Andreas Østhagen, affiliated with the High North Center and a senior researcher at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, is one of the researchers who will be present in the Icelandic capital. […]
– In reality, NATO is primarily a tool for its member countries. NATO doesn’t have a specific Arctic policy, just as it doesn’t have a specific Mediterranean policy.[…]
He’ll also discuss the increasing interest of non-Arctic states in the region and the geopolitical significance of areas like the Barents and Bering Seas.
– It’s in these areas that NATO countries, Norway and the US, meet Russia and must balance increased military activity with the need for contact and dialogue around fish stocks, search and rescue, and maritime transport. […]
”In the north – right across the border – we face Russian nuclear weapons. The Russian Northern Fleet sails outside our living room.” Läs artikel