tug Nikolay Chiker and the navy tanker Vyazma. The Northern Fleet vessel group entered the Norwegian Sea from
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With ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions worldwide, the Arctic Council has decided on a hybrid event for the upcoming ministerial in
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It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty. Press
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The local Conservative Party in Kirkenes, Norway, wants to honour the murdered opposition leader and his work for a democratic
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Herders in the Yamal Peninsula despair as thick layers of ice prevent their animals from getting access to the indispensable
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“Impact area for Russian missiles,” reads a short notice to airmen (NOTAM) for the danger area activated north of mainland Norway. The
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Iceland says it welcomes Arctic cooperation with China but that multilateral system values need to be protected. “It’s great to
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Russian officials believe that the threat of a military confrontation in the Arctic is “relatively low,” says the country’s senior
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Vladimir Putin’s Russia is indeed serious about deploying a new leg to its nuclear triad, the unmanned underwater nuclear-powered Poseidon.
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From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President
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India was one of the five Asian governments which were accepted by the Arctic Council as formal observers in 2013,
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Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important
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Government developers call for the building of Russian cruise vessels that can bring wealthy travelers to the far northern Franz
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The Russian navy plans to deploy a team of divers in 2021 to explore the wreckage of a ship believed
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The Russian government decides to upgrade 123 meteorological stations in the Arctic. The network of meteorological stations has degraded over many
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