Atle Staalesen

Permafrost melting stirs concern in Moscow

Arctic infrastructure will be at risk and the number of emergency situations is bound to increase, the Russian natural resource minister says.
December 03, 2015

Northern Fleet between Arctic and Mediterranean

Vessels from Russia’s most powerful Navy fleet will in 2016 focus on the Arctic and the Mediterranean, a top navy representative says.
December 02, 2015

Russian money for green energy

Government says $53 billion will be invested in renewable energy by year 2035. But interest among investors appears low.
December 02, 2015

Murmansk shipping continues decline

The Port of Murmansk has one of its weakest years in the whole post-Soviet period.
December 01, 2015

Nuclear-powered container ship back in Arctic waters

The ”Sevmorput” completes test sailing in the Barents Sea.
December 01, 2015

These are Russia’s new icebreakers

The fleet of at least 14 new Russian icebreakers will significantly strengthen the country's presence in Arctic waters.
December 01, 2015

Russia: absolutely necessary with climate deal

We have a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather conditions, Russia’s minister of the environment says.
November 30, 2015

Stuck in no man’s land

The two individuals were supposed to be kicked out of Norway and back to Russia but refused and sat down on the borderline between the two countries.
November 27, 2015

Special status for Taimyr

The great peninsula stretching into the Arctic from Russia’s Western Siberia is declared priority zone of development.
November 27, 2015

Lundin starts Barents drilling near Russian border

With Lukoil on board as partner, the Swedish company spuds easternmost well ever in Norwegian waters.
November 26, 2015

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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