Atle Staalesen

In Putin's 5-hour long press conference was not a single word about climate change or Arctic

The President did not get any questions about the vast region of such major importance for the country.
December 18, 2020

Ships flock in icy Ob Bay as new grand seaport rises

Developers assure that the new Arctic seaport of Utrenneye will be ready for operations in 2022.
December 16, 2020

Northern Fleet prepares deployment of hypersonic missile Kinzhal

Training of personnel and building of infrastructure for the new weapon starts in 2021, Russian military representatives say.
December 16, 2020

Big carbon footprint makes Norway a fading star in UN Human Development ranking

The Nordic country that has topped the UNDP's Human Development Index for years is falling behind when it comes to climate standards.
December 15, 2020

Big Oil for tiny Arctic town Dikson

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signs the decree that paves the way for a 25 million ton capacity oil terminal near the remote Arctic town.
December 14, 2020

COVID haunts Northern Russia

The northern regions of Arkhangelsk and Karelia are growth centers in Russia's new virus wave.
December 11, 2020

Police persecution of Andrey Borovikov is politically motivated, says human rights watchdog

The repeated clampdown of the activist from Arkhangelsk must be seen as punishment for his criticism of the authorities, Amnesty International underlines in a statement.
December 09, 2020

Rosneft makes new Arctic discovery, compares Kara Sea with Gulf of Mexico and Middle East

The new field in the Kara Sea holds an estimated 800 billion cubic meters of natural gas and is named after Soviet war hero Marshal Zhukov
December 09, 2020

Government wrangles over Arctic search and rescue

Top officials in Moscow are at odds over the projected construction of a major fleet of search and rescue vessels for the Northern Sea Route.
December 09, 2020

Warning bells jingle for December climate

The Christmas month starts with exceptional heat across major parts of the Arctic.
December 07, 2020

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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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