Pentagon’s Upcoming New Arctic Strategy: "We Talk To Norway, Finland, and Sweden a Lot" Washington D.C. (High North News): The US DoD's new Arctic strategy is right around the corner. It has been developed in close dialogue with allies – not least the Northern Nordics, says Deputy Assistant Secretary Iris Ferguson. She expresses admiration for Norway's 'double strategy' on balancing deterrence and reassurance in the North.
Pentagon’s Upcoming New Arctic Strategy: "We Talk To Norway, Finland, and Sweden a Lot" Washington D.C. (High North News): The US DoD's new Arctic strategy is right around the corner. It has been developed in close dialogue with allies – not least the Northern Nordics, says Deputy Assistant Secretary Iris Ferguson. She expresses admiration for Norway's 'double strategy' on balancing deterrence and reassurance in the North.
Pentagon’s Upcoming New Arctic Strategy: "We Talk To Norway, Finland, and Sweden a Lot" Washington D.C. (High North News): The US DoD's new Arctic strategy is right around the corner. It has been developed in close dialogue with allies – not least the Northern Nordics, says Deputy Assistant Secretary Iris Ferguson. She expresses admiration for Norway's 'double strategy' on balancing deterrence and reassurance in the North.
Finland's President and Norway's PM at Nordic Response: “A Historic Day for Many Reasons” Sweden’s brand new NATO membership was highlighted by Norway’s PM and Finland’s president during their visit to the Nordic Response exercise in Northern Norway. This exercise and this visit are also events of historical importance, they said and heralded even stronger Nordic cooperation.
In an Abundance of Asian Tourists by the Border With Russia, PM Jonas Gahr Støre Appears Commentary: A nearly unpenetrable wall of Asian tourists meets me on my way into the reception at one of the overcrowded hotels in Kirkenes, Northern Norway. In a balancing act between rolling luggage as tall as their owners, I find the staircase leading to the second floor, where I meet Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Norwegian PM: Shares the Total Preparedness Commission's Understanding of Severity Bodø (High North News): "I agree with the Total Preparedness Commission that the situation is severe," says Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre. At the same time, he does not consider the situation acute and emphasizes a systematic, more long-term approach to preparedness in the North. Nor will he hand out war-preparatory leaflets à la the Swedish ones.
Norway’s Prime Minister: “We Have To Take Care Of the Dialogue In The High North” Bodø (High North News): “There may come a time to move forward again”, was the message from Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to over 300 Arctic stake holders at the High North Dialogue conference Wednesday.
Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre: We Cannot Leave an Empty Void on the Border to Russia and the Arctic A continuing drop in population figures for the North is a major security policy challenge, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Labor) in his High North speech in Tromsø, Norway last Thursday.
The High North Moved from Its Foreign Policy Cradle into A Municipal Care Home for the Elderly Commentary: One of the former Norwegian Solberg government’s most visible High North initiatives was the subsidizing of rich Norwegians who wanted to move to Bø municipality in Vesterålen in order to save taxes, as the local wealth tax was drastically cut. The other day, however, skiing legend Bjørn Dæhlie left this North Norwegian base to move both himself and his money to Switzerland. In return, we got PM Jonas Gahr Støre – with quite different visions for the High North.
When You are Done in the USA, Jonas, You are Welcome to the North Commentary: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has visited the White House. Here, he met with an American president who, according to Norwegian daily VG, wanted to hear about Norway’s experience with having Russia as its neighbor. Next time Støre goes traveling, he should go to Finnmark.
Norwegian Elections: Everyone’s Worried, but What Do They Want? Commentary: The current government parties were nearly wiped out of Northern Norway following Monday’s parliamentary elections. It remains to be seen for what purposes the election winners will use their successful broom.
Prioritize Transportation that We Use in Our Daily Lives, Youth Say "Let us start with prioritizing the transportation that we who live in the north of Norway use in our daily lives", say members of the governmental High North Whitepaper Youth Panel as High North Dialogue kicked off with a discussion about the Northern Norway Railway.
Labor Party Leader Jonas Gahr Støre: “Half-Hearted High North Policy” Labor Party leader Støre argues that there is a big gap between words and actions in the new High North whitepaper that was launched last Friday. “This government has neither prioritized High North policies, developed new policies nor taken new initiatives in its meeting with the region’s opportunities and challenges”, says the Labor Party leader.
Jonas Gahr Støre Worried About Increased Tension in the Arctic Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre says he is worried about increased tension between major powers in the Arctic and argues that Norway holds a key conflict-preventing role.
