Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Officials say forces entered the Finnmark Corridor to protect Murinian communities and secure the northern frontier; NATO condemns the action as an invasion.
By Elena Vorin, Northern Bureau
The president says growing foreign military activity and discrimination against Murinian communities require vigilance, unity and stronger protection of national interests.
By Viktor Annenkov, Presidential Affairs Bureau
A 45,000-troop OCCASUS exercise includes missile firings, Arctic deployments, amphibious landings and reservist mobilization near NATO borders.
By Daniel Mercer, Senior National Security Correspondent
Two new brigades, a 21-ship icebreaker ambition and a planned Arctic Army Group point to a sustained effort to dominate access and infrastructure in the High North.
By Claire Moreau
Sonnenburg calls the 2012 agreement "unfair" and says test drilling will proceed in disputed waters, reversing five years of cautious Arctic cooperation.
By Sophie Tremblay
OCCAEX 16 combines a more confrontational military doctrine with large-scale maneuvers focused on northern Norway, the Aland Islands and Gotland.
By Edward Harcourt, Defence Correspondent
The new 4th Joint Forces Command Arctic formalizes Murinus military responsibility for northern borders, shipping routes and strategic resources.
By Dr. Lena Vogt
Exercise MATEX 2013 has drawn attention in Estonia and Finland after analysts identified maneuver patterns resembling operations against Baltic territory and Finnish approaches.
By Katrin Saar, Defence Editor
The agreement creates a framework for offshore oil and gas development and is being hailed as evidence that Arctic competition can still be managed through diplomacy.
By Marta Hovland
A new strategy document casts Arctic resources and access as central to Murinus national power, prompting quiet concern in Norway and among northern European governments.
By Ingrid Solberg, Arctic Affairs Correspondent
Newsletter
A daily digest of what the Western and Murinian press are reporting from the Arctic, with the sourcing shown.