Norway's 2025 Election: The Election In Which Half of Norway Was Overlooked and Forgotten Comment: The Norwegian parliamentary election of 2025 will go down as the election in which half of Norway was ignored and forgotten. That is both striking and scary. The gentle attempts at putting the High North on the agenda were arrogantly dismissed.
Greenland Election: Demokraatit Emerges as the Island’s Largest Political Party Over 28,000 Greenlanders have voted for a significant new composition of their parliament, Inatsisartut. The government formation process is now led by Demokraatit, which won the most votes. There is a majority in parliament for Greenlandic independence in the longer term.
Greenlanders Vote in a Momentous Election: Six Parties Compete for 31 Seats Today, March 11, the people of Greenland elect their representatives to the Greenlandic parliament, Inatsisartut. In and around the election are major questions about the island's future, both in relation to the Kingdom of Denmark and Donald Trump's USA.
An Unworthy Game Exploiting the World's Refugees Comment: Extreme right parties are on the rise across central parts of Europe. Most recently in Austria. What are the chances for the rest of Europe to hold off? And what happens when traditional democratic parties meet the extreme on their home court?
Defense Professor: "We Should Be Worried About Russia if Trump Wins the Election" Bodø (High North News): "We should be worried about Russia if Trump wins the US presidential election," says Professor Håkon Lunde Saxi at the Norwegian Defence University about what he calls a nightmare scenario. "In Trump's next term, no adults will be present."
From Florida to Finnmark, From the Courtroom to the White House Commentary: In the daytime, he hangs around in American courtrooms. In his free time, he sells jewelry, shoes, and Bibles to finance fines and lawyers. In about six months, Donald Trump is let loose on the rest of the world.
Are We Going To Be Silent Spectators of Donald Trump's Military March Into the Arctic? Commentary: Europe's military rearmament parallels the post-Cold War disarmament. It happens nearly without debate, and we are all silent spectators.
The Norwegian Election: A Political Landscape With No Room for the Extreme Right Commentary: On Monday, municipal and county council elections are held in Norway after an election campaign in stark contrast to the development in the US and the rest of Europe. The absence, not least in the North, of right-wing radical movements is striking.
New Canadian Minister of Northern Affairs For the first time in Canadian history, there is a Minister in the Federal Cabinet who is solely responsible for Northern Affairs. His name is Dan Vandal.
Canadian Government Commits $1 Million to Advance Gender Equality The Canadian Government announced more than $1 million dollars to help empower women in northern government. This funding is being provided to two of the three northern territories: the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Future independence, Arctic minister and social issues on the agenda as Greenland goes to polls in Danish elections Despite the relatively low interest in the Danish Folketing election in Greenland, the results can potentially have implications for the direction of the future relationship between Greenland and Denmark.
