Survey for Arctic Way Soon to Be Completed Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): The seabed survey for the subsea cable Arctic Way will soon be completed. It will replace the old cable to Svalbard, but also establish a connection to Jan Mayen.
UK and Norway Ministers of Defense: Europe Has to Step Up and Do More "We have a common interest with the USA to protect the border to Russia," said the Norwegian minister of defense while visiting the Norwegian Arctic with his British colleague John Healey. The two ministers agreed that Europe has to do more to secure itself going forward.
Norway and France Forge Closer Defense Ties With an View to the High North Norway and France recently signed a letter of intent on enhanced defense cooperation, emphasizing the significance of situational awareness and presence in the High North. "Protecting the maritime areas in Northern Europe is the key to European security," says the French minister of defense.