The Barents Observer

1. Report29 October 2026Court keeps Professor Molchanov under arrest in BarentsburgThe Barents Observer
2. Summary19 September 2026Norway makes it harder for Ukraine to seize Russian ships at SvalbardThe Barents Observer
3. Summary4 September 2026Norway’s ambassador summoned to Moscow foreign ministry as wave of propaganda hits the headlinesThe Barents Observer
4. Summary2 September 2026Norway seizes Russia's Svalbard linerThe Barents Observer
5. Summary23 July 2026Luxury yachts crowd around Svalbard; among them is Oleg Tinkov’s La DatchaThe Barents Observer
6. Summary23 May 2026Eight United States senators to visit Svalbard on Arctic tourThe Barents Observer
7. Summary13 May 2026Behind Russia’s “Victory Day” ceremony on Svalbard was a veiled effort to build a militarised presenceThe Barents Observer
8. Summary8 April 2026Svalbard Governor website cannot be opened from RussiaThe Barents Observer
9. Summary7 April 2026The Emirates joins Svalbard TreatyThe Barents Observer
10. Summary31 March 2026Russian vessels have sought shelter in Norwegian fjords more than 230 times since 2022The Barents Observer
11. Summary13 March 2026The Soviet flag flew high as this year's first passenger voyage from Murmansk came to SvalbardThe Barents Observer
12. Summary8 March 2026Governor gives high priority to monitoring Russia’s Svalbard voyagesThe Barents Observer
13. Summary17 February 2026Russian fishing vessel flanked by Norwegian Coast GuardThe Barents Observer
14. Summary6 February 2026No sea ice, no problem for Svalbard polar bears - for nowThe Barents Observer
15. Summary8 January 2026Today, Svalbard is the warmest place in NorwayThe Barents Observer
16. Summary11 December 2025'Russia uses hybrid threats on Svalbard'The Barents Observer
17. Summary20 November 2025“Mercury can leak out and become a threat to marine life”The Barents Observer
18. Summary18 November 2025Putin's envoy, who recently fought in Ukraine, says Russia will stand up for its rights on SvalbardThe Barents Observer
19. Summary12 November 2025Russia is modernising its meteorological stations along the Northern Sea RouteThe Barents Observer
20. Summary4 November 2025Russian Geographical Society opens office on SvalbardThe Barents Observer
21. Summary18 October 2025Record levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Actions needed now, Greenpeace saysThe Barents Observer
22. Summary25 September 2025Record-breaking glacier melt on SvalbardThe Barents Observer
23. Summary23 September 2025Norwegian MP says Russia’s “police” car on Svalbard should be repainted or removedThe Barents Observer
24. Summary14 September 2025Cruise missiles over Franz Josef LandThe Barents Observer
25. Summary8 September 2025Russia brings its own “police” car to SvalbardThe Barents Observer
26. Summary14 August 2025Amid Norway's celebration of Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from MoscowThe Barents Observer
27. Summary11 August 2025Arctic lakes may contribute to global warming more than previously thoughtThe Barents Observer
28. Summary28 June 2025At Svalbard, Putin's Arctic spiritual emissary marked nazi-Germany’s invasion of the USSRThe Barents Observer
29. Summary22 June 2025Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says studyThe Barents Observer
30. Summary1 June 2025Cruise ship season begins at SvalbardThe Barents Observer
31. Summary9 May 2025Putin's man in Svalbard moves Victory Day celebration to Western standardThe Barents Observer
32. Summary25 April 2025A Svalbard glacier once survived a warmer climateThe Barents Observer
33. Summary22 April 2025Kings Bay wants Chinese stone lions removed in Ny-ÅlesundThe Barents Observer
34. Summary3 April 2025Trump slaps tariffs on Arctic islands with almost no exportThe Barents Observer
35. Summary1 April 2025Polar bears on Svalbard tend to leave dens earlierThe Barents Observer
36. Summary21 March 2025Glaciers in Europe have retreated by kilometresThe Barents Observer
37. Summary20 March 2025'Warming Arctic causes heat waves, floods in Europe'The Barents Observer
38. Summary11 March 202517th century graves on Svalbard are threatened by rising temperaturesThe Barents Observer
39. Summary3 March 2025Surprising discovery about Svalbard's largest glacierThe Barents Observer
40. Summary19 February 2025“We are playing with fire. It highlights the urgency for action”The Barents Observer
41. Summary14 February 2025Svalbard gets world's northernmost subsea cable systemThe Barents Observer
42. Summary3 February 2025Extremist lawmaker wants to rename SvalbardThe Barents Observer
43. Summary16 January 2025Urgent need for better monitoring of sinking ground across the Arctic says studyThe Barents Observer

Russia subjects, 22Arktikugol bodies, 14Barentsburg places, 14Climate subjects, 13Research subjects, 13The Governor bodies, 8Security subjects, 7The Government bodies, 7Spitsbergen places, 6Longyearbyen places, 5