Politics Iceland Halts U.K. Covid Variant at the Border Jan 27 2021 - 09:20 Iceland has so far managed to contain the highly contagious British variant of the…
Politics U.S. Defense Secretary Nominee Hopes Co-Operation with Russia in the Arctic will Continue Jan 22 2021 - 10:52 U.S. Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin says he worries about Russian military…
Politics Arctic Cargo Ship Violates Safety Rules Prompting Month-Long Rescue Operation Jan 14 2021 - 08:27 An Arctic cargo ship, Sparta III, violated safety rules and sailed into unsafe ice…
Politics Russia Elevates Importance of Northern Fleet Upgrading it to Military District Status Jan 13 2021 - 09:53 Russia has upgraded the administrative status of its Northern Fleet for a second time…
Politics Denmark Apologises to Children Taken From Greenland in a 1950s Social Experiment Dec 09 2020 - 08:50 Denmark's prime minister has apologised to 22 children who were removed from their…
Politics Last Minute Push by Trump Administration to Open Up Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling Dec 04 2020 - 08:49 The Trump administration announced announced a last-minute push to sell oil…
Politics High North Whitepaper: “Contributes to Further Militarization of Norway’s Most Important Strategic Neighborhood” Dec 01 2020 - 14:31 Last Friday, the Norwegian government launched a whitepaper on the High North. “The…
Politics Labor Party Leader Jonas Gahr Støre: “Half-Hearted High North Policy” Dec 01 2020 - 12:43 Labor Party leader Støre argues that there is a big gap between words and actions in…
Politics New political leader in Greenland: “We are on the path towards independence” Nov 30 2020 - 11:22 Delegates from Siumut, the lead party in Greenland’s governing coalition, elected…
Politics IMO and Arctic States Face Criticism Over Weak HFO Ban Nov 23 2020 - 08:12 An IMO sub-committee approved a proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil ban. Environmental…
Politics Norway Announces Plans For HFO Ban around Svalbard Leapfrogging Proposed IMO Regulation Nov 10 2020 - 10:48 A week before the IMO is expected to finalize a proposed heavy fuel oil ban for the…
Politics Norwegian Hotel Manager Fights Pandemic in Murmansk Oct 30 2020 - 14:54 Park Inn Radisson Hotel in Murmansk has managed through the Corona crisis through…
Politics Barents Council High-Level Meeting: “More Difficult to Be Young in the Arctic During the Pandemic” Oct 28 2020 - 13:33 During the Corona pandemic, people who live in remote and desolate places grow more…
Politics "Independent Journalists are Perceived by the Authorities as Enemies" Oct 05 2020 - 12:20 According to Svetlana Prokopyeva, journalism is an increasingly risky profession to…