Atle Staalesen

These are Russia’s new icebreakers

The fleet of at least 14 new Russian icebreakers will significantly strengthen the country's presence in Arctic waters.
December 01, 2015

Russia: absolutely necessary with climate deal

We have a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather conditions, Russia’s minister of the environment says.
November 30, 2015

Stuck in no man’s land

The two individuals were supposed to be kicked out of Norway and back to Russia but refused and sat down on the borderline between the two countries.
November 27, 2015

Special status for Taimyr

The great peninsula stretching into the Arctic from Russia’s Western Siberia is declared priority zone of development.
November 27, 2015

Lundin starts Barents drilling near Russian border

With Lukoil on board as partner, the Swedish company spuds easternmost well ever in Norwegian waters.
November 26, 2015

Parliament wants new Law on Arctic

Key problems in the Arctic are resolved too slowly and too inefficiently, says Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.
November 24, 2015

Rogozin: We must colonize the Arctic

So far, the region is a terra incognita for us, the deputy premier says.
November 24, 2015

Minister: no slowdown in Russian Arctic development

Economic depression and western sanctions will not keep Russia from developing its Arctic, says Minister Sergey Donskoy.
November 23, 2015

”Russia will take measures against climate polluters”

As the Paris 2015 climate summit comes closer, Russia says it will punish its climate gas emitters.
November 20, 2015

Russian Arctic Navy drills beat records

The Russian Northern Fleet brings activities in Artic waters to a new high.
November 20, 2015

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
@atlestaalesen