“Alaska has been neglected at the expense of other theaters that have got more attention. But that's changing”, says @govdunleavy.bsky.social

@arcticcircleorg.bsky.social #alaska #trump #arctic
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The Norwegian government wants to strengthen the new Arctic Resilience Centre with NOK 15 million in next year’s national budget. It also proposes to allocate NOK 12 million to municipal preparedness in Finnmark, Northern Norway.

#preparedness #HighNorth #Arctic @jd.regjeringen.no

The #Norwegian government proposes allocating NOK 191,7 billion to the #defence sector in the 2027 national budget. In Northern Norway, there are i.a. plans for investments in property, buildings, and facilities of NOK 3,65 billion.

#HighNorth @forsvarsdep.bsky.social @forsvaret.bsky.social

#Newsletter: I am in Reykjavik to report from the largest conference in the Arctic. We also have exclusive news from NATO, reports on Russia’s Northern Sea Route and energy, and coverage of the business sector in Svalbard.

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This year’s focus at the annually @arcticcircleorg.bsky.social in Reykjavik is USA, Greenland, Canada, China and EU with a side of science, defense and business. We are present and will be back with more.

#arctic #defence #security #geopolitics #greenland #reykjavík

A new analysis finds that three locations handled at least 77% of Russia’s sanctioned Arctic crude exports since 2022, while AIS visibility around key storage vessels has fallen sharply

#russia #arctic #energy #exports #sanctions #evasion #lng #norway
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Everyone conducting research in Ny-Ålesund must have sufficient proficiency in Norwegian or English, the Norwegian government states in a new strategy for the research station in #Svalbard.

#Arctic #research @kd.regjeringen.no

#Longyearbyen Local Council has adopted a new #business #plan. "This is not a plan intended to take the business community to new heights, but to create stability and predictability," says Lennarth Kvernmo, Head of Business Development at the council.

#Svalbard #Arctic

#Norfolk, #USA: General Nick Perry is the first British officer to take up the post as Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk. In an interview with HNN, he outlines his priorities for the operational headquarters, which commands #NATO operations for the High North and the North #Atlantic.

Urealiserte kinesiske prosjekter får ofte stor oppmerksomhet i arktiske debatter. Forsker Ahad Hadian mener det kan gi en oppfatning av kinesisk innflytelse som ikke stemmer med virkeligheten.

#norge #kina #forskning #sikkerhet #arktis
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#Debate: There was a time when the Norwegian Parliament adopted a state budget and moved on. Today, politicians run around with their own state budgets in their pockets. It is an international trend, not a uniquely Norwegian phenomenon

#arctic @stortinget.no
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The Alaska LNG project still faces a commercial review, needs additional LNG offtake commitments and would have to meet Korean legal requirements.

#politics #alaska #lng #southkorea #glenfarnegroup #lng #trump
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Thirty years ago, Greenland helped establish the ArcticCouncil. The first Greenlandic signatory and today’s chair met to reflect on three decades of Arctic cooperation.

#Naalakkersuisut #greenland #arcticcouncil #arctic @arcticcouncil.bsky.social
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#Newsletter. High North News’ journalist Hilde Bye spent the last week on the US East Coast. Join us inside the worlds largest naval marine base and the home to #NATO #Arctic command

@jfcnorfolk.bsky.social
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#Newsletter. High North News’ journalist Hilde Bye spent the last week on the US East Coast. Join us inside the worlds largest naval marine base and the home to #NATO #Arctic command

@jfcnorfolk.bsky.social
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Vil du jobbe som journalist i en internasjonal avis for Nordområdene? Da har High North News en spennende stilling for deg med kompetanse og interesse for sikkerhetspolitikk og forsvar.

#journalist #journalistikk #presse #media #arktis

#Debatt: Kanskje framtidens viktigste spørsmål ikke bare er hvordan vi får flere mennesker nordover, men hvordan vi bygger samfunn der mennesker ønsker og orker å bli? spør Karianne B. Bråthen.

#ki #demografi #bolyst #arbeidskraft #nordnorge #fraflytting
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#Norfolk, USA (High North News): British General Nick Perry has assumed command of #NATO's Joint Force Command Norfolk as Europeans step up to take on key leadership roles in the Alliance. The ceremony took place aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, on the world's largest naval base.

#Debatt: Framtidens eldrekrise er allerede her, sier Marianne Mørck Danielsen

#eldrebølgen #eldreomsorg #meninger #demens #nordnorge
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#Debate, @arctictroy.bsky.social: How Norway can strengthen the Svalbard Treaty against Arctic security threats

#svalbard #arctic #security #norway #opinions #svalbardtreaty #russia
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