The Political Game Continues Even as the Distinction Between War and Peace Is Blurred Comment: They were supposed to utilize the whole country and create viable communities on the border with Russia. A powerful industry investment would replace measly measures in the so-called action zone. Well, that did not go according to plan. Even after the Norwegian government collapsed, the reversal of adopted policies continues.
The Political Game Continues Even as the Distinction Between War and Peace Is Blurred Comment: They were supposed to utilize the whole country and create viable communities on the border with Russia. A powerful industry investment would replace measly measures in the so-called action zone. Well, that did not go according to plan. Even after the Norwegian government collapsed, the reversal of adopted policies continues.
The Political Game Continues Even as the Distinction Between War and Peace Is Blurred Comment: They were supposed to utilize the whole country and create viable communities on the border with Russia. A powerful industry investment would replace measly measures in the so-called action zone. Well, that did not go according to plan. Even after the Norwegian government collapsed, the reversal of adopted policies continues.
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."
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.
The Norwegian Police Security Service: Svalbard and the High North Are Even More Important to Russia On Wednesday, The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) held a press conference on the intelligence threat against Norway. The High North and specifically Svalbard are of greater importance to Russia, emphasizes the assistant PST chief.
Norwegian Intelligence Service: The Arctic is Increasingly Important The Arctic is increasingly important to the great powers. Despite security policy tension between Russia and the West, Russian behavior in the High North nevertheless shows that Moscow has an interest in a stable Arctic, according to the Norwegian intelligence services’ most recent threat assessment.
Smart Cities May Constitute Security Risk, Says PST An increasing number of state and municipal institutions digitalize and coordinate parts of their operations. Some state and private actors are naïve when it comes to digital threat perception, says Section Chief Hanne Blomberg of PST, the Norwegian Police Security Services.