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Sabotaged By The Government
Dear reader. We lack both shelters and proper infrastructure in Northern Norway. We have our own contingency plans to manage ourselves in crisis and war. All while we look over our shoulders at the aggressive neighbor to the east and "carry on." Is it too much to ask that we not be directly sabotaged by our own government?
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In Norway, we are in the year of total preparedness. But you will not know that if you go to Northern Norway.
Fears of power collapse prompted Statnett (Operator of the Norwegian power system), to sound the alarm last week, announcing a temporary halt to reservations for grid capacity for new large industrial projects north of Svartisen in Northern Norway.
“While warnings about sabotage are being issued far and wide, not least against the power supply, the sabotage is largely a fact her in the Norwegian Arctic. By the state, though”, commentator Arne O. Holm states in his weekly column.
One of the actors that is feeling the consequences directly is the mining company Sydvaranger in the bordertown of Kirkenes.
Northern Norwegian politicians met to discuss total preparedness. We'll see if that helps. (Norwegian)
War profiteering and exclusion
Russia still makes good money from exporting liquefied natural gas.
Also read that the Norwegian Barents Secretariat navigates new challenges after being labelled 'undesirable' by Russia.
Russia attacking NATO?
Imagine the following scenario: On Christmas Eve 2029, Russia attacks Svalbard. That was the newspaper front page that met Holm during a study trip to Helsinki last week, with the title "This is how Russia will attack NATO." Read more about it in his comment.
Meanwhile, the head of the Armed Forces' operational headquarters reports to journalist Astri Edvardsen that Norway's military cooperation with the United States is business as usual. (Norwegian)
A U.S. researcher that journalist Hilde Bye talked to emphasize the crucial role that European Allies have for US security and homeland defense.
A Consulting firm believes that the High North are of great strategic importance for Norwegian security and preparedness. (Norwegian)
The situation around the Strait of Hormuz also affects the Swedish mining company LKAB's deliveries of iron ore.
More NATO news: A commander of an Arctic Brigade will lead the development of Sweden's central contribution to NATO.
Lastly:
Do you long for a job as a journalist in a geopolitical hotspot with a Russian settlement as a neighbor, protected polar bears and permafrost melting beneath your feet? Then you should read more here. (Norwegian)
Journalist Linn Ophaug, who has her last week at HNN for a while, met this year’s High North Hero, who is described as a “Bridge builder in the Arctic”.
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Kind regards, Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen
