Atle Staalesen

COSCO sends five vessels through Northern Sea Route

China’s biggest shipping company this year increases its engagement along the Russian Arctic shipping passage.
October 10, 2016

Asian business wants Arctic cooperation

… and western sanctions are not putting a stop to interaction with Russia, Tara Sweeney, leader of the Arctic Economic Council says.
October 09, 2016

The Russian Arctic growth region

While neighboring Arctic regions experience massive population decline, the Yamal Nenets has been through a five-fold demographic increase in less than half a century. «It is unprecedented», says regional Governor Dmitry Kobylkin.
October 08, 2016

Barents Observer relaunches Russian site

Unbiased news making for Russian readers is a core part of our work, says Editor Thomas Nilsen.
October 07, 2016

New armor for Arctic Brigade

Russian Arctic elite solders will have on their disposal a series of new armored personell carriers made for the harshest climatic conditions.
October 07, 2016

Human rights defenders on foreign agent list, for second time

The Russian Ministry of Justice puts International human rights society Memorial on the list of Foreign Agents. The decision is unlawful and will be appealed in court, Memorial says.
October 06, 2016

Cross-border cooperation is the way to go, Valentina Matvienko says in Murmansk

Leader of the Federation Council believes Murmansk has a key role to play in relations with western neighbors.
October 06, 2016

This is the new Murmansk Duma

It is headed by a former submarine commander and overwhelmingly controlled by the United Russia party.
October 05, 2016

Happy Anniversary, Murmansk!

«With staunch and devoted labour you created this steadfast Arctic outpost», President Putin says to the people of Murmansk as the city celebrates its 100-years anniversary.
October 05, 2016

Russia’s northernmost town prepares for nuclear future

Pevek will get the world’s first floating nuclear power plant. Construction of infrastructure starting now.
October 04, 2016

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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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