RESEARCH - PARTNER CONTENT
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Melting glaciers: lifeline or threat for Arctic fjords and coasts?
Glaciers across the Arctic are melting. Glacial run-off enters fjords and coastal waters, but we know little about its impact on ocean life. Understanding how marine organisms from microbes to mammals respond is critical for sustainable management of coastal ecosystems and the services they provide.
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Genetic advancements: monitoring northern Europe’s iconic wildlife species
Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) are currently developing new molecular-genetic tools for non-invasive monitoring of three ecologically important species in northern Europe, namely reindeer, moose, and brown bear.
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Researching white spaces on the map
Thirty years ago, glaciers and ice caps were seen as sterile, lifeless areas – white spaces on the map. Now the melting of the ice masses is accelerating, and recent research shows that they play an important role in the global carbon budget. Understanding that role is an urgent research task.
OPINION
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War in the Arctic
OPINION EDITORIAL: Multiple low-flying Ukrainian drones loaded with explosives heading towards Olenya airfield have over the week caused fear among people in Murmansk region. Russia has itself to thank for bringing act of war inside the Arctic Circle for the first time since Second War II.
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Russian active measures in Eastern Finnmark, Norway
The mayor of Vardø Municipality has established comprehensive WWII memorial guidelines to protect the local society against Russian infiltration and propaganda. Since 2011, Vardø has been targeted by the FSB who has instrumentalised the history of WWII Norwegian partisans to gain access to Eastern Finnmark and in particular Vardø, home to the Globus III radar facilities of the Norwegian Armed Forces in the immediate borderland to Russia.
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A second Trump Presidency will impact the Arctic
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Svalbard and geopolitics: A need for clarity
The Norwegian government is silent about its geopolitical concerns relating to Svalbard. This silence has consequences.
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Termination of Lapland professor puts a chill on Arctic research
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Russia’s radioactive submarines remain a toxic Arctic threat
OpEd: There are many casualties of the invasion of Ukraine that will haunt Russia for generations to come. Far from the battlefields, in the country’s northwest loom radioactive threats that remain only half cleaned up and largely ignored.
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Nordic Security Policies and Strategies
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Criminalizing journalism to make us silent doesn’t work
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Agile, postured, ready with Allies and partners in the Arctic
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U.S. Arctic Insecurity: It’s time for a new strategy
