Atle Staalesen

FSB raiding Murmansk government building

The security service makes another strike against Governor Marina Kovtun and her regional government.
November 28, 2017

Russian tycoon steers towards more power on Norwegian shelf

Mikhail Fridman and his Letter One could gain stronger ground in Norwegian waters as a merger between DEA and Wintershall is on the table.
November 27, 2017

New ships on their way to Northern Fleet

A new frigate and a big landing vessel are about to join the ranks of Russia’s most powerful fleet after more than a decade of construction and testing.
November 27, 2017

«Chinese tourists leave too little cash in Russian North»

Visitors from the People’s Republic pour in, but the Arctic region of Murmansk won’t benefit, says controversial Member of Parliament Vitaly Milonov.
November 24, 2017

This Arctic voyage is unique

Cargo vessel set out out from Murmansk loaded with gravel for Sabetta and then proceeded eastwards towards the Bering Strait with coal from Dikson.
November 23, 2017

Murmansk taking new measures against opposition rallies

Activists might no longer be allowed into the downtown park which previously was used for demonstrations.
November 23, 2017

Amid east-west freeze, a bid for Arctic Free Trade Zone

It might seem more far-fetched than ever. But it is still something we are working towards, says Chair of Arctic Economic Council Tero Vauraste.
November 22, 2017

Swedish downturn in Arctic waters

Oil company Lundin drilled dry in the Hufsa well. It is another setback for the oil industry in the Barents Sea.
November 22, 2017

Norwegian Arctic LNG makes it to Finland’s new terminal in Bothnia Bay

The historic first shipload of liquefied natural gas to the Manga import terminal in Tornio, northern Finland, comes from the Barents Sea.
November 21, 2017

Moscow goes for new railway between western Siberia and Arctic Ocean

A historical decision has been taken on the Northern Latitudinal Passage project, regional Governor Dmitry Kobylkin says.
November 21, 2017

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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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