Arctic Council Paused: The Search for A Future for Arctic Cooperation Continues “We are focused on making sure that what we do now will not create obstacles to our later returning to normalcy”, Norway’s Arctic Ambassador Morten Høglund says about the pause in Arctic cooperation.
Controversial Nuclear Submarine Docked in Tromsø On Monday morning, an American nuclear-fueled submarine docked in Tromsø, despite widespread objections.
Little Contact between Norwegian and Russian Defense Authorities While political contact between Norway and Russia in some areas has increased since 2017, there is still little military and defense-political contact between the two countries.
Research Millions to Maritime Research in the Arctic The Centre for High North Logistics in Kirkenes, Norway has been granted more than NOK 7 million. The project funds are to be spent on research and development of Arctic maritime logistics and transport solutions in the Barents region.
New Norwegian High North Whitepaper: Focusing on People and Societal Development in the Arctic “The High North whitepaper is about Norwegian core interests. That is why it has been named after what matters the most in our Arctic policy: people, opportunities and Norwegian interests in the High North”, said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide during the launch in Alta last Friday.
- Claiming That the Arctic is Not A Regulated Area is Most Incorrect. The Truth is Rather Opposite. State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Audun Halvorsen says the MFA spends vast resources informing the international debate about the Arctic about factual matters.
- Local Cooperation With Russia is Underestimated, says Ine Eriksen Søreide Kirkenes: Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide travels with Prime Minister Erna Solberg to Russia to have a political dialogue. - Meetings like that provide us with an opportunity to talk about how cooperation between our two countries works, and where it is problematic, says Eriksen Søreide to High North News.
