Urgent Meeting in the Norwegian Defense Commission: The War has Changed A Lot in a Short Period of Time On Wednesday, the Norwegian Defense Commission conducted an extraordinary meeting in relation to the war in Ukraine.
Fears that a Sharpened Security Policy Debate Climate Shall Deter New, Young Voices Norwegian security policy debate needs diversity of opinion and more contributors. However, the current particularly sharpened debate amongst researchers may scare off new and in particular young potential debate participants, argues researcher and officer Gjert Lage Dyndal.
Iceland Blocks Russian Trawlers Iceland’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir has removed an exception from a law that has hitherto benefited Russian fish trawlers.
“This was just Too Much”, says Rune Rafaelsen “After what happened on 24 February, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it was impossible for me to keep the medal”, says former Mayor Rune Rafaelsen from Sør-Varanger municipality, right on the Norwegian border to Russia.
Former Mayor Rune Rafaelsen Returns the Russian Order of Friendship Received from Putin One of Norway’s leading figures in Norwegian-Russian cooperation, former Sør-Varanger Mayor Rune Rafaelsen (Labor), returns the Order of Friendship that he received from the Russian president in 2020.
Demanding Thoughts on a Quite Extraordinary Day on the Border to Russia (Commentary) Kirkenes, Norway: In the middle of the Kirkenes Conferences, bombs hit Ukraine. For 24 hours Russians, Norwegians and Finns had promoted diplomacy and dialogue on the border between Russia and Norway. We went to bed Wednesday night hoping that war would be avoidable. The very next day, we woke to a bomb shower in Europe.
Ukraine Tension between NATO and Russia may Affect the Arctic, Researchers Say “It is also fully possible to envision that a large Russian military offensive in Ukraine will lead to increased activity in the North, from both sides”, says Researchers Karen-Anna Eggen at the Norwegian Defense University College.
