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“Before You Can Act, You Must Feel”

Tromsø, Northern Norway (High North News): In an Arctic landscape increasingly characterized by geopolitics, security and climate, literature can be the key to expanding the room for action and engaging more people, believes literature researcher Henning Howlid Wærp at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. "Before you can act, you must feel," the researcher tells HNN.

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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.

Christopher Fee

The Art of Trump’s Greenland Deal: A New Chapter of an Ancient Saga

Op-ed: Trump’s attitude towards Greenland offers disturbing echoes of the past. Like the Viking Age Norse before the Early Modern Danes, America has long had its eye on its northeastern neighbor, writes Professor of History, Christopher Fee.

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Trump Will Announce 25 Percent Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

On Monday, Trump is set to announce 25 percent tariffs on all steel and…

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The Barents Observer Declared "Undesirable" in Russia

The online newspaper Barents Observer, based in Kirkenes, northern Norway,…

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Former CIA Officer Becomes Ambassador to Norway

US President Donald Trump (R) shared news about a number of ambassador…

Ingrid Medby

Ingrid A. Medby Has Researched the Arctic Identity

Tromsø (High North News): Researcher Ingrid A. Medby has researched the Arctic state identity and what the term Arctic entails for state employees in Norway, Canada, and Iceland. She hopes her research can increase awareness of the term and its benefits and responsibilities.

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Greenlandic Top Politician On Trump: "You Cannot Own or Control, but Have a Partnership"

Tromsø (High North News): "We need stability now," says Aaja Chemnitz, Greenlandic Member of the Danish Parliament. Together with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, she states that the US must consider Greenland an ally, not an asset.

Mute B. Egede

Greenland Calls For Early Election for 11 March Amid Trump Interest

Greenland's prime minister announced on Tuesday that the Arctic island will hold a general election on March 11 amid interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in acquiring Greenland.

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EU Fails to Act on Russian LNG As Some Member States Discuss Restart of Gas Imports After War

Russian liquefied natural gas receives a pass in the latest round of EU sanctions…

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EU Imports of Russian LNG Sore to Record Highs; Supply Mostly from Arctic

U.S. Sanctions Catch Up to Chinese Supplier Wison for Illicit Delivery of a Power Plant to Arctic LNG 2

Exclusive: Senior Novatek Official Traveled to Washington DC For Discussions on Arctic LNG Sanctions

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Germany Can’t Shake Russian Gas: LNG Purchases from Arctic Yamal Project Skyrocket

Germany joined France, Belgium, and Spain as key importers of Russian LNG in 2024, a…

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Novatek Executive Traveling to Brussels to Soften EU Stance on Russian LNG, Sources Say

A senior Novatek executive is reportedly traveling to Brussels in an attempt to…

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Ten EU Member States Urge Ban on Russian Liquefied Natural Gas Ramping Up Pressure on Yamal LNG

A coalition of ten EU member states is urging Brussels to take steps to ban or at a…

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How Trump's Looming Tariffs May Impact Canada's Arctic

Premiers of the territories of Northern Canada call for more investment in the North as a response to potential US tariffs. Mining company Baffinland in Nunavut raises concerns about the impacts that countervailing tariffs may have on operations, communities and on the workforce.

Art-based research can help us value nature in new ways

Op-ed: Art-based research is a creative way of doing community science where you play with different artistic methods as a tool for exploring, collecting and visualizing data. It can contribute as an innovative approach and a holistic understanding to today's socio-ecological challenges.

Utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) på Arctic Frontiers 2025. (Foto: Astri Edvardsen)

Norway, Finland, and Sweden: Discussing New Cooperation Structure in the High North

Tromsø (High North News): State secretaries of Norway, Finland, and Sweden have been mandated to start designing a new framework for northern Nordic cooperation. "We have a shared interest in finding a joint answer to this," says the Norwegian Foreign Minister.

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"Norway is a Superpower in the Arctic"

Tromsø, Northern Norway (High North News): The new Norwegian research initiative Arctic Ocean 2050 will ensure that Norway continues to be world-leading in polar research. "The main objective is that we as a nation have the knowledge we need to manage a new ocean," says Jørgen Berge, Dean and Professor at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway.

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Large Parts of Arctic No Longer Carbon Storage, Now Net Source of Emissions

Climate change is transforming large parts of the Arctic region from a carbon sink to a net carbon emitter, a new study published in Nature concludes. Up to 40 percent of the region’s tundra, boreal forests, and wetlands now release more CO2 than they absorb.

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EU Fails to Act on Russian LNG As Some Member States Discuss Restart of Gas Imports After War

Russian liquefied natural gas receives a pass in the latest round of EU sanctions. The European Commission will not be including new significant measures against the supercooled gas from Russia. The bloc imported record amounts from Russia in 2024.

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Germany Can’t Shake Russian Gas: LNG Purchases from Arctic Yamal Project Skyrocket

Germany joined France, Belgium, and Spain as key importers of Russian LNG in 2024, a new study reveals. German energy company SEFE, federally-owned by the government, imported 58 shipments from Yamal LNG into the EU port of Dunkirk, a 650 percent increase over 2023.

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Canadian Snow Crab Industry may be Hit Hard by Trump's Proposed Tariffs

Trump's plans to impose tariffs on foreign goods could have a significant impact on seafood exports to the US market. While the Canadian snow crab industry would be hit hard by a punishing tariff of 25 percent, it could strengthen the competitiveness of the Norwegian industry.

Sara Olsvig

"There Is No Such Thing as The Better Colonizer"

"We do not wish to debate which state is better or worse to live in or is a better or worse colonizer. Rather we want to debate how we improve Inuit lives, livelihoods, wellbeing, and self-determination across all our regions. A peaceful Arctic through mutually respectful cooperation", the Inuit Circumpolar Council says in a statement.

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Novatek Executive Traveling to Brussels to Soften EU Stance on Russian LNG, Sources Say

A senior Novatek executive is reportedly traveling to Brussels in an attempt to moderate Europe’s position on Russian liquefied natural gas. The EU remains a key destination for Russian LNG, but an increasing number of member states are working towards a ban.

Raffaele Fitto, EU-kommisjonens visepresident for samhold og reformer, er nå i Finland på invitasjon fra den finske statsministeren Petteri Orpo. Italienske Fitto (Fdl) tiltrådte embetet i november, og har ansvar for å sikre at unionen fortsetter å støtte reformer og investeringer som direkte bidrar til å styrke europeisk vekst. (Foto: Aurore Martignoni/EU; Lauri Heikkinen/Finlands regjering)

Finland Welcomes New EU Commissioner: Focus On Regions Bordering Russia

The European Commission Executive Vice-President, Raffaele Fitto, is visiting Finland this week. "We will discuss the situation in Eastern and Northern Finland and ways to boost vitality," says Petteri Orpo, the Finnish Prime Minister.

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Trump Signs Order to Maximize Resource Development in Alaska

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to boost Alaska's oil, gas, and other natural resource development. Alaska is still a high-risk, high-cost prospect for exploration in untouched areas, a longtime oil and gas journalist points out.