Atle Staalesen

Spiritual relief for Northern Fleet

A plane loaded with icons for the new local cathedral lands in Navy town Severomorsk. Patriarch Kirill will officially open the church house in August.
July 27, 2016

Recession continues 6th quarter in row

Russian economic growth not imminent, economists say.
July 27, 2016

Oil industry calls for new tax breaks on Russian shelf

But the Finance Ministry says ‘Nyet’.
July 27, 2016

New legislation to regulate foreigners’ stay in Russia

Foreign citizens with temporary residency will be allowed to travel more freely. And law violators will be quicker kicked out of the country.
July 26, 2016

Eight new missile cruisers for Russian Navy

Each will have an arsenal of 200 different missiles, among them a version of the S-500.
July 25, 2016

Yard launches construction of third nuclear-powered icebreaker

With this ship, we are starting serial production of our new generation nuclear icebreakers, Rosatom leader Sergey Kirienko says.
July 25, 2016

This Arctic shipping operation makes it into the history books

From South Korea to Kazakhstan via Northern Sea Route.
July 25, 2016

Military buildup in Arctic puts UNESCO protection in jeopardy

The UN body is concerned about the development of military infrastructure on the Arctic island of Wrangel.
July 22, 2016

Extreme heat on the Russian tundra

If this is the new trend, it will dramatically affect ecology in the region, researchers say.
July 22, 2016

Exploring the oil potential of Franz Josef Land

Rosneft completes 5000 km of 2D seismic mapping near the Arctic archipelago.
July 21, 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
@atlestaalesen