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What Is Next for the Arctic Council in the Wake of Russian Rule?
Norway recently took over chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Russia under conditions never before experienced by the organization in its 27-year history. Despite the current uncertainties, there could be ways to move past the stalemate between Russia and the other council members.
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May 15, 2023
The Hill
Abbie Tingstad, Stephanie Pezard @StephaniePezard

Arctic Region

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No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security
Norway, Sweden, and Finland have dramatically shifted their plans and actions in response to Russian threats in the European Arctic. This change could provide an opportunity for the United States to further strengthen cooperation, enhancing security and better countering Russia in the region.
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Sep 15, 2021
The RAND Blog
Jalen Zeman
Security Cooperation

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Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation
The UK and Norway share a long and close history, bound by shared experiences as seafaring nations whose political, cultural, and economic development have been shaped in part by their exploitation of the North Sea and North Atlantic. Much could remain to be gained from continuing to deepen and evolve their longstanding partnership to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
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Dec 9, 2020
LUFTLED
Anna Knack, James Black, et al.
Norway

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How Norway's Allies View Its Defense Challenges and Opportunities
Norway's Ministry of Defence will shortly publish its next Long Term Plan, which outlines how the Armed Forces, in tandem with other elements of government and society, can best address the threats to Norway. Other countries can learn from how Norway chooses to tackle emerging challenges, and can benefit from its lessons learned.
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Apr 16, 2020
Defense News
Stephen J. Flanagan, James Black
Security Cooperation

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Could Norway Be Key to a Future Syria Strike?
If Syrian acceptance of the Russia-backed plan that is supposed to see it give up its chemical weapons turns out to be a stalling tactic — as many believe it is — support for strikes from allies like Norway will be all the more important to the White House, writes Christopher S. Chivvis.
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Sep 26, 2013
CNN
Christopher S. Chivvis

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The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

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Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

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Norway

What Is Next for the Arctic Council in the Wake of Russian Rule?

No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security

Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation

How Norway's Allies View Its Defense Challenges and Opportunities

Could Norway Be Key to a Future Syria Strike?

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