1. Summer reading on the Arctic
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Why not use the summer to read up on some Arctic issues? On our publications site you will find a number of interesting articles and comments. A few examples are:  Arctic Energy Resources – ...

2. Agreement between Norway and Russia on maritime delimitation
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“I believe this will open the way for many joint projects, especially in the area of energy,” President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia said at a news conference. “This is a historic day. We have ...

3. Arctic energy resources - curse or blessing?
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New working paper: Energy security is back on the international political agenda and the European-Russian energy game is complex. In this new working paper Dag Harald Claes (University of ...

4. International Law links:
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...  eia.doe.gov: official energy statistics from the U.S. Government iags.org: The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security is a non-profit public educational organization focusing on ...

5. Books, chapters and reports 2008
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Rose Gottemoeller and Rolf Tamnes (eds): High North, High Stakes - Security, energy, transport, environment 2008 Rob Hubert (red.): "Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and  ...

6. Books, chapters and reports 2009
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... Prospects in the High North: geostrategic Thaw or Freeze?, NATO Defense College, 2009 Kristine Offerdal: "High North Energy: Myths and Realities", Security Prospects in the High North: geostrategic ...

7. Articles and papers 2009
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... security perspective", Climate of Opinion, the Stockhold Network's Energy and Environment Update, Issue 12 - The Arctic, London, March 2009 Whitney Lackenbauer: Guest editorial, Journal of Military ...

8. Articles and papers 2010
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... Harald Claes (UIO) and Øistein Harsem (UIT): Arctic Energy Resources – Curse or Blessing for European Energy Security? Lev Voronkov (MGIMO):  Geopolitical Dimensions of Transport and Logistics ...

9. Other relevant publications 2010
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Clive Archer:  The Stoltenberg Report and Nordic Security: Big Idea, Small Steps, Danish foreign policy yearbook 2010, DIIS  Vijay Sakhuja: China and India compete for energy ...

10. Other relevant publications 2009
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... Russia ", Center for North European and Baltic Studies, issue No. 1 (41), February 2009 (only available in Russian) Kristine Offerdal (FNI): "The European Arctic in US foreign energy policy: The ...

11. Events 2008
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... Claes: ”EU og energi – fra internt marked til ekstern politikk”. Nasjonalt Europaforum Tromsø 25 November 2008 Dag Harald Claes: “EU Energy Policy – between internal market and foreign policy.” ...

12. Events 2009
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... 2 October 2009 Harald Hermansen Eie: "The High North and Energy Security", NATO Economic Committee, Brussels, 25 September 2009 Kristine Offerdal: "To what extent might Arctic energy ...

13. Participants-new
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... in the Arctic. Research Fellow at IFS’ Department of Norwegian Security Policy. Studies the EU and the High North and the role of energy. CV and contact details CV and contact details ...

14. ISA 2010 - new papers on Arctic challenges
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... in Arctic shipping governance: nesting regional instruments in a global regime Gulbrandsen and Moe: Oil companies' interests and strategies toward the energy resources in the Arctic: environmental, ...

15. Shtokman and Arctic petroleum: A field too far?
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... ongoing development of shale gas production could render the Arctic less appealing. Perhaps our understanding of the Arctic's future energy potential needs to be reassessed.  ...

16. Russia's energy strategy up to 2030
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Expert comment: On August 27, 2009, the government of the Russian Federation approved the Energy Strategy for the period up to 2030 (the Strategy).  The tempo of post-crisis economic recovery has been ...

17. Shtokman - what is happening?
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... AG is owned by the Russian state dominated energy giant Gazprom (51 per cent), French Total (25 per cent) and Norwegian StatoilHydro (24 per cent). These companies will altogether have spent close to a ...

18. Russian national security strategy
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... regions, in particular in the Arctic and Far East. The document highlights the role of energy security. It associates Russia’s international position and strength with its energy reserves, and states ...

19. NATO ambassadors on study trip
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... concerning climate, energy and security at sea. In Kirkenes the ambassadors were told about the good results of Norwegian-Russian cooperation projects. Speeches at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2009 ...

20. In Norway
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... (UiO) is the leading academic institution in Norway concerning geopolitics, international organisations and regimes, and energy and environmental issues. The prominent professors taking part in the programme ...