Arktis

 

Dessverre må en ha abonnement for å kunne lese den, men den indikerer klart en internasjonal interesse for Arktiske spørsmål enn tidligere. (Red.)

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Adam Roberts Digital editor

There’s a remote corner of NATO territory in the Arctic with a strange geopolitical anomaly. Even though the land is owned by Norway, a Russian company—and hundreds of Russians—are allowed to operate there. I went to Barentsburg, the town in question, to see how it works. It’s a fascinating patch of the world, as our article explains.       ---oooo00O00oooo----

US Coast Guard responds to increased Chinese research vessel activity in US Arctic

(Seapower) The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near the U.S Arctic.? Read More Unprecedented Chinese Icebreaker deployment off Alaska being monitored by US (The War Zone) The U.S. military and Coast Guard are monitoring the simultaneous appearance of five Chinese icebreaking vessels in the Arctic region near Alaska. That unprecedented presence represents two and a half times the number of icebreakers currently capable of being operated in the entire Arctic region by the U.S. Coast Guard. Another is scheduled to be commissioned on Sunday and plans are underway to build dozens more. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo----

Russerne tok en Kim Jung Un. (Red.)

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