Norway Under Pressure: A New Strategy for the High North in 2025 Op-ed: In a world where security policy is intertwined with all other policy areas and geo-economic rationales diverge from purely economic considerations, Norway must navigate increasing interest and interference in its northern regions. The Arctic and High North are increasingly arenas for power projection, geo-economics, and symbolic politics, writes researcher Andreas Østhagen.
Why Norway And the US Have Different Approaches Towards Their Arctic Regions Whereas the High North has become an integral part of foreign and security policy in Norway, the Arctic has remained in the peripheries of American foreign policy and security thinking since the end of the Cold War. Why?
Op-Ed: Utilising Local Capacities in the Arctic How can small-scale local capacities be developed and utilised across Arctic regions when responding to maritime emergency incidents?
Op-Ed: Coast Guard Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic HNN’s correspondent Andreas Østhagen writes about Coast Guard cooperation with Russia in the Arctic and how this has been largely untouched by the Ukraine crisis.
The EU’s Arctic Policy: Eventually Getting Somewhere? "2015 could become a seminal year for the EU’s Arctic engagement", The Arctic Institute's Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik writes in this op-ed.
Developing the ‘North’? The Implications of Generalization The best approach to ‘development for the people of the North’ is recognition of the extremely varied challenges and development needs than span across the so-called ‘North’.
Analysis: Coast Guards in the Arctic – Troubles Ahead? Coast guards are the maritime workhorses of coastal states, intent on protecting their sovereign rights to fisheries and petroleum resources, while also safeguarding lives and the environment. In an Arctic Klondike, this institution – which often operates in the shadow of national navies – does the heavy lifting. Yet, striking the right balance on fleet structure, investments, and Arctic presence in times of budget austerity is no easy task for Arctic coastal states.
