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Large Russian warship currently sailing very close to Norway up north. Such naval activity west of the Fishermen Peninsula is not seen since Soviet times. thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/20… #NorthernFleet

"Canada has the tools to limit the impunity with which corrupt Russian human rights abusers are allowed to operate but have chosen not to use them since 2018 – despite growing repression by authoritarian regimes around the world." macleans.ca/news/world/can…

The New York Rangers @nhl star Artemiy Panarin seems to be the target of a pro-Kremlin political intimidation campaign. Some context here about the risks that critics of Vladimir Putin face: thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Putin's rapid militarization in the Arctic coupled with the Kremlin's claims to most of the Arctic Sea could pose a serious threat to allied Western nations in region: macleans.ca/opinion/winter…

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How the Estonian student resistance built an Estonian-British NATO base in Estonia in 1982 by Eerik N Kross 🇪🇪🇺🇦🇮🇱🇪🇺 upnorth.eu/how-the-estoni…

"From the Russian point of view, the Finlandization of all of Europe would be ideal, and not just Ukraine." Sofi Oksanen on the impact of Finlandization: upnorth.eu/manipulated-mi…

A powerful and damning new essay by Sofi Oksanen that examines Vladimir Putin's War Against Women. upnorth.eu/putins-war-aga…

The Russian State Prosecutor's office has ordered the closure of leading Arctic news platform, The Barents Observer for publishing "false news about terrorism" and for seeking to "destabilise the political situation in Russia." thebarentsobserver.com/en/democracy-a…

How Russian speakers in the Baltic nations see Russia's invasion of Ukraine. upnorth.eu/russias-war-ag…

"Putin’s Belligerence Is Rooted in Russia’s Imperial Past" upnorth.eu/edward-lucas-p…

Sweden investigates sending up to 18 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. upnorth.eu/sweden-conside…

Karelia has once again become an "edge in the encounter between authoritarian and liberal-democratic geopolitics" writes Alexander Dalziel Macdonald-Laurier Institute Puolustusministeriö Finland in Canada Canada in the Arctic upnorth.eu/finlands-karel…

Ukraine’s Victory Against Russia Will Save Us From WWIII upnorth.eu/ukraines-victo… via UpNorth Magazine

Only Ukraine’s victory against Russia will save us from WWIII, writes Marko Mihkelson 🇪🇪🇺🇦 upnorth.eu/ukraines-victo…

Ahead of Lukashenko's sham 'election' this weekend, Rachel Pulfer Post @rachel_pulfer and I have a few thoughts on the need to support brave Belarusian activists and journalists in their fight to reclaim freedom and democracy for their nation. Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Macdonald-Laurier Institute theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

🇳🇴 Norway is shifting from hygge to high alert. From cozy candles to cold realism: Oslo now warns of the most dangerous security environment since WWII writes mart kuldkepp Norway MFA upnorth.eu/from-hygge-to-…

Satire is the canary in the coal mine. The authoritarian pattern is the same: muzzle mockery, then muzzle dissent. Why censoring satire greases the slide to authoritarianism: upnorth.eu/the-censoring-…

The Trump National Security Policy signals a shift toward authoritarian geopolitics that challenges the liberal world order and democratic norms. It's a turning point with global consequences writes Marcus Kolga 🇨🇦🇪🇪🇺🇦. upnorth.eu/the-trump-doct…