The #UK's flagship, the #aircraft #carrier HMS Prince of Wales, is currently operating in the Norwegian Sea with allies to demonstrate credible deterrence and defence of @NATO's #northern #flank. Join High North News on board.

@COMUKCSG @JFCNorfolk bit.ly/4sGgNtT

@RoyalNavy @Forsvaret_no @MarineNationale @DefenceHQ @UKNATO @NorwayNATO

A new trilateral agreement promises closer maritime economic cooperation in the Pacific Arctic, but its practical scope remains undefined. The initiative comes as Japan and South Korea continue to explore commercial opportunities in the Arctic

#lng #japan
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#Top10: Explore October’s most-read news from the High North, from Russia’s shadow fleet and Greenland tensions to Chinese vessels off Norway and Arctic defence.
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Climate change challenges the Arctic's image as a snow-covered winter paradise, as portrayed in tourism marketing. Researcher @AVarnajot says the industry must change its approach to keep the region attractive as snow conditions changes.

@Norduniversitet
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If #Greenland does not gain full membership of formal #Nordic #cooperation, it will consider leaving the Nordic Council of Ministers, says PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen. The #FaroeIslands are also calling for equality.

@GreenlandMFA @Tinganes @nordenen en.highnorthnews.com/politics/green…

@PetteriOrpo @KristrunFrosta @jonasgahrstore

#Debate @Arne_O_Holm: From their ivory towers, they pass judgement. “Shit house” is Donald Trump’s description of Norway. “A broken country”, counters investor Øystein Stray Spetalen about his former homeland
#trump #democracy #wealthtax #norway #shithouse
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The detention of the Ya Qing Hai Yang marks the first known case of Norway holding a falsely flagged vessel linked to Russia’s sanctioned energy sector. Norwegian Authorities also identified deficiencies on a second Chinese ship
@Sjofartsdir @Forsvaret_no
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In #Canada , Indigenous peoples play an active role in Arctic preparedness. A researcher argues that Norway should learn from the Canadian model to strengthen its total defence and counter hybrid threats in the north.

@UiTNorgesarktis #canada #INDIGENOUS
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#Newsletter from the Editor: Geopolitics in the Arctic are unfolding right before us. As I write this, two Chinese vessels have been positioned off the Norwegian coast for two weeks, China is testing satellites in the Arctic and Putin is testing @NATO

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I Canada spiller urfolk en aktiv rolle av beredskapen i Arktis. Forsker mener Norge bør lære av den canadiske modellen for å styrke totalforsvaret og møte hybride trusler i nord

@UiTNorgesarktis @GjGunhild @WhitneyLackenb1 @CanadianForces #canada #urfolk highnorthnews.com/forskning/tett…

#Debate: Norway and Russia have agreed 2027 fishing quotas for shared Barents Sea stocks, preserving fisheries cooperation despite sanctions and tensions. By @GeirHonneland at @FniNansen

#norway #russia #fisheries #fisheriesagreement #Geopolitics #arctic
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#Nordland’s county government chair is calling for more funding for #health #preparedness and infrastructure for #militarymobility in Norway's national budget. The responsible ministries now respond.

#HighNorth @helse_og_omsorg @samferdselsdep @Justisdep en.highnorthnews.com/politics/the-n…

She calls it the "salami tactic," where Russia gradually pushes the boundaries of what @NATO is willing to tolerate. "It is a conditioning to war," says @Katarzyna_Zysk at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies

@Forsvaret_no @arcticcircleorg #russia
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"The security environment is more complex and more strategically consequential than it was a decade ago," says Commander of #Alaskan Command and Alaskan NORAD Region. In an interview with HNN, he comments on the growing military activity in the US Arctic.
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China has tested its GW satellite internet system during this year’s Arctic expedition. The trial linked research vessels with an Antarctica research station. The trial adds to China’s wider push in the Arctic

#arctic #China #satellite @RANDCorporation
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The #EU's new #Arctic #strategy addresses a changed threat landscape and puts #security at the centre. It provides a good framework, but #people should have been the main priority, says Andreas Raspotnik, Director of the High North Center.

@EU_Commission en.highnorthnews.com/politics/the-e…

@vonderleyen @kajakallas @Norduniversitet @FniNansen