The Barents Observer

43 pages. Website

1. Court keeps Professor Molchanov under arrest in Barentsburg29 October 2026Report
2. Norway makes it harder for Ukraine to seize Russian ships at Svalbard19 September 2026Summary
3. Norway’s ambassador summoned to Moscow foreign ministry as wave of propaganda hits the headlines4 September 2026Summary
4. Norway seizes Russia's Svalbard liner2 September 2026Summary
5. Luxury yachts crowd around Svalbard; among them is Oleg Tinkov’s La Datcha23 July 2026Summary
6. Eight United States senators to visit Svalbard on Arctic tour23 May 2026Summary
7. Behind Russia’s “Victory Day” ceremony on Svalbard was a veiled effort to build a militarised presence13 May 2026Summary
8. Svalbard Governor website cannot be opened from Russia8 April 2026Summary
9. The Emirates joins Svalbard Treaty7 April 2026Summary
10. Russian vessels have sought shelter in Norwegian fjords more than 230 times since 202231 March 2026Summary
11. The Soviet flag flew high as this year's first passenger voyage from Murmansk came to Svalbard13 March 2026Summary
12. Governor gives high priority to monitoring Russia’s Svalbard voyages8 March 2026Summary
13. Russian fishing vessel flanked by Norwegian Coast Guard17 February 2026Summary
14. No sea ice, no problem for Svalbard polar bears - for now6 February 2026Summary
15. Today, Svalbard is the warmest place in Norway8 January 2026Summary
16. 'Russia uses hybrid threats on Svalbard'11 December 2025Summary
17. “Mercury can leak out and become a threat to marine life”20 November 2025Summary
18. Putin's envoy, who recently fought in Ukraine, says Russia will stand up for its rights on Svalbard18 November 2025Summary
19. Russia is modernising its meteorological stations along the Northern Sea Route12 November 2025Summary
20. Russian Geographical Society opens office on Svalbard4 November 2025Summary
21. Record levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Actions needed now, Greenpeace says18 October 2025Summary
22. Record-breaking glacier melt on Svalbard25 September 2025Summary
23. Norwegian MP says Russia’s “police” car on Svalbard should be repainted or removed23 September 2025Summary
24. Cruise missiles over Franz Josef Land14 September 2025Summary
25. Russia brings its own “police” car to Svalbard8 September 2025Summary
26. Amid Norway's celebration of Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from Moscow14 August 2025Summary
27. Arctic lakes may contribute to global warming more than previously thought11 August 2025Summary
28. At Svalbard, Putin's Arctic spiritual emissary marked nazi-Germany’s invasion of the USSR28 June 2025Summary
29. Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study22 June 2025Summary
30. Cruise ship season begins at Svalbard1 June 2025Summary
31. Putin's man in Svalbard moves Victory Day celebration to Western standard9 May 2025Summary
32. A Svalbard glacier once survived a warmer climate25 April 2025Summary
33. Kings Bay wants Chinese stone lions removed in Ny-Ålesund22 April 2025Summary
34. Trump slaps tariffs on Arctic islands with almost no export3 April 2025Summary
35. Polar bears on Svalbard tend to leave dens earlier1 April 2025Summary
36. Glaciers in Europe have retreated by kilometres21 March 2025Summary
37. 'Warming Arctic causes heat waves, floods in Europe'20 March 2025Summary
38. 17th century graves on Svalbard are threatened by rising temperatures11 March 2025Summary
39. Surprising discovery about Svalbard's largest glacier3 March 2025Summary
40. “We are playing with fire. It highlights the urgency for action”19 February 2025Summary
41. Svalbard gets world's northernmost subsea cable system14 February 2025Summary
42. Extremist lawmaker wants to rename Svalbard3 February 2025Summary
43. Urgent need for better monitoring of sinking ground across the Arctic says study16 January 2025Summary