Closing the Gap Between Europe and North America: The Defense Year 2024 In a review of the Arctic 2024, researchers shed light on the most substantial developments in the Arctic in the year that passed. The past 12 months have reconfirmed the importance of the Arctic as a site of deep military significance, says researcher Thomas Hughes, highlighting how Europe and North America have attempted to close the North Atlantic gap in the changed geopolitical situation.
We Were Going to Save the Ocean and Free Ourselves From China, but Instead Ended Up in a Timeout Comment: Norway's proposal to open up for deep-sea mining was never even close to being realized. Now, Norway may instead have been a door opener for a major Chinese attack on the same minerals. That does not serve the ocean nation of Norway well.
"Seabed Minerals Are Already Outdated" Arendal (High North News): To extract or preserve? To wait or not? Deep-sea mining in the Norwegian Sea is becoming the decade's most disputed matter.
Industrial Adventure in Northern Sweden: Investments of Over SEK 1000 Billion in the Coming Years The spectacular green industrialization that is currently taking place in Northern Sweden illustrates the possibility of action against climate change – and has turned prejudice against the northern region on its head, says Peter Larsson, the Swedish government's special coordinator, to HNN.
Norwegian-Swedish Cooperation on Rare Earth Metals: Marks the Beginning of Something New in Europe The mining company LKAB becomes the main owner of the Norwegian company REEtec. Together, the companies will create a base for a Nordic value chain for rare earth metals.
