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Secretary-General of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Kate Bundt Hansen, in conversation with outgoing Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo City Hall on 5 September. "It is nice to come to Norway and meet everyone here in Oslo City Hall. I feel very much at home here", says Stoltenberg. (Photo: Trine Jonassen)
Dear reader. Although it is considered unlikely that Russia will go to war with NATO, we who live in the north should be prepared, says researchers. We continue to follow Russia's circumvention of the economic sanctions. Here is the latest news from the High North.
We keep following the development of ship traffic in the Arctic. The lates observation is of a massive container ship the length of three football fields travelling up the Norwegian coastline en route to China.
Because despite sanctions, large quantities of Russian gas are still transported along the coast of northern Norway. Holm calls it a predicted disaster. (Norwegian only)
Training for war
NATO's new air command must be added to Bodø and Sørreisa in northern Norway, says Forsvarsforum Nord. (Norwegian only)
Yours truly, together with a group from the Norwegian press, had a short chat with the outgoing Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, who was at his last official meeting in Norway as NATO chief.
“In the last ten years, the world has become more dangerous and more unpredictable”, says outgoing Secretary General of NATO, the 65-year old stated. (Norwegian only)
Not that green
The green shift is not going well. Now the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt is reporting layoffs and the closure of parts of the factory in northern Sweden. (Norwegian only)
Keep are keeping an eye on the the Kingdom of Denmarks takesover of the chairship of the Arctic Council with Greenland at the helm. (Norwegian only)
You can read this and more in High North News. Stay tuned for more news from and about the north.
Sincerely, Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen