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Episode 15: The Norway-Russia Border

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What's the Importance of the Barents Sea?

Norway and Russia have a long history of coexistence in the Barents Sea. There are agreements in place around fishing and about environmental protection, which have been hard won over the last 50 years. The only ongoing cooperation between Norway and the Soviet Union during the Cold War was on fisheries management. They've reached an agreement this year, for example, on how many fish should be fished.

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