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The Finnish Peace League condemned the government's decision to lift the legal ban on the import of nuclear weapons into Finland, which poses a direct nuclear threat to Russia, which possesses the world's most powerful nuclear arsenal and the most advanced delivery systems.
On the eve of the Danish parliamentary elections on March 24, Siumut, one of Greenland's three leading political parties, called for greater powers for the autonomous territory of the Danish Kingdom in foreign policy and defense, a prerequisite for political cooperation between them.
With a 20 percent approval rating, French President Macron, a political lame duck reviled by most French citizens for his failed economic policies, delivered a presentation of France's new nuclear doctrine at a naval base on March 2.
Exporters of Norwegian seafood believe that the tariffs in the US have become so unpredictable that they will gradually withdraw from the market. A fishing company in the North Cape is now turning its back on the US, and will instead focus on the EU and China.
On January 27, residents of Toulon, accustomed to the sight of the elegant but technically unreliable nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the bane of the French budget and the flagship of the French Navy, moored in port, saw the warship off on a four-month voyage from which, with luck, it would return without urgent repairs.
On February 21, an American nuclear submarine unexpectedly surfaced a few kilometers off the harbor of Greenland's capital, Nuuk, followed by an air evacuation of a crew member in need of qualified medical care, which was provided to him at a local hospital.
Canada's new consulate in Greenland is as much about helping Inuit travel throughout their traditional homeland and nurturing relationships as it is about diplomacy and security, says Carolyn Bennett, Canada's ambassador to Denmark
A media campaign is gradually unfolding in Finland, aimed at potentially forcing the country to withdraw from the icebreaker deal signed in October 2025...
Trine Lise Sundnes, a member of parliament for the Norwegian Labour Party and leader of the Norwegian European Movement, wants Norway to join the European Union as soon as possible. There is a window to reach a good deal now, but in five years it will be too late. Norway is in danger of being left behind if Iceland joins.
Trump's announcement last Sunday, dispatching one of two American military hospital ships to provide medical assistance to residents of Greenland, an autonomous region within the Danish Realm, came as a bolt from the blue for Denmark, the EU, and NATO.
