I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... #highnorth
To those keeping tabs on when the GIUK gap is mentioned: it’s mentioned here.
Sunday scaries:
On how US allies’ nightmares of abandonment and entrapment are currently coming true, and what a challenge the enforcement of a beneficial world order poses to the small and middle powers that currently try to reconfigure their relations to the US and among themselves.
On how US allies’ nightmares of abandonment and entrapment are currently coming true, and what a challenge the enforcement of a beneficial world order poses to the small and middle powers that currently try to reconfigure their relations to the US and among themselves.
September 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... #highnorth
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre:
«Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark.»
#Denmark #Greenland #Arctic #HighNorth #InternationalLaw
«Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark.»
#Denmark #Greenland #Arctic #HighNorth #InternationalLaw
January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre:
«Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark.»
#Denmark #Greenland #Arctic #HighNorth #InternationalLaw
«Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark.»
#Denmark #Greenland #Arctic #HighNorth #InternationalLaw
Welcome the Forward Land Forces Finland... #northcalotte #highnorth
Sweden spent 210 years avoiding military alliances. On its National Day, June 6, it placed 600 soldiers under NATO command in the Arctic — leading the alliance's new battlegroup on Russia's northern doorstep.
defence-blog.com/sweden-puts-...
defence-blog.com/sweden-puts-...
Sweden puts soldiers under NATO command on Russia’s doorstep
On Sweden's National Day, a country that spent more than two centuries avoiding military alliances took formal command of a NATO battlegroup positioned at the edge of the Arctic, placing its soldiers ...
defence-blog.com
June 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Welcome the Forward Land Forces Finland... #northcalotte #highnorth
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... “The North Atlantic is once again a theatre of strategic competition..." #highnorth #atlanticbastion en.highnorthnews.com/politics/his...
Britain takes historic command of NATO’s Arctic flank
British General Nick Perry takes charge of NATO’s Norfolk command, responsible for the Arctic and North Atlantic.
en.highnorthnews.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... “The North Atlantic is once again a theatre of strategic competition..." #highnorth #atlanticbastion en.highnorthnews.com/politics/his...
cc @puca.bsky.social... #highnorth
Rocket booster for Russia's Starlink equivalent set to splash down in the Barents Sea.
Rocket booster for Russia's Starlink equivalent set to splash down in the Barents Sea
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket is expected to launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome within the next few days, carrying another batch of Rassvet satellites into orbit.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
August 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM
cc @puca.bsky.social... #highnorth
#NATO #HighNorth #Arctic exercise pictures
#DynamicMariner #ArcticSentry
Source FB 'NATO Maritime Command'
#DynamicMariner #ArcticSentry
Source FB 'NATO Maritime Command'
March 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
#NATO #HighNorth #Arctic exercise pictures
#DynamicMariner #ArcticSentry
Source FB 'NATO Maritime Command'
#DynamicMariner #ArcticSentry
Source FB 'NATO Maritime Command'
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon...: strategic adjacency & prospective Norwegian Sea interdiction... #highnorth #thoiranaire
"Currently, no one controls the #Bear #Gap. But Russian activities in the area have become more assertive over the past few years. #Russia’s strategy to establish control over this stretch of water seems to depend, fundamentally, on destabilising #Norway." theconversation.com/russias-push...
Russia’s push to control Arctic waterway presents Europe with a daunting challenge
The Bear Gap is as vital to Russian military strategy as it is to Europe’s future security.
theconversation.com
June 25, 2026 at 6:54 AM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon...: strategic adjacency & prospective Norwegian Sea interdiction... #highnorth #thoiranaire
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... "the entire regional security architecture is changing..." #westernarctic #highnorth
A new defense agreement between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland could significantly strengthen NATO’s position in the western Arctic. It is not only about the addition of two U.S. military sites in Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig - the entire regional security architecture is changing⤵️
September 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... "the entire regional security architecture is changing..." #westernarctic #highnorth
Quick and rough timelapse showing evolution of RAF P-8 flight paths in and out of RAF Lossiemouth over the last month or so.
There appears to be a noticeable, gradual shift from northwest to northeast from around the 15 March to beginning of April.
There appears to be a noticeable, gradual shift from northwest to northeast from around the 15 March to beginning of April.
April 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Quick timelapse showing RAF P-8 tracks out of Lossiemouth over the last week - there appears to be a general trend of the aircraft moving their operational areas from the north east to south west, maybe tracking something off Norway into the Atlantic off Ireland, but that is pure speculation.
May 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
April 25, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Welcome the Common Arctic Mobility (CAM)... #highnorth bsky.app/profile/high...
Finland and Sweden tighten defence ties with a new Arctic vehicle plan as NATO sharpens its High North focus.
#Sweden #Finland #Nordics #nato #arctic #security
#Sweden #Finland #Nordics #nato #arctic #security
Nordic Arctic defence step forward
Finland and Sweden tighten defence ties with a new Arctic vehicle plan as NATO sharpens its High North focus.
en.highnorthnews.com
June 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Welcome the Common Arctic Mobility (CAM)... #highnorth bsky.app/profile/high...
The commanders of #Norway, #Finland and #Sweden's #northern #brigades recently met to forge even closer ties. “This cooperation significantly improves our defense capabilities in the #North,” says Terje Bruøygard, Commander of the Norwegian Brigade North.
#HighNorth #Arctic @forsvaret.bsky.social
#HighNorth #Arctic @forsvaret.bsky.social
Northern Nordic Military Leaders Gathered to Bolster Cooperation
The commanders of Norway, Finland and Sweden's northern brigades and home guard forces recently met in Troms, Northern Norway, to forge even closer ties. “This cooperation significantly improves our d...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The commanders of #Norway, #Finland and #Sweden's #northern #brigades recently met to forge even closer ties. “This cooperation significantly improves our defense capabilities in the #North,” says Terje Bruøygard, Commander of the Norwegian Brigade North.
#HighNorth #Arctic @forsvaret.bsky.social
#HighNorth #Arctic @forsvaret.bsky.social
Happy JEF Summit Day to those who celebrate... #highnorth
March 26, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Happy JEF Summit Day to those who celebrate... #highnorth
Norway: #highnorth beredskapen...
A major Arctic health preparedness exercise takes place today at #ColdResponse26 across North Norway. Civilian and military partners train how to manage casualties and evacuations, strengthening Norway’s Total Defence and Nordic cooperation. #WeAreNATO
March 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Norway: #highnorth beredskapen...
While @highnorthnews.bsky.social offer a more detailed political analysis... #totalberedskap #nordområdestrategi #HighNorth bsky.app/profile/high...
#Debatt: #Utenriksminister @espenbartheide.bsky.social var statssekretær i @forsvarsdep.bsky.social da @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social første gang lanserte sin #nordområdepolitikk. 20 år senere, er problemene de samme, mens den sikkerhetspolitiske situasjon er totalt annerledes.
#nordområdestrategi
#nordområdestrategi
Nordområde-strategi: De samme slagordene, men en helt annet og dramatisk situasjon
Kirkenes (Kommentar): Utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide var statssekretær i Forsvarsdepartementet da Arbeiderpartiet første gang lanserte sin nordområdepolitikk. Nå, 20 år senere, er problemene de sam...
www.highnorthnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
While @highnorthnews.bsky.social offer a more detailed political analysis... #totalberedskap #nordområdestrategi #HighNorth bsky.app/profile/high...
#NATO's Forward Land Forces in Northern #Finland has now been officially established and placed under the command of SACEUR.
#HighNorth @forsvarsmakten.se @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social
#HighNorth @forsvarsmakten.se @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social
NATO has Launched Forward Land Forces Finland
On Saturday, NATO's Forward Land Force in Northern Finland was officially established during a ceremony in Boden. The land force has now been placed under NATO command.
en.highnorthnews.com
June 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#NATO's Forward Land Forces in Northern #Finland has now been officially established and placed under the command of SACEUR.
#HighNorth @forsvarsmakten.se @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social
#HighNorth @forsvarsmakten.se @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... Manned-unmanned teaming initiative for #highnorth ISR/ASW. How might that work with future joint patrols with RAF Lossiemouth... #thoiranaire
‘The threat is there’: Germany to pair P-8s with MQ-9 drones to keep an eye on Russian subs
https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/the-threat-is-there-germany-to-pair-p-8s-with-mq-9-drones-to-keep-an-eye-on-russian-subs/
‘The threat is there’: Germany to pair P-8s with MQ-9 drones to keep an eye on Russian subs
“The MQ-9B will be the first [unmanned] system we operate with it — the idea is to have those working closely with the aircraft, but step by step,” said Capt. Broder Nielsen, head of the German Naval Aviation Command.
breakingdefense.com
June 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... Manned-unmanned teaming initiative for #highnorth ISR/ASW. How might that work with future joint patrols with RAF Lossiemouth... #thoiranaire
It's that ASW/ASUW time of the year again in the North Atlantic & #highnorth... (nice visuals)
May 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
It's that ASW/ASUW time of the year again in the North Atlantic & #highnorth... (nice visuals)
"The strategic significance is therefore greater than the individual flight paths. NATO is building a distributed surveillance architecture in which different aircraft can cover complementary parts of the same battlespace, from the High North to the Baltic Sea..." #highnorth
Throughout today, we have tracked numerous movements across the Baltic Sea, Finland, and the Barents Sea: AWACS aircraft, tankers, maritime patrol aircraft, and SIGINT platforms have all been active, alongside other aircraft that could not be tracked.
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/15/n...
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/15/n...
NATO surveillance stretches from Murmansk to Kaliningrad in a coordinated Baltic-Nordic operation
NATO deployed a dense mix of maritime patrol, airborne early warning, tanker and signals-intelligence assets across Northern Europe today, with activity extending from the waters off Murmansk to Kalin...
www.itamilradar.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"The strategic significance is therefore greater than the individual flight paths. NATO is building a distributed surveillance architecture in which different aircraft can cover complementary parts of the same battlespace, from the High North to the Baltic Sea..." #highnorth
The Norwegian government is strengthening #preparedness and #state #presence in #Kirkenes, Northern Norway, with a new hub called the Arctic Resilience Centre. A project manager has been appointed, and two new hires are underway.
#HighNorth
#HighNorth
Norwegian State Preparedness Hub in Kirkenes Underway
The hub will be named the Arctic Resilience Centre. A project manager has been appointed, and two new hires are underway.
en.highnorthnews.com
May 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The Norwegian government is strengthening #preparedness and #state #presence in #Kirkenes, Northern Norway, with a new hub called the Arctic Resilience Centre. A project manager has been appointed, and two new hires are underway.
#HighNorth
#HighNorth
The rest of this is indeed sobering & worth listening to, but from Barrons early comments (03.00), I'm going to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon: "... and that takes up, pretty much, all the Royal Navy's capability in rotation" #atlanticbastion #highnorth
Reading ex-SAS wanting to fight Iran I find myself wondering “with what?”
How do you do “strategy” when you only have 14 howitzers when you’re planned TOE is for 216.
To say they’re laughable is an understatement.
For more try this Briefing Room episode on the Beeb.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
How do you do “strategy” when you only have 14 howitzers when you’re planned TOE is for 216.
To say they’re laughable is an understatement.
For more try this Briefing Room episode on the Beeb.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Briefing Room - What's the current state of the UK's armed forces? - BBC Sounds
How ready to fight are the UK's armed forces?
www.bbc.co.uk
March 22, 2026 at 11:07 AM
The rest of this is indeed sobering & worth listening to, but from Barrons early comments (03.00), I'm going to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon: "... and that takes up, pretty much, all the Royal Navy's capability in rotation" #atlanticbastion #highnorth
Recent statements by the incoming 🇺🇸ambassador to Iceland that the US has ideas to annex it and make it the 52nd state (after Greenland) are prompting the government to make moves toward joining the EU.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Trump's moves spur Icelandic referendum on EU membership
With membership of the European Union favoured once again by the electorate, Iceland’s new government wants voters to decide by 2027 whether Reykjavik should resume the bid it abandoned ten years ago....
www.europeaninterest.eu
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... #HighNorth
⚓ Is the 🇷🇺 Navy a capable threat to 🇬🇧?
We asked eight experts in today’s #BigAsk
✍️ @bbaxendalesmith.bsky.social, John Foreman CBE, Prof. Basil Germond, Prof. Andrew Lambert FKC, @jgmaber.bsky.social, @so3brocktree.bsky.social, @covertshores.bsky.social, and Daisy Turnbull
#BritainsWorld
We asked eight experts in today’s #BigAsk
✍️ @bbaxendalesmith.bsky.social, John Foreman CBE, Prof. Basil Germond, Prof. Andrew Lambert FKC, @jgmaber.bsky.social, @so3brocktree.bsky.social, @covertshores.bsky.social, and Daisy Turnbull
#BritainsWorld
Is the Russian Navy a capable threat to Britain?
The Big Ask | No. 43.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... #HighNorth
Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (2/8): Albina Mahomedova, Founder and Leader of the #Ukrainian #Association in #Tromsø, talks about strong Ukrainian #nation-building.
#art #music #literature #conflict #war #Ukraine #Vinterfestuka #HighNorth
#art #music #literature #conflict #war #Ukraine #Vinterfestuka #HighNorth
March 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (2/8): Albina Mahomedova, Founder and Leader of the #Ukrainian #Association in #Tromsø, talks about strong Ukrainian #nation-building.
#art #music #literature #conflict #war #Ukraine #Vinterfestuka #HighNorth
#art #music #literature #conflict #war #Ukraine #Vinterfestuka #HighNorth