It’s Increasingly Cold in the North

Norway’s foreign intelligence arm, the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) has just released “Focus 2019”, its glossy, annual assessment of Norway’s current security challenges. August may seem a little late for a 2019 report, but the Norwegian agencies produce four reports a year, one from each service. The other reports are …

Moby Bond?

A four metre long, tame beluga whale was trapped by Norwegian fishermen on 26 April off Rolvsoya on Norway’s northern coast. The whale was found to be wearing two harnesses, one of which had an attachment for a GoPro camera and a label linking the harness to Russia. The camera …

Frode Berg

Following our news item about Paul Whelan (http://spyingtoday.com/2019/03/25/amateur-hour/) it might be worth considering the case of Frode Berg. Berg has not received as much attention in Western media, but his case is consistent with similar recent cases. Berg, 63, is a retired Norwegian Customs officer from Kirkenes in the far …