As Europe Becomes Increasingly Militarized, Norway Expands New Arctic Brigade, Strengthening NATO’s Northern Border

The Finnmark brigade is stationed near the Russian border. The high northern regions of the planet are now undergoing the same militarization push that is affecting the whole European continent. And beyond the tensions over control of Greenland, there’s also the overhyped yet very real Russian and Chinese threat as new maritime trade routes open in the Arctic. On Thursday (20), Norway announced the expansion of its newly created military brigade headquartered in the Arctic. Reuters reported: “The NATO ?member established the Finnmark Brigade last year, forming the country’s second brigade and the first one set up since the end…