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Newsletter from the Editor:
An Arctic Mining Adventure?
Dear reader. Deep in the mountains of Northern Norway, the tremors of the world's wars are felt. Join Arne O. Holm on a unique journey into the past and future. NATO's largest air exercise is ending in Bodø, and I am looking forward to a round of HNN debates during the Arctic Arts Festival. Here is the latest news from the north.
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First, commentator Arne O. Holm's thoughts on the flight of the rich.
While it is becoming ever harder for genuine refugees to cross the borders that separate war from peace, the world's richest are on the move like never before, Holm writes.
“And now it is no longer just about avoiding tax.”
Then climate news that is not all bad.
A warming Arctic is increasing the number of icebergs drifting through key polar waterways, reshaping deep-sea ecosystems hundreds of kilometers from the glaciers that spawned them.
The World's wars affect the market for liquefied natural gas.
Now, Britain has imposed sanctions on four liquefied natural gas carriers linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project.
And a massive tax cut could improve the economics of a long-stalled pipeline in Alaska and strengthen the state's bid to become a major liquefied natural gas exporter to Asia.
Defense news:
The U.S. Coast Guards three news Arctic Security Cutters bases marks the latest step in a major expansion of the United States' Arctic presence.
In the Nordics,Finland and Sweden have agreed to deepen defense industrial cooperation.
Journalist Hilde Bye was present when NATO's air command, CAOC, in Northern Norway led the alliance's largest air exercise ever.
Now to real treat:
Editor Arne O. Holm has trodden old paths in the old mine in Sulitjelma, Northern Norway. There, past meets future with planning for new mining and a noisy crypto factory nearby.
I am especially looking forward to this year's High Noon debates at the Northern Norway Arts Festival this year! The debates kick off on June 24, and Holm and journalist Astri Edvardsen will be on hand as usual. If you cannot be present in Harstad, the debates will be streamed on High North News.
Among the main guests are Norwegian Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen.
You can read this and more in High North News.
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Kind regards, Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen
