Weekly Cover | A new book about possible future developments for petroleum development in the Barents Sea represents an historical collaboration between Norwegian and Russian
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It depends on what the definition of ‘in’ is
Quarterly Report | Since 1920 the Svalbard Treaty has provided the guidelines for the activity in the archipelago. As the Arctic opens up to new
Breaking through
Commentary | The time has come for Svalbard to start realising that its people have a unique set of skills that allow it to thrive
The sheriff of Svalbard
People | Part bureaucrat, part police officer, Oslo’s top official in Svalbard is in charge of maintaining law, order and the Norwegian way in the
The gene bank of last resort
Quarterly Report | The Global Seed Vault is designed to withstand all manner of disasters. That will be useful if we cause one that wipes
More than just a treaty
Quarterly Report | Svalbard
Poking at the bear
Foreground | Norway airs a realpolitik TV drama
Not black and white
Weekly Cover | Oslo’s decision to keep Svalbard’s coal mines running has more to do with hanging on to territory than digging it up
Remote, but no longer terminal
Weekly Cover | Norwegian authorities are recommending that Kirkenes be the site of a new major Arctic port. Making the most of its location, however,
The biggest little city in the Arctic
People | Longyearbyen is smaller than most populated places. But that doesn’t mean its mayor – or its people – don’t have big plans for
In Norway’s far north the future of the internet is now
Fibre optic cables are delivering some of the world’s fastest internet speeds to residents of Svalbard