Atle Staalesen

Gates closing for Arctic iron miner

Four hundred people lose their jobs as the Sydvaranger mine in Kirkenes files for bankruptcy.
November 18, 2015

Political talks in Murmansk

Russia’s Arctic capital is this week the epicenter in Norwegian-Russian relations.
November 18, 2015

Vessel sails 11,000 miles along Northern Sea Route to pick up oil rig

The ”Yuri Arshenevsky” goes back and forth to Shanghai to pick up a drilling installation for the Yamal LNG project.
November 18, 2015

Returning from Arctic, Russian sub fires on IS positions

The Russian diesel-powered submarine ”Rostov-na-Donu” was on its way from the Kola Penisula when it today lauched cruiser missiles against terrorists in Syria.
November 17, 2015

Norway aims at quick return of migrants to Russia

As migrant flows across the border from Russia continue to increase, the Norwegian government adopts a string of restrictive measures.
November 17, 2015

Social unrest looms in Arctic army bases

Construction workers at Russia’s new Arctic military bases are left in the cold without salaries and food.
November 17, 2015

Murmansk gas field for sale

Both Gazprom and Rosneft want the license to the 121 billion cubic meter gas field located off the coast of the Kola Peninsula.
November 16, 2015

Talks over Arctic migrant crisis

Regional cross-border cooperation with Russia continues as before despite the difficult migrant situation in the area, says PM Erna Solberg.
November 16, 2015

Missiles on target

The two ballistic Bulava missiles launched from the White Sea by Russia’s newest strategic submarine successully hit their target in Kamchatka.
November 16, 2015

Destination Murmansk for Siberian nickel

Improved logistics will enable Norilsk Nickel to bring major volumes of ore from Siberian mines to processing plants in Kola Peninsula.
November 13, 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