Details from a Defense Ministry report show that Moscow is not happy with Norway’s attempt to establish absolute national jurisdiction over Svalbard and its shelf.
Source: Kommersant: Russia lists Norway’s Svalbard policy as potential risk of war
Norway, Sweden in quarrel over cross-border reindeer grazing
Law professor doubts that the Norwegian government unilaterally can regulate Swedish husbandry on the Norwegian side of the border.
Source: Norway, Sweden in quarrel over cross-border reindeer grazing
Efforts to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic gather steam
The international campaign to end the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships plying the waters of the increasingly accessible Arctic is gathering steam ahead of an important meeting of the world maritime body next year.
Source: Efforts to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic gather steam