Thomas Nilsen

Russia’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise will most likely take place in the coming week.
October 22, 2023
Norway and Russia find common interests in cod and other fish stocks. A deal is reached on the 2024 quotas.
October 22, 2023
Amid growing tensions with Helsinki, Moscow now put an end to a deal supposed to support regional cooperation across borders.
October 22, 2023
Longyearbyen at Svalbard switches from coal to diesel and halves the emission of CO2.
October 19, 2023
The Sevmorput and Newnew Polar Bear sailed over the Balticconnector and the telecom cable in pair at the time the damage occurred. Now, they are following each other outside northern Norway, en route to Asia via the northern coast of Siberia.
October 18, 2023
Not one single member was against when the lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday voted to revoke ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
October 17, 2023
The seven-meter-high orthodox cross erected in August is of importance for the entire Christian world and a tribute to those Russians who discovered Svalbard, according to Ildar Neverov, director of Trust Arcticugol.
October 17, 2023
Experienced Espen Barth Eide has become Norway’s new foreign minister as part of PM Jonas Gahr Støre’s government shake-up on Monday.
October 16, 2023
The physical facilities at Storskog border checkpoint do not meet the Norwegian standards required for carrying out control. From Friday, Russia's most important land gateway for export of cod and haddock to Europe is closed.
October 11, 2023
This is a response to NATO enlargement in Northern Europe and expected further changes in allied defense posture, says Professor Katarzyna Zysk with the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.
October 10, 2023

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