Cooperation Diplomacy Disaster risk reduction Norway Russia Svalbard 1. Introduction The Arctic is varyingly framed as a region of disaster, conflict, cooperation, and diplomacy (Jensen, 2016, Pincus and Ali, 2016, Sellheim et al., 2019, Wilson Rowe, 2018, Young, 1992). Rightly or wrongly, ...
Since 2005, consecutive governments in Oslo have made use of this fact, in combination with international attention given to the north, to foster a High North policy framed around regional economic development, climate issues and international cooperation (especially vis-脿-vis Russia). However, ...
A Russian expression meaning “People living by the coast”; refers to historic trade cooperation between the people of Northwest Russia and people living along the coast of Northern Norway. 20. https://www.arcticcoastguardforum.com/about-acgf, accessed March 28, 2021. 21. https://www.white...
Relations between Norway and Russia, which share an Arctic border, gradually improved in the post-Cold War era before suffering a setback when Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014. That triggered tension in the north with a military build-up on both sides of the border and...
Norway, with 0 faults in the two rounds, made the cut to the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona in October and carries the added bonus of a final team qualification place for the Tokyo Olympics. Portugal finished second on four faults and will join Norway in Barcelona, while Poland was third ...
The majority of the country shares a border to the east with Sweden; its northernmost region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east. The United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands lie to its west across the North Sea, and Denmark lies south of its southern tip across the...
That said, things are now getting serious and we are both more than a little apprehensive about enteringRussiaand leaving behind us the relative comfort, convenience and security ofEurope. We know the language is going to be a major obstacle. We are determined to be as prepared as possible....
He calls for more transparency and trust-building measures in order to prevent misunderstandings and increased tension. State Secretary Øystein Bø with Norway’s Ministry of Defense. Photo: Thorbjørn Kjosvold / Forsvaret In the years after the fatal accident with Russia’s «Kursk» ...
Question:Russian authorities were asked from the foreign powers and foreign countries in Syria to get out from this place. Are there any kind of cooperation between Russia and the Coalition in Syria? Colonel Ryan:We do not coordinate with the Russians, but we do have a deconfliction with them...
In the sub-chapter Foreign Policy, the government assures that nuclear safety cooperation with Russia regarding clean up on the Kola Peninsula will continue. The Barents cooperation as such is not mentioned in the new governmental agreement.