Newsletter Time to Grab the Wheel Ourselves?
A ray of sunshine complements the cold along the High North coast. (Photo: Astri Edvardsen)
Dear reader. We are bombarded by security policy from east and west. The threat situation in the North changes almost daily based on the great powers' latest statements. Could it be time we reclaim control? Nevertheless, here is the latest news from the North.
Commentator Arne O. Holm offers no less than two comments on security policy. There is a lot to work with here, and as Holm says, "We have been bombarded by security policy analyses lately."
Danish and Swedish intelligence now urges the Nordics to prepare for war.
“How well prepared are we really?” Holm asks.
On Wednesday, we also learned that Russia and the United States discussed possible cooperation on energy projects in the Arctic.
"The cost of a Trump-Putin driven “peace” could be high", says researcher and advisor Anita Parlow.
Russian gas
Despite sanctions, some EU member states continue to spend more on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) than they provide in military aid to Ukraine.
Russia’s largest gas producer continues to probe international markets to find buyers.
Research news
Our Science Journalist Birgitte Annie Hansen has met the new director of the Nordland Research Institute. (Norwegian only)
Also, read that autonomy for the Canadian North does not necessarily mean recognition of Indigenous self-determination.
Derailment
The mayor of the Northern Swedish city Boden now says that the Swedish Government does not take the further construction of the Iron Ore Line seriously. (Norwegian only)
Critical infrastructure
The Norwegian Government says a new submarine fiber connection to Svalbard and Jan Mayen is urgent.
Infrastructure is also on the agenda when journalist Hilde-Gunn Bye meets the Norwegian and British MoDs in Bodø on Thursday, so stay tuned! And feel free to follow us on social media.
Best regards,
Editor-in-Chief Trine Jonassen