Atle Staalesen

Russian Navy vessel completes 6 months voyage with shooting exercise outside coast of Norway

Landing vessel «Aleksandr Otrakovsky» tested its anti-aircraft artillery in the Norwegian Sea.
March 02, 2018

What should be the names of Russia’s new doomsday weapons?

The Russian President wants you to have a look at his new deadly weapons. And propose suitable names.
March 02, 2018

This nuclear-powered ship will break through two meter thick Arctic ice at 12 knots speed

An investment decision will be taken late 2018, leader of the Russian nuclear power company Rosatom tells Vladimir Putin.
March 01, 2018

This could be Arctic Norway’s new strongwoman on international affairs

In the newly merged north Norwegian region, Ragnhild Vassvik and her administration will be in charge of climate, environment and high north policy.
March 01, 2018

Murmansk builds military-patriotic amusement park

It is developed on an order from Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu and will include a shooting range, go-kart track as well as a tank training ground.
February 28, 2018

Nuclear power for Novaya Zemlya mining

Rosatom considers to take use of small-scale nuclear reactors for the projected Pavlovsky mine in Novaya Zemlya.
February 26, 2018

Gazprom’s export from Arctic goes record-high

Natural gas from Arctic fields boosts its importance for the Russian monopoly company.
February 23, 2018

Foreign minister comes to the borderland, talks up relations with Russia

We have many common interests and we cooperate very well, Ine Søreide Eriksen says about relations with the big nearby neighbour.
February 22, 2018

Finland aims for pole position in Arctic logistics

But Minister Anne Berner does not yet want to reveal conclusions in her projected Arctic Rail initiative.
February 21, 2018

As Barents festival rocks the borderland, artists send greeting to Frode Berg

In a tribute to the former Norwegian border inspector who is locked up in a high-security Moscow prison on charges of espionage, artist Morten Traavik sets up dozens of Norwegian and Russian border poles in Berg’s home town Kirkenes.
February 20, 2018

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
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