Thomas Nilsen

俄罗斯在挪威北极海岸线巡航，两国的关系面临挑战，介于威慑与安抚之间

瓦兰吉尔海峡 （VARANGER FJORD） – 虽然最高速度是保密信息，但毫无疑问，KNM 吉尼斯特号（KNM Gnist）是有史以来在北部边境水域巡航速度最快、机动性最强的军舰。但对挪威来说，在艰难时期，指明安全政策方向变得愈发困难。
July 07, 2021

为电动汽车寻找金属原料的矿工威胁到萨米驯鹿牧民的家园

图奥马斯·斯拉斯佐基（Tuomas Siilasjoki）和米娜·纳卡拉加维（Minna Näkkäläjärvi）说，某天看到了一台移动钻机，他们对此大吃一惊。从未有人询问他们在芬兰北部驯鹿饲草区西达（siida）内勘探矿物的事。居住在塔瓦托瓦纳（Tarvantovaara）荒野保护区的萨米人（The Sámi families）担心，为了推动绿色经济发展，世界对金属的需求会破坏他们原住民的生活方式。
June 29, 2021

北海航线上刮起奢华风

专为极地导航而建，“国家地理坚忍号”是两艘航行至俄罗斯北极水域最深处的高端游轮之一。
February 12, 2019

巴伦支堡的目标：从肮脏的煤矿之都到俄罗斯北极旅游业的门户

对于游客来说，挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛(Svalbard)上的俄罗斯小镇充满了原始北极美景和苏联风格的反差。 然而，如今，巴伦支堡（Barentsburg）正在重塑其业务重点，期望成为能够接待探险旅行者们的现代化枢纽。
February 12, 2019

萨米人对北极铁路计划表示担忧

缇娜·撒尼拉-艾克欧(Tiina Sanila -Aikio)说，至今为止还没有萨米人被邀请参加讨论有关筹划那条新的洛瓦涅米（Rovaniemi）到希尔科内斯(Kirkenes)的铁路。这条铁路将会将会直接穿过萨米人传统的驯鹿放牧区。
January 17, 2019

Thomas Nilsen is editor of the Independent Barents Observer with its news desk located in Kirkenes, northern Norway. He has a long experience in media cooperation across the borders in the high north of Europe, both as radio- and newspaper reporter all the way back to the days before the breakup of the Soviet Union. 

Nilsen has been editor of Barents Observer since 2009.

He was Deputy Head of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat from 2004-2009. Until 2003, he worked 12 years for the Bellona Foundation’s Russian study group, focusing on nuclear safety issues and general environmental challenges in northern areas and the Arctic. 

Thomas has been traveling extensively across northern Scandinavia and Arctic Russia since the late 80’s working for different media and organizations. He is also a guide at sea and in remote locations in the Russian north for various groups and regularly lectures on security issues, environmental and socio-economic development.

Thomas Nilsen studied at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Mobile: +47-90573143

thomas@thebarentsobserver.com
@nilsen.thomas