Blog: Moving North – Arctic Frontiers in a changing world
Tromso is living up to its image as Norway’s Arctic capital, as I step off the plane into a flurry
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Lonely Lavrov invites Arctic colleagues to Siberia, but no one will come
It was late last fall Sergey Lavrov sent the official invitation for the bi-annual ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.
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U of C graduate detained in Arctic Norway, accused of being Russian spy
By Joel Dryden · CBC News José Assis Giammaria convocated in fall 2018; Norwegian security service said Tuesday it had detained him
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Hybrid threat researcher detained in Tromsø on suspicion of being Russian agent
Norwegian police believe the man, who says he is Brazilian, in reality, is an undercover Russian agent. The plot is
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Scandinavian fighter jets in joint training with American B-52 bombers above Arctic Circle
Simultaneously as Russia’s Northern Fleet kicks off a larger exercise in the Barents Sea is NATO flexing muscles in the
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Air France launches flights to three destinations above the Arctic Circle
Tromsø in northern Norway will be the northernmost destination on the entire Air France – KLM network. Flights start on December
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‘More important than ever that the Arctic community meets together’ – Arctic Frontiers
Discussions among Arctic nations have long been marked by their emphasis on cooperation and the importance of facing shared challenges
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Murmansk tightens COVID-19 restrictions while Norway eases them
The two neighboring regions in the north take opposite directions on how to handle the record spike in new virus
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Arctic Frontiers 2022 postponed amid COVID-19 surge
Better to postpone than to cancel, say organizers of the pan-Arctic gathering in Tromsø, northern Norway. The Arctic Frontiers conference
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New routes from Arctic Europe include Milan, London & Thai destinations
Restoring connectivity between airports in northernmost Europe and far-away destinations is shaping up, despite concerns of long-term post-pandemic hangover affecting
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Big blow for Barents Council as Swedish FM skips meeting with Lavrov in Tromsø to host NATO seminar
Amid Russia-NATO turmoil, the foreign ministers of Russia, Norway and Finland will meet in Tromsø on October 26 to discuss
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Arctic Norwegian city gets world’s northernmost electric post truck
The 26 tons heavy battery-powered truck is now driving the 1,600 kilometers distance north from Oslo to Tromsø where it
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USS New Mexico docked in Tromso on Monday as Norway, US bolster Arctic military ties
The nuclear-powered Virginia class fast-attack submarine is the first to make port call to the civilian harbor just north of
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Norway’s new Arctic SAR-base will have helicopters in joint operation with Svalbard
Search- and Rescue (SAR) capacities in the European Arctic will be strengthened as the Norwegian Government on Friday announced Tromsø
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Year-long, international Arctic science expedition comes to an end
A year-long international Arctic science expedition came to an end on Monday as the German research icebreaker Polarstern returned to
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