Atle Staalesen

In progress: the Murmansk Transport Hub

Federal Minister of Transport Maksim Sokolov pays visit to Murmansk to see the development of the region’s grand infrastructure project.
June 14, 2016

New study spurs debate about Barents reform

The motivation is there, but stronger leadership and clearer mandates are needed, Rebecka Snefuglli Sondell says about her study on the Barents working groups.
June 14, 2016

One year alone on the Arctic sea bottom

An autonomous underwater vehicle will be placed off the coast of Svalbard to study climate change in the area.
June 13, 2016

More oil, less fish for Kjell Inge Røkke

Only few days after selling his fish empire, the Norwegian big shot announces the heftiest oil deal in Norway in years.
June 13, 2016

LKAB opens new harbor in Narvik

The Swedish iron ore major invests more than 1 billion SEK in new Norwegian port infrastructure.
June 10, 2016

«Cross-border cooperation extremely important for Russia»

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilya Subbotin visits Murmansk ahead of the new round of Kolarctic projects.
June 10, 2016

EU money for Russian Arctic wind power

Four wind power generators with a total 200 KWh capacity are being erected in Amderma, the town on the Kara Sea coast. Over the next years, EU programme Kolarctic will finance several more Russian Arctic wind parks.
June 10, 2016

In the top of the drill tower, a sign from God

Russia’s Arctic bishop pays a visit to new tundra oil field.
June 09, 2016

Internal conflict in Murmansk elite

The United Russia primaries in Murmansk were marred by internal conflict, a new report claims. At the same time, popular support for the government-loyal party is in sharp decline.
June 09, 2016

This icebreaker runs on LNG

The vessel, built and designed in Finland, will be able to cut through 1,6 meter thick ice.
June 08, 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