Increased Chinese Interest in Svalbard The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has registered an increased interest in Svalbard by China.
Report From a ‘Spy Nest’ - Sans the Cowardly Mask of Anonymity Commentary: There are strict requirements for the use of anonymous sources in journalism. Even when the attacks are directed at people with Russian passports. Hiding behind the cowardly mask of anonymity does not absolve you of that responsibility.
Is the Norwegian Security Service Trying to Scare People Southward? Commentary: The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has gone from invisible to very visible. Most recently in Kirkenes, where it has "come forward" in a Norwegian national newspaper. That is a good thing. But to step out of the dark and into the light sets new requirements for "the secret services."
Is the Norwegian Security Service Trying to Scare People Southward? Commentary: The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has gone from invisible to very visible. Most recently in Kirkenes, where it has "come forward" in a Norwegian national newspaper. That is a good thing. But to step out of the dark and into the light sets new requirements for "the secret services."
If the Norwegian Business Sector Is Asleep, They Share the Bed With Many Commentary: The Nordland Chief of Police warns against threats from Russia and asks the business sector in the north to wake up. That may be appropriate. But if the business sector is asleep, they share a bed with the authorities, public institutions, and local politicians.
Nordland Chief of Police: "The Russian Intelligence Threat Has Never Been Greater" The Nordland Chief of Police asks the business sector in Northern Norway to wake up. "Russia must use intelligence services to a higher degree to access information from Norway," says Heidi Kløkstad, and asks municipalities and businesses to be especially aware of sabotage against infrastructure, influence activities, and not least, the classic honey trap.
Spies in the Arctic and Why We Need Them (Commentary) NRK is serving news so old that they could be part of the history syllabus already in the 90s. Now I am just waiting for them to announce that the earth is round.
NRK: Svalbard's Russian Consul is an Agent Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation says today that the Russian consul general in Barentsburg on Svalbard, Andrei Chemerilo, is a Russian agent.
Frode Berg: I Am Convicted of Espionage, But I Am Not A Spy I feel seriously misled, Frode Berg, who has been convicted of espionage, says about the assignments he allegedly has conducted for the Norwegian intelligence services. Berg says he is convicted of espionage, but that he is no spy.
Norway has spied on the Russian military for 70 years. Only with Frode Berg did it go seriously wrong. Frode Berg (63) is once again a free man after 23 months in Russian prison. The intelligence service target was Russian submarines, a field where Norway has contributed with valuable information for decades.
