ARCUS Shuts Down, Highlights Dire Situation for US Arctic Researchers The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States has shut down, illustrating the tense situation among US Arctic researchers, says researcher Michael Walsh. "There is tremendous fear among Arctic researchers in the United States. I have colleagues who are afraid to speak to the press about the shutdown due to fears of retaliation."
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: Stepping Up in the High North to Keep People Safe "Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine is a game-changer for global security. It shows that we cannot take our security for granted – anywhere. NATO has responded with unity and resolve, determined to support Ukraine and keep our 1 billion people safe – everywhere", says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Arctic Council Without Russia: A Spearhead for Democracy and Freedom of Expression? Commentary: The Arctic 7. We might s well learn the name right now. The cooperation between eight Arctic states has been reduced to seven. The Arctic Council is history after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What remains is the question of what the new forum can and should do.
Greenland Wants to Take the Lead: "We Have to Pick the Right Friends" “The focus on Greenland has increased and with that, conflict”, says Danish MP Aaja Chemnitz Larsen (IA) to High North News.
Increased Militarization of the High North is No Guarantee for Peace and Stability Commentary: The High North is Norway’s most important peace project, if we are to believe the government platform. In a time when MP’s need police assistance to find out where they actually live, it is perhaps too much to ask that they can find the road to peace and low tension in the Arctic.
Members of the European Parliament Call for Peace and Reduced Tension in the Arctic The European Parliament calls for constructive international cooperation in the Arctic while issuing warnings over emerging threats to stability in the region.
Members of the European Parliament Want EU Arctic Policy to Better Reflect Security Concerns The European Commission is currently working on an update of the EU’s Arctic policy and some Members of the European Parliament are concerned about emerging threats to stability in the area.
Arctic Ambassadors Summit at High North Dialogue 2021 "The fact that all the Arctic countries attend and are willing to face each other before an audience says something about their will to keep the dialogue running despite new challenges in the north", says Arne O. Holm, Editor-in-Chief at High North News.
USA Closely Monitoring Russian Build-Up in the Arctic Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic are not going unnoticed, the Pentagon press secretary said Monday.
Would Not Answer Whether Russia Should be Invited Back Into Arctic Security Forums Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide would not give a direct answer when asked whether Russia should be invited back into Arctic security forums.
American Destroyer Completes Barents Sea Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross departed the Barents Sea, November 1, following 13 days of operation in the High North.
“The Security Situation in Northern Norway is Significantly Different from That in the South” If the Norwegian Ministry of Defense has its way, nuclear-powered American submarines will be allowed to dock in Tønsnes, near Tromsø. Tromsø municipality, however, disagrees. “There is clearly a failure in civilian-military cooperation here”, says Professor Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv at the University of Tromsø.
U.S Destroyer Returns to the Barents Sea The destroyer USS Ross is back in the Arctic. This marks the third time this year that U.S. Navy destroyers have operated in the Barents Sea.
It is Doubtful Whether Having American Submarines at Bay in Tromsø Increases Security in the High North Commentary: On a cold and wet March day in 2019, the municipal council in Tromsø made a political decision that was to create international waves. “The municipal council does not welcome port calls from reactor-fueled vessels [in Tromsø]”, the decision said. It was approved with 25 to 17 votes.
From Norway to North America: Differing Views On New Russian Weapon Systems For Norway, new Russian weapon systems do not constitute a dramatic change in the potential threat from Russia, says researcher. For the Arctic more broadly, disagreement exists on what these weapons mean for the security situation in the region.
Criticism, Campaign and Politics in North Norwegian Air Ambulance Services When a foreign company won the tender for supplying air ambulance services in Norway, there was a lot of noise. But how much criticism is actually justified, how much is in reality a campaign, and how much of this is politics?
Explaining China’s Arctic Interests, the U.S.’ Efforts to Re-Engage, and the Growing Split Between the Two Countries Earlier this week China announced that it is conducting tests to improve ground- and satellite-based communications in the Arctic, raising concerns about this technology potentially also serving military purposes. The country’s research and economic activity in the region has been closely scrutinized.
What future will the West choose in the Arctic? The Arctic is of strategic importance for the sovereignty of Western states. NATO and its Allies must rapidly implement a unified Arctic strategy to engage in a long term development of its capabilities. Only then will the West achieve a balance of power and be one of the major Arctic players alongside China and Russia in the 21st century.
Six New Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships to be Affiliated in the Inuit Nunangat The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is affiliating six new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships to regions in the Inuit Nunangat.
In Visit to Arctic Region, PA Leadership Explores Local and Global Impact of Climate Change In a series of seminars and field visits in Tromsø and Svalbard, Memberswere sensitized to the severe disruptions to the Arctic environment caused by a rise of temperatures in the region.
Parliamentary Delegation Visits Norway to address Climate Change A delegation of parliamentarians from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe visits Nothern Norway this week.
Sees A Clear Russian Military Modernisation Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide does not see Russia as a threat, however, she worries about some developments.
