Newsletter In the Shadow of Great Powers
After month long dip below the horizon, the sun was finally back in Tromsø, northern Norway at the end of January. (Photo: Astri Edvardsen)
Dear reader. A storm is brewing in our Arctic region—threats of punitive tariffs, hostile takeovers, the near free flow of Russian gas, and government crises. In the eye of the storm, residents are waiting for the great powers' next move.
Will the US' new president implement punitive tariffs on Canada or not? While residents in the Canadian Arctic are waiting for the next move, the Premiers of the territories of Northern Canada call for more investment in the North as a response to potential US tariffs.
In a statement concerning Trump's remarks about taking over Greenland from Denmark, the Inuit Circumpolar Council states that they do not wish to debate which state is better or worse to live in or is a better or worse colonizer.
And now to Norway,
High North News Commentator Arne O. Holm believes the Centre Party exit can entail that the High North is elevated from the crummy confines of regional policy to the international reality we live in. (Norwegian only)
And speaking of the international reality,
Norway, Finland, and Sweden's state secretaries have been mandated to design a new framework for new northern Nordic cooperation. That was revealed in an interview with Norway's MFA by HNN's Astri Edvardsen.
Climate and gas
Another study presents a worrying reality: Germany joined France, Belgium, and Spain as key importers of Russian LNG in 2024.
Read about this and more at High North News. If you have something on your mind in the form of an op-ed or reader contribution, we are happy to receive it at hinn@nord.no.
Best regards,
Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen