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Alliance ‘Dots on the Map’: Jan Mayen and the High North Connection

Klaus Dodds and Caroline Kennedy-Pipe
27 August 2026clock14 Minute Read
Map of the seas of the High North with Jan Mayen circled in red.

High North: Norway’s remote island of Jan Mayen is emerging as a strategic NATO outpost, with growing implications for Russia and Arctic security. Image: NormanEinstein via Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Volcanic island Jan Mayen is becoming a key NATO asset in the High North, sharpening tensions with Russia and reshaping Norway’s Arctic security posture.

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