US EditionHow Svalbard Went From From Arctic Outpost to Geopolitical Flashpoint
Norway responds to rising Russian activity on Svalbard by tightening control amid treaty ambiguities and Arctic strategic importance, with a population of around 3,000 people.
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How Svalbard went from from Arctic outpost to geopolitical flashpoint
Tensions in the Arctic are putting new pressure on Svalbard, a Norwegian-administered archipelago long seen as an example of international cooperation, as climate change transforms the region and rivalry between major powers intensifies.
Svalbard Could Be the Arctic’s Next Geopolitical Flashpoint
While Donald Trump’s bid to grab control over Greenland from Denmark has been attracting all the headlines, the focus on the Arctic is also making Norway anxious. Its northern territory Svalbard could become another bone of geopolitical contention.
Competition between great powers is intensifying in the Arctic, and not just around Greenland. In the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, tension is rising by one step and Oslo is now seeking to strengthen its grip on those northern islands where international cooperation was until recently the norm, says the New York Times report.
Arctic, Greenland, Bering Strait: Geopolitics looks north Laura Fri, 02/06/2026 - 11:14 Our executive director, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, participated in a debate for the Swiss Press Club. He was alongside: Patrick Aebischer, former president of EPFL, president of Forel Heritage; Jérôme Chappelaz, French scientist, professor at EPFL, former director of the Paul-Emile Victor Polar Institute; Miruna Coca Cozma, journalist at RTS, back from Gree…
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