Nordlys positively assesses the recommendations in the report on Nordic Foreign Policy and Defence Policy, presented by former foreign minister Thorvald Stoltenberg this week. “Norway needs alliances and a Nordic path towards Great Britain, Germany and other major European countries might prove both natural and timely,” the editorial reads. The newspaper believes the Svalbard archipelago can become the core in a future Nordic cooperation on Arctic issues. “In addition to climate research, we should consider Svalbard’s role in connection with increased Arctic shipping. Also supply, preparedness and rescue issues should be developed with a Nordic perspective”, the newspaper highlights.
