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New Report: China is in the Arctic to stay

Mar 05 2019 - 15:45

More than 30 plastic bags were found in the stomach of a beached Cuvier's beaked whale in Norway in 2017. Scientists blamed the rubbish for the whale's death. "This brought to our attention that many of the countries that are most affected by marine litter do not produce that litter themselves,” Norway's foreign minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, said. (Photo: Arne F. Finne (Søreide) and Christoph Noever/University of Bergen).

Plastic pollution increasing at the top of the Earth

Jan 28 2019 - 11:44

- Stabiliteten og samarbeidet i nord er et resultat av de arktiske statenes harde politiske arbeid, sier utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide. (Foto: Arne F. Finne).

Søreide: - Northern Stability Not A Given

Jan 23 2019 - 14:45

Det norske beredskapsapparatet har ansvaret for svært krevende sjø- og landområder i nord, skriver professor Odd Jarl Borch, og etterlyser Justis- og beredskapsdepartementets engasjement.

Norway – A Preparedness Superpower in the High North?

Jan 04 2019 - 11:46

Canadian Government Updates Nutrition North

Dec 14 2018 - 11:23

The Canadian Government has, two years after consulting northerners, come out with…

- Populism no threat in Russia

Dec 05 2018 - 12:17

- Most if it is rhetorics, says Maxim Trudolyubov in a comment to Putin’s regime…

- Hva skal man frakte langs den påtenkte Arctic Railway mellom Kirkenes og Rovaniemi? spør statssekretær Matti Anttonen i Finlands utenriksdepartement. Svaret har han ikke, men man avventer en finsk-norsk utredning om saken. (Foto: Arne F. Finne).

The Arctic Railway Still A Long Way Off

Nov 28 2018 - 12:52

- An Arctic Railway is still a long way off. What should be freighted there, asks…

Too Many Polar Bears?

Nov 23 2018 - 10:41

CEO Frode Nilsen of LNS suggests an approximate North Sea model to finance new mining projects. – These are national, not local, resources, Nilsen says. Mayor Ida Pinnerød (Labour) of Bodø concurs. (Photo: Arne F. Finne) // Konsernsjefen i LNS, Frode Nilsen, foreslår en tilnærmet Nordsjømodell for å finansiere nye gruveprosjekter. - Det er nasjonale, ikke lokale, ressurser, sier Nilsen, og får støtte fra Arbeiderpartiets Ida M. Pinnerød, ordfører i Bodø. (Foto: Arne F. Finne).

- Use the North Sea Model to Finance the Mineral Industry

Nov 01 2018 - 11:16

Bodø's Labour mayor supports the idea about a North Sea model for financing mining…

Sara Olsvig, Chair of Inuit Ataqatigiit, the largest opposition party in Greenland, withdraws from all political positions. (Photo: Arne F. Finne) // Lederen i Inuit Ataqatigiit, det største opposisjonspartiet på Grønland, Sara Olsvig trekker seg fra alle verv i politikken. (Foto: Arne F. Finne).

Sara Olsvig Leaves Greenland Politics

Oct 30 2018 - 13:02

- Following long and deep considerations, I have decided to withdraw completely from…

The Arctic Council in its current set-up of Arctic member states, permanent participants, and observers. Are the Council’s form and functions future proof? (Photo: U.S. Department of State/Wikimedia Commons)

Continuity or Reform? The Future of the Arctic Council

Oct 30 2018 - 13:27

What would an ideal Arctic Council could look like if it were written today? How…

Professor John R. Holdren, former advisor to President Barack Obama, has clear veiws on Donald Trumps Arctic and climate politics. - It is damaging, but a lot of people are still doing good things, he claims. (Photo: Arne F. Finne).

Obama's Advisor: Trump's Politics Are Damaging, But the US is Still In

Oct 25 2018 - 13:40

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First Indigenous Protected Area Designated in Canada

Oct 22 2018 - 12:58

For the first time in Canadian history, there is an official Indigenous protected…

Optimism On the Rise Again for Norwegian-Russian Commerce

Oct 19 2018 - 13:28

- We observe a cautious optimism and notice that there are more participants this…