NATO is not a main player in the High North, Allies are only interested in keeping the region stable, the way it is today, Norwegian Ambassador to NATO Kim Traavik said in a presentation last week. He also highlighted that Norway wants NATO and Russia to have open channels and productive cooperation.

Despite the fact that last month a released Russian document hinted that Russia would be deploying FSB security service and army units to the Arctic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is insisting that this is not the case.

The Arctic Council will not let the EU get permanent observer status, despite the union’s growing interest in the High North. A dispute with Canada might be what prevents the union from getting into the club

Fight against climate changes will be on the top agenda when the Arctic Council’s Foreign Ministers meet in Northern Norway today.

At the Melting Ice Conference in Tromsø, northern Norway, the buzz word during these last few days of the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council seems to be cooperation.

US. Under Secretary of State William Burns believes the Arctic can serve as a ground for cooperation between Russia and the USA. Meanwhile, Russia's Ambassador to the Arctic Council says peace and stability is a Russian national priority.

Iceland's Social Democrats and Left-Greens hope to agree within days on a coalition government after winning an election, and face a decision on whether to seek membership of the European Union.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Buoyed by an election victory that gave a strong popular mandate to her three-month-old caretaker government, Iceland’s prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, told cheering supporters early Sunday that she would move to protect the country’s battered economy by applying for membership in the European Union as soon as possible.

It is most appropriate for Alaska to be hosting this week's Indigenous People's Global Summit on Climate Change here in Anchorage. Alaska's indigenous people know well a cruel irony of global warming: Those who are suffering the most from a warming climate are those who contribute least to the problem -- and they generally have the fewest resources to cope with the damage.

Decked out in flowing African garb, Mary Smat marveled Monday over how she ended up on the other side of the world from her home in Kenya, attending an international climate change meeting in Anchorage.