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What houses 1,600 soldiers (and two Arctic journalists), up to 40 F-35 fighter jets, attack drones, and helicopters, and can be used for anti-submarine warfare? It is off course the HMS “Prince of Wales”, considered one of the most powerful aircraft carriers in the British Navy. 

HNN journalists Hilde Bye and Astri Edvardsen report from the flagship of the British Royal Navy. 

Over to Asia and the USA: 

Japanese and South Korean companies continue to explore commercial opportunities tied to Arctic LNG and shipping. 

The detention of a Chinese ship off the Northern Norwegian coast marks the first known case of Norway holding a falsely flagged vessel linked to Russia’s sanctioned energy sector. 

And commentator Arne O. Holm sends his greetings from the Shit House: 

“From their respective ivory towers, they pass judgement on their surroundings.” 

Science news: 

Climate change challenges the Arctic's image as a snow-covered winter paradise, as portrayed in tourism marketing. 

Read Linn Ophaug’s interview with researcher Alix Varnajot at the High North Center, who argues that the industry must change its approach to keep the region attractive as snow conditions become increasingly unpredictable.

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Best regards, Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen.