Placing US Tanks in Svalbard is an exceptionally bad proposal Comment: Stockpiling of weapons, tanks, artillery and vehicles, including American ones, on the archipelago, is the latest proposal for "peaceful" development in the North.
Swedish MFA to HNN: The NATO Ball Is in Turkey's Court Tromsø, Northern Norway:Sweden and Finland have made great efforts to fulfill the agreement with Turkey and continue their joint path into NATO, says the Swedish MFA. He also points to the risk of unintentional military escalation in the Arctic – and believes that there is a stabilizing effect in Swedish and Finnish NATO membership.
“The Natural Protection of Russia’s Vulnerable Flank Towards the USA is About to Melt” The Russian navy recently conducted a major exercise near Alaska. Researcher Ina Holst-Pedersen Kvam at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy says the Russian Pacific Fleet is now exercising in new locations and with a magnitude not seen for a long time.