#Debate: In response to rapid climatic and environmental changes, sustainability has become an important topic for the tourism sector in Svalbard. Yet, there is room for tourism operators to engage further with the sustainable development goals (SDG) framework #SDG #Svalbard #Tourism #Sustainability

#Debatt: Nordnorsk næringsliv står i en dobbel skvis. Fiskeriforhandlingene med Russland står i stampe samtidig som torskekvotene blir stadig mindre. EU lukker døra til ferrolegeringsindustrien. Til sammen rammer dette flere tusen arbeidsplasser i nord. @ec.europa.eu #Russland #sanksjoner #Arktis

This week, almost 400 researchers from 20 countries have come to Nuuk for the Greenland Science Week. "We must find a way to utilize this increased attention in Greenland for something constructive and meaningful," says Avijâja Rosing-Olsen at the Arctic Hub. www.highnorthnews.com/en/researche...

The High North Center at Nord University receives support for a project highlighting opportunities for young people in the Arctic. #Arctic #youth #ArcticNext #Norway

#Newsletter: We are proud to present the first Arctic Council podcast, “This Way Up”, a positive innovation from and about the Arctic. If there is one thing we need right now, it is stories from those who live here at a time when cooperation and dialogue are increasingly difficult. #Arctic

Ved årsskiftet trer #Finland ut av #Barentssamarbeidet, og søken etter en ny #nordlig #nordisk samarbeidsramme har så langt ikke ført fram. – Jeg håper virkelig at vi finner en felles vei framover, sier Hanna Honkamäkilä i #Oulu-regionen. @um.fi @norwaymfa.government.no @swedishmfa.bsky.social

#Debate: When Donald Trump was first elected the US president in 2016, it came as a shock to American commentators and journalists. From their fortresses in Washington and New York, they had lost touch with the voters in the rest of the US. #Journalism #Media #FreedomofSpeech #Arctic #Trump

Welcome to This Way Up, the new Arctic Council podcast. In this introductory episode, hosts Jessica Cook and Rosa-Máren Magga set the stage for the season ahead. #podcast #ThisWayUp #Arctic @arcticcouncil.bsky.social

Sjefene for #Norge, #Finland og #Sveriges nordlige brigader og heimevernsstyrker var nylig samlet i indre Troms for å knytte enda tettere bånd. – Dette samarbeidet forbedrer vår forsvarsevne i nord i betydelig grad, sier Terje Bruøygard, sjef for Brigade Nord. #nordområdene @forsvaret.bsky.social

Op-Ed: Washington has stopped joking about "buying" the world’s largest island and is building leverage the slow way - through diplomacy, money, bases, and narrative - while insisting it will "get Greenland one way or the other" and promising to "make you rich". #Greenland #Annexation #Arctic

With sea ice closing the #NSR, often poorly insured shadow fleet vessels are again using the ice-free waters of the Barents Sea. A sanctioned LNG carrier traveled up and down Norway’s northern coast in recent days. Several more are set to follow. #LNG #ShadowFleet #Sanctions #Russia #Arctic

#Debatt: Vi er i ferd med å miste kontrollen over vår egen landsdel. Og det er langt på vei selvforskyldt. Næringslivet kjøpes opp, kommunene er uten styring og eiendomsmarkedet tilpasses turister og ikke lokalbefolkningen. #NordNorge @sparebank1smn.bsky.social #Næringsliv #Arktis #Nordområdene

Etter at Norge innførte EU-sanksjoner mot to russiske rederier, står fiskeriforhandlingene mellom Norge og Russland i stampe etter nesten 50 år med samarbeid. – Det er krevende, sier fiskeriminister Marianne Sivertsen Næss. @ec.europa.eu @nfd.regjeringen.no #sanksjoner #Russland #fiskerisamarbeid

#Newsletter: We are pleased to present a new podcast collaboration with the Arctic Council. Arne O. Holm goes viral with his new comment, we have met 11 defense ministers and participated in a debate about security in the High North News. Here is yet another eventful week in the North. #Arctic

#Bodø (High North News): Eleven defense ministers met in Bodø, Northern #Norway, this week to discuss cooperation in the Joint Expeditionary Force coalition. There, the countries signed an agreement on enhanced #partnership with #Ukraine.

In September, the Norwegian Armed Forces sank two old frigates off the coast of Northern Norway in connection with the exercise Ægir. Fishermen and nature conservationists have reacted strongly to the incident. www.highnorthnews.com/en/sinking-t...

Op-ed: During last week’s activities on the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, attention centered on maritime safety in the Arctic, bridging science and society, and advancing comprehensive approaches to ocean research. Nord University contributes to this dialogue. www.highnorthnews.com/en/one-ocean...

#Atomvåpen har blitt mer relevant og utgjør en trussel vi må lære oss å forstå på ny, sier sjefen for plandivisjonen ved Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter. Retorikken rundt denne typen våpen har endret seg, samtidig som kommunikasjon er på et lavmål, mener forsker. @forsvaret.bsky.social #Arktis

#Iceland and #Germany recently signed a letter of intent on increased #defense #cooperation. "We are ready to assume greater responsibility for stability and security in the #HighNorth," says the German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius. #Arctic #Bundeswehr @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social

#Debatt: Vi er i ferd med å miste kontrollen over vår egen landsdel. Og det er langt på vei selvforskyldt. Næringslivet kjøpes opp, kommunene er uten styring og eiendomsmarkedet tilpasses turister og ikke lokalbefolkningen. @sparebank1norge.bsky.social #Agendanordnorge #konjunkturbarometer

Nylig inngikk Island og Tyskland en intensjonsavtale om økt forsvarssamarbeid. – Vi er klare til å ta større ansvar for stabilitet og sikkerhet i nordområdene, sier den tyske forsvarsministeren Boris Pistorius. #Arktis #Island #Tyskland #forsvar #Nordområdene

@uscg-official.bsky.social icebreakers Healy and Storis conducted 129-day and 112-day Arctic deployments this summer. A substantial presence increase over previous summers. #Healy #Storis #Alaska #Arctic #Defense #Security

En ny studie viser at Kongsfjorden på Svalbard tar opp mer klimagasser og næringsstoffer enn den slipper ut. @polarinstitute.bsky.social #Svalbard #Arktis #klimagasser #klimaendringer #Karbonfangst

In case you missed it, read High North News' coverage of the #NATO-activity Neptune Strike earlier this fall – and come along our journalist aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, while operating at an unknown location in the #North Sea. www.highnorthnews.com/en/worlds-la...

Comment from Arne O. Holm: Altinget's reporter has visited Finnmark and the experience apparently made an impression. After the usual meteorological observations, she introduces claims that are completely removed from our reality in the North. www.highnorthnews.com/en/more-worr...

#Debate: The ArcBlue project provides a comprehensive approach to bridging knowledge gaps in Arctic seafood industries while supporting the goals outlined in Norway’s updated High North policy. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #Arctic #ArcBlue #Norway #Arcticstrategy #Seafood

This year's #NordicCouncil #literature #prize has been awarded to #Faroese writer Vónbjørt Vang for the poetry collection Svørt orkidé. "To me, this is not merely a recognition of a book, but of a language and of a life," says Vang. #FaroeIslands #Nordic #HighNorth

The date for the negotiations in the Joint Norwegian–Russian Fisheries Commission about next year's #cod quotas has not been determined. However, the parties have agreed to continue the talks, says the #Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and #Fisheries.

#Newsletter: Although China and Russia are both in their own way designated as the greatest threats to Western security, a Finnish colonel believes that the Arctic does not need to fear Putin. The authorities nevertheless warn against Northern Norwegian naivety. #Arctic

The EU energy double standard continues. Just days after agreeing to stop buying Russian LNG by 2027 new data show that the bloc is importing record-levels of the fuel in 2025, up 7 percent over the same period in 2024. #EU #Russia #Arctic #LNG #Sanctions

Next year, a crew of up to 18 will drift across the Arctic Ocean in the new Tara Polar Station research vessel while collecting data and knowledge about the sea ice and the Arctic Ocean. www.highnorthnews.com/en/scientist...

European Commission President von der Leyen squarely moved the Arctic to the heart of European security during a speech in Stockholm. “As the ice retreats, the Arctic is moving ever closer to the centre of global geopolitics,” she said. #EU #Arctic #Security

Op-ed: Climate change will displace 1-in-every-9 people on the planet, and intercultural and transcultural competence can help us tackle the challenges that will arise, writes Professor Nicholas Rowe, UNESCO Chair in Dance and Social Inclusion. www.highnorthnews.com/en/arctic-mo...

#Russia is unpredictable, but unlikely to cross the threshold of #NATO's Article 5, says Marko Kivelä, Commander of the #Finnish #JaegerBrigade. "At the same time, it is best to be prepared and take measures to avoid such scenarioes," he underscores. #Lapland #HighNorth #Arctic @puolustusvoimat.fi

#Norway is hosting the defense minister meeting in the coalition Joint Expeditionary Force at the start of November. The defense ministers of the ten #JEF countries will gather in #Bodø to strengthen cooperation and security in Northern #Europe.

Den stadige trusselen fra utenlandsk etterretning og et økende antall mistenkelige hendelser, gjør at statsforvalteren i Nordland, Tom Cato Karlsen ber nordlendingene følge bedre med rundt seg. #Bodø #Lytring #Debatt #Arktis #Nordområdene #HybrideTrusler #Russland #Totalforsvaret

Ten months into the Trump Administration Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 operation continues to pick up steam as the White House has not announced any new sanctions against the sector. #Arctic #LNG #Trump #Russia #Sanctions

Op-ed: Aerosols are reshaping the Arctic in ways that greenhouse gases alone cannot explain. A dedicated management program could turn this hidden climate driver into a lever for immediate action, writes Hassan Alzain. www.highnorthnews.com/en/whispers-...

The message from Chair of the NATO Military Committee is clear: Together, Russia and China aim to reshape the rules of access and influence, to their advantage, challenging openness, fairness, and the rule of law. @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social #Russia #China #Defense #Arctic

New U.S. and EU sanctions target the Russian energy sector, including oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil and the country’s LNG sector. After years of debate the EU has agreed on banning imports of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027; a significant escalation of the bloc’s sanctions regime. #EU #LNG #Sanctions

#Newsletter: Editor-in-chief Trine Jonassen and commentator Arne O. Holm are back from Iceland with a bag full of the latest news from a troubled world.

The Norwegian government proposes major investments in Svalbard in its budget proposal for 2026. The investments aim to promote settlement for families in the High North, strengthen research leadership and national control in #Svalbard, and contribute to the cleanup of mining activities. #Arctic

#Elkem is reducing the production of #ferrosilicon at one of its North #Norwegian factories due to challenging market conditions. The #EU's potential safeguard measures on imports of ferroalloys have further increased uncertainty, the company writes. www.highnorthnews.com/en/major-fer...

Ten #German naval vessels are now practicing live-fire with missiles, torpedoes, and artillery off the coast of #Andøya in #NorthernNorway. This is the German Navy's #largest #firing #exercise in decades. #HighNorth #Arctic

#Debatt: – Ofotbanen er livsnerven mellom sør og nord. Fremover bør Norge og Sverige samles om dobbeltspor Narvik-Luleå først og fremst, mener reiselivskoordinator Marius Brufjell. #Ofotbanen #Malmbanen #Arktis #Nordområdene #Infrastruktur #Jernbane #samferdsel #nordnorgebanen

#Debatt: Hva skjer når politiske ledere drar velgerne med seg i en bølge av forakt for forskning og vitenskap? det gjenstår ikke å se. Vi er allerede på vei dit, anført av et land som en gang var et internasjonalt fyrtårn for forskning, mener Arne O. Holm @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social @harvard.edu

The #Norwegian #government proposes a NOK 4,2 billion #increase in #defense #spendings in 2026. In #NorthernNorway, there are i.a. plans for investments in property, buildings, and facilities of about NOK 3,2 billion. #HighNorth @forsvarsdep.bsky.social @toreosa.bsky.social @forsvaret.bsky.social

“Projects are being discussed, new activities are being initiated. The Arctic Council is still alive and very much kicking”, says Kenneth Høegh, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Council. @danishmfa.bsky.social @saamicouncil.bsky.social #Arctic #Diplomacy #ArcticCouncil

It’s all a competition at this stage, designed to figure out what our tolerance is. We don't often project an image of strength that is important when we're interacting with #Russia and China, says Canadian Defense Expert P. Whitney Lackenbauer @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social

Regjeringens ferske forslag til statsbudsjett inneholder store satsinger på kultur. Men sett fra Nord-Norge er det ingen lystig lesing, mener Trud Berg, administrerende direktør for Arktisk Filharmoni. www.highnorthnews.com/nb/statsbuds...