... Nordland).
Strategy for Northern Studies
The promotion of Norwegian Arctic research, as well as policies geared towards the development of the northern regions in general have always been the focus of attention at the highest level. A major priority for Norway's Arctic strategy, scientific inquiry is enshrined in the main and most up to date policy document for the North and the Arctic
The High North: Vision and Policy Instruments
, presented by the government to the Storting (
Nordområdene: Visjon og ...
... “mini-NATO”. Norway’s ex-Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg in 2010 came out with the idea to create a defense alliance of five states – Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden – to consolidate their military positions in the Arctic.
Norway’s plans for NATO’s greater role in the Arctic are supported by Britain. As an important member of the Alliance and a nuclear power, Britain since 2010 has focused on the issues of defense and security in the Arctic region. This is expressed,...
... states as
permanent observers
. China, which has demonstrated its willingness to participate in the exploration of the Arctic region more actively than the rest over the recent years, occupies a special position among them.
Norway has the last word
Norway’s stance on admitting China to the Arctic Council remained a matter of intrigue until virtually the last moment. This was due to the “cooling” of bilateral relations in the recent past, provoked by the Nobel Peace Prize Award
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to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in early October ...
..., the Norwegian government approved a new strategic document in the form of a report to the parliament entitled “
The High North - Visions and strategies
”. In the coming years, this document will serve as Norway’s “guide to action” in the Arctic.
Norway’s current government has identified the Far North and Arctic as its main priorities. The updated strategy identifies the following elements of the Norwegian policy in the Arctic:
deepening and renewal of cooperation with Russia, since its relations ...
