Once imagined as the jewel of Norway’s Arctic possessions, the archipelago of Svalbard was recognized as Norwegian by the Svalbard Treaty of 1920. However, the treaty subjected the recognition of Norway’s sovereignty to stipulations. These stipulations have given rise to several disputes involving the Norwegian government on the one hand, and companies operating on Svalbard and parties to the treaty on the other. By allowing oil exploration on Svalbard, the Norwegian Ministry of Industry opened what seemed to be a Pandora’s Box: as the American company, Caltex, had been conferred claims, it seemed impossible to stop Soviet companies from setting up on the archipelago. In addition, through a complex web of jurisprudential argumentation, Calt...
The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in...
Selv om Svalbard er en del av Norge, byr øygruppen på spesielle utenrikspolitiske utfordringer. Nedb...
The external dimensions of Norway’s new policy for the north and the strategy underpinning it are th...
Russia and Norway have a long tradition of exploring the Arctic. Their paths regularly cross both in...
This paper presents implications on Norwegian defence politics from the management of the resources ...
The 1920 Treaty concerning the Archipelago of Spitsbergen confers sovereignty over Svalbard on Norwa...
Before the First World War the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was a terra nullius. Under a treaty of...
The article studies Svalbard’s role in the Arctic security agenda, the history of the implementation...
The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in...
The large presence of Norwegian citizens in Svalbard has subdued the misperception that Norway’s nor...
The significant presence of Norwegian citizens in Svalbard has subdued the misperception that Norway...
Global warming, increased temperatures and consequently melting of sea ice is leading to major chang...
A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway he...
Little has been known about deliberations within the Soviet foreign policy and defence establishment...
Since the seventeenth century, people from many countries have been involved in Svalbard within fiel...
The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in...
Selv om Svalbard er en del av Norge, byr øygruppen på spesielle utenrikspolitiske utfordringer. Nedb...
The external dimensions of Norway’s new policy for the north and the strategy underpinning it are th...
Russia and Norway have a long tradition of exploring the Arctic. Their paths regularly cross both in...
This paper presents implications on Norwegian defence politics from the management of the resources ...
The 1920 Treaty concerning the Archipelago of Spitsbergen confers sovereignty over Svalbard on Norwa...
Before the First World War the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was a terra nullius. Under a treaty of...
The article studies Svalbard’s role in the Arctic security agenda, the history of the implementation...
The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in...
The large presence of Norwegian citizens in Svalbard has subdued the misperception that Norway’s nor...
The significant presence of Norwegian citizens in Svalbard has subdued the misperception that Norway...
Global warming, increased temperatures and consequently melting of sea ice is leading to major chang...
A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway he...
Little has been known about deliberations within the Soviet foreign policy and defence establishment...
Since the seventeenth century, people from many countries have been involved in Svalbard within fiel...
The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in...
Selv om Svalbard er en del av Norge, byr øygruppen på spesielle utenrikspolitiske utfordringer. Nedb...
The external dimensions of Norway’s new policy for the north and the strategy underpinning it are th...