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In connection with the Norwegian Storting’s debate and subsequent approval of the Treaty concerning Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean on the 8th February 2011, all debating members of parliament underlined that this is

March 30, 2012
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This chapter discusses the latest border traffic developments, the differences in visa policies between Russia, Norway and Finland, investments in border infrastructure and the unique initiatives taken in the Barents Region to ease cross-border traveling.

March 30, 2012
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Foreign relations have become a key instrument in Medvedev’s grand modernization project. Having the full prerogatives of foreign policy, the president is actively seeking to transfer gains made in international relations to his home ground, an area where his powers are far more restricted.

March 30, 2012
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On regional level, the Barents Cooperation is based on a broad collaboration in the fields of culture, business, competence, environment, health and indigenous peoples.

March 30, 2012
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Over the last years there has been a positive development in regional youth cooperation. Young people today constitute an important target group within all parts of the Barents Cooperation, both on the national inter-governmental level and on the regional level.

March 30, 2012
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(This chapter is available in both English and Russian). Twenty years after the end of the Cold War, it is the natural resources and industrial potentials, and not exclusively military strategic interests, which are at the core of international politics in the Arctic.

March 30, 2012
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The Barents Review 2010 report is the voice of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat. All chapters are written by the staff of the secretariat, and the eight writers present a practically-oriented and experience-based analysis and reflections on the situation in the Barents Region.

January 26, 2010
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With extensive experiences from cross-border cooperation in the region, the employees of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat present practically-oriented and experience-based analysis and reflections, as well as recommendations on international cooperation and regional developments. Download Barents Review 2012.

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