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Historic Achievement
Dear reader. First and foremost, congratulations to the unique, Arctic football club Bodø/Glimt! Other things are also taking place in the North, and we bring you news from the NATO debate, also in Bodø, an interesting researcher profile, and the celebration of the Arctic Council's 30th anniversary. And we can't escape Donald Trump this week either.
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A round of political news first:
The Helsinki Treaty will be updated to provide the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland the opportunity to become equal partners of the treaty. (Norwegian only)
Journalist Astri Edvardsen was present at the Arctic Council 30th anniversary.
In this week's scientist profile interview, meet Russian-Finnish Alexandra Middleton, who believes science diplomacy to be a crucial part of her work.
Four years of war
Four years into Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, security is still dominating the news in the North.
Now, Rovaniemi in Northern Finland has been chosen as the location for a NATO center.
And Norway is taking on a greater role in NATO's surveillance in the High North.
At the same time, the new NATO CAOC in Bodø is once again turning the city into a security policy bull's eye. This could be at the expense of the city's much-discussed urban development, as commentator Arne O. Holm writes in his comment:
“It would be smart, green, and world-class. Then the Armed Forces came knocking.”
Speaking of urban development, a new pilot project will make Sør-Varanger a more attractive defense municipality. (Norwegian only)
While the Nordic region is rearming its defense, Russia's shadow fleet is sailing along the coast. But Norway does not intend to seize shadow fleet vessels, the Norwegian prime minister said after talks with the Icelandic prime minister.
As stated, we cannot escape Donald Trump, who recently triggered strong reactions after stating that the US would send a hospital ship to Greenland.
We also cover the new maritime strategy from the White House, which calls for a sustained U.S. presence in Arctic waters.
Energy and broken cables
There is trouble in the energy department in Northern Norway. While the region is experiencing the highest electricity prices in years, three of the region's important hydropower plants are completely or partially out of operation.
And a broken sea cable led to the loss of mobile coverage and internet in major parts of Western Finnmark in Northern Norway.
Wonderful Bodø/Glimt
The Northern Norwegian football club is on everyone's lips after they first beat the Italian giants Inter Milan at Aspmyra with a 3-1 victory. Another victory awaited when the teams met again in Italy. Now, Glimt advances to the round of 16 in the Champions League! Congratulations!
Read all this and more at High North News. In the coming days, journalist Hilde Bye and Holm will participate in the Skrei Conference in Northern Norway, which includes fish and democracy on its menu. Stay tuned!
Arctic greetings from Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen
