The European Union is connected to the Arctic geographically thanks to its member states Sweden, Finland and Denmark (through their partial administration of Greenland). But the region also plays an important role in their security, economic and environmental...
Norway’s northernmost outpost, the Svalbard archipelago, is administered by the government in Oslo, and large parts are protected from heavy oil-fueled ships. But Norway wants to continue drilling for oil in the Barents Sea to the south. Picture: Michael Wenger...