In the Arctic, East and West Still Meet for Dialogue Commentary: We are bombarded daily with contradicting news messages from the Ukraine conflict. As northerners, we are pretty much the only ones to face the threat of war face to face. On Wednesday, the Kirkenes conference kicks off with a meeting between Norway and Russia on a high political level.
Stop inciting the ‘Cold War’ language in the Arctic "The Cold War framing of Arctic security issues must stop", says Dr Danita Catherine Burke of Centre for War Studies in Denmark.
Norway and the USA Re-Negotiating Cold War Agreement The Norwegian MoD confirms negotiations between Norway and the USA regarding a military agreement dating back to the Cold War.
“China’s Emergence has Direct Consequences for Norwegian Defense and Security Policy” The American restructuring of its US Marine Corps in Norway should be seen in relation to developments in the relationship between the USA and China, and the fact that the USA wants to make itself relevant in a potential conflict, says Professor Øystein Tunsjø at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies (IFS).
Rejects Notion that China is a Threat to the Arctic “We do not perceive China to be a threat to NATO; however, the Alliance also has to relate to Chinas increasing role on the international arena”, says State Secretary Audun Halvorsen of the Norwegian MFA.
U.S. Warns Of Russian Arctic Military Buildup: “Who puts missiles on icebreakers?” The United States continues to express growing concern about Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic. “You would be alarmed at the amount of Chinese activity off the coast of Norway,” explains a U.S. official.
