# baltic (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover baltic. Page: Feed: --- ## [NATO Air Activity Remains Intense Over the Baltic as Eastern-Flank Operations Continue](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/20/nato-air-activity-remains-intense-over-the-baltic-as-eastern-flank-operations-continue/) _2026-08-20 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ Another intense day is unfolding over the Baltic and eastern Poland, with NATO surveillance, electronic warfare, maritime patrol and tanker aircraft operating simultaneously across the region. Coming just two days after the large NATO air operation near Kaliningrad, today’s activity suggests that the unusually high level of allied presence was not simply an isolated event. \[…\] ## [US EA-37B Flies First Operational Mission from Souda Bay, Focusing on Kaliningrad’s Electromagnetic Environment](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/19/us-ea-37b-flies-first-operational-mission-from-souda-bay-focusing-on-kaliningrads-electromagnetic-environment/) _2026-08-19 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ A US Air Force EA-37B Compass Call has conducted its first operational mission since its deployment to Souda Bay, flying today from Crete to Powidz in Poland before spending about two hours orbiting west of Kaliningrad. The aircraft then returned directly to Souda Bay, in a mission that brought the USAF’s newest electronic warfare platform \[…\] ## [NATO massed a large air package near Kaliningrad in an unusually complex Baltic operation](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/18/nato-massed-a-large-air-package-near-kaliningrad-in-an-unusually-complex-baltic-operation/) _2026-08-18 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ NATO assembled an unusually large and diverse group of air assets over Poland and the Baltic region today, operating close to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. U.S. and Norwegian fighters, an E-3A AWACS, an EA-37B, multiple tankers and other support platforms were active simultaneously, alongside Polish ground forces. The scale and composition of the activity points to \[…\] ## [In the Woods, Among Mushrooms](https://growwildforest.com/p/in-the-woods-among-mushrooms) _2026-08-18 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Come along on a mushroom trip — I’ll show you what the Finnish forest has to offer ## [Two cruise ships enter Taranto naval base as Mediterranean Games raise a new security question](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/17/two-cruise-ships-enter-taranto-naval-base-as-mediterranean-games-raise-a-new-security-question/) _2026-08-17 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ Two cruise ships have now arrived at Taranto’s naval base, where they will accommodate thousands of athletes and delegations for the Mediterranean Games, which open on August 21. The unusual choice places a floating athletes’ village inside the Mar Grande naval station, the main base of the Italian Navy. With the Games only days away, \[…\] ## [Nordic EdTech News #163: 2026-08-17](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-163-2026-08-17) _2026-08-17 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 32 and 33 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Spanish F-18 Shoots Down Drone Over Romania, Extending a New NATO Air-Defense Pattern](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/16/spanish-f-18-shoots-down-drone-over-romania-extending-a-new-nato-air-defense-pattern/) _2026-08-16 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ A Spanish Air Force F-18 shot down a drone over southeastern Romania early today after it entered Romanian airspace from the direction of Moldova. NATO said the aircraft appears to have been Russian, although its origin remains under investigation. The incident is the latest in a series of drone incursions affecting NATO airspace across Eastern \[…\] ## [Italian Eurofighter Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia, Marking a New Step for NATO Air Defence](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/14/italian-eurofighter-shoots-down-drone-over-latvia-marking-a-new-step-for-nato-air-defence/) _2026-08-14 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ An Italian Eurofighter has shot down an unmanned aircraft over Latvia today after the drone entered NATO airspace from the direction of Russian territory. The aircraft had scrambled from Šiauliai, Lithuania, together with a second Italian Eurofighter and two Turkish F-16s from Estonia. The engagement marks a significant first for Italy’s fighter force and highlights \[…\] ## [Italian KC-767A Returns From Taif as Saudi Detachment Remains Fully Active](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/13/italian-kc-767a-returns-from-taif-as-saudi-detachment-remains-fully-active/) _2026-08-13 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ An Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A (reg. MM62226 c/s IAM1432) returned to Pratica di Mare this evening after flying to Taif, Saudi Arabia, earlier today. The aircraft had departed Italy in the morning and reached Taif in the early afternoon. Its return confirms that the Italian deployment in Saudi Arabia remains active, with several aircraft \[…\] ## [Turkish Navy P-72MPA Returns to the Northern Aegean, Staying Outside Greek Airspace](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/12/turkish-navy-p-72mpa-returns-to-the-northern-aegean-staying-outside-greek-airspace/) _2026-08-12 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ A Turkish Navy ATR P-72MPA (reg. TCB754 – c/s TURNA01), carried out a maritime patrol mission over the Aegean today, marking a return of an activity that had been largely absent from our tracking in recent weeks. The aircraft entered the Greek FIR but remained outside Greek sovereign airspace before returning to Turkey and landing \[…\] ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/E8Bw4nDQyr8H) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [RAF Moves Toward New Jet Trainer Competition, Opening Another Door for Leonardo’s M-346](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/10/raf-moves-toward-new-jet-trainer-competition-opening-another-door-for-leonardos-m-346/) _2026-08-10 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ The Royal Air Force is moving closer to a competition for a new advanced jet trainer to replace its ageing Hawk fleet, potentially opening another major opportunity for Leonardo’s M-346 Master. With the Hawk replacement becoming increasingly urgent, the Italian trainer enters the British contest with a growing international user base, fresh orders from Canada \[…\] ## [Greek AH-64D Apaches could deploy to UAE as Athens expands its role in Gulf air defence](https://www.itamilradar.com/2026/08/09/greek-ah-64d-apaches-could-deploy-to-uae-as-athens-expands-its-role-in-gulf-air-defence/) _2026-08-09 · itamilradar · itamilradar_ Greece is considering sending two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters and their crews to the United Arab Emirates, according to recent Greek reporting. The deployment would support the protection of UAE bases and critical infrastructure against drone threats, while giving the Hellenic Army valuable operational experience in a region already exposed to Iranian missile and UAV \[…\] ## [A Wonderland of Colours: Exploring a Cliffside Bog](https://growwildforest.com/p/a-wonderland-of-colours-exploring) _2026-08-09 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Let me introduce you to one of my favorite places — a cliffside bog where nature created its own masterpiece ## [Nordic EdTech News #162: 2026-08-03](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-162-2026-08-03) _2026-08-03 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your summer update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Night Alone at the Bog](https://growwildforest.com/p/night-alone-at-the-bog) _2026-08-01 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Night in a hammock in the Finnish wilderness, searching for cranes ## [A Peek Inside Our Boat](https://growwildforest.com/p/a-peek-inside-our-boat) _2026-07-26 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ A tour of our boat — and how it changed the way we travel ## [Water Lilies and Underwater Silence](https://growwildforest.com/p/water-lilies-and-underwater-silence) _2026-07-15 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Beneath the lilies ## [Following a Paper Map to a Glow-Worm's Light](https://growwildforest.com/p/following-a-paper-map-to-a-glow-worms) _2026-07-09 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ An overnight journey through Nuuksio National Park with my son ## [A tiny light in the wild night](https://growwildforest.com/p/a-tiny-light-in-the-wild-night) _2026-07-09 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Lampyris noctiluca ## [Nordic EdTech News #161: 2026-07-06](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-161-2026-07-06) _2026-07-06 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 26 - 27 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/O64gAds1u4ka) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [How do I find so much time to spend in nature?](https://growwildforest.com/p/how-do-i-find-so-much-time-to-spend) _2026-07-02 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ How my use of time changed over the years ## [Junior Bog Researchers in Action](https://growwildforest.com/p/junior-bog-researchers-in-action) _2026-06-23 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Notes from a highly controlled field operation ## [Nordic EdTech News #160: 2026-06-22](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-160-2026-06-22) _2026-06-22 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 24 - 25 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [The NEN Interview: Cliff Hansen - Publishing Director at Lindhardt & Ringhof Education](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/the-nen-interview-cliff-hansen-publishing) _2026-06-15 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ As Lindhardt & Ringhof acquires Sweden's Studentlitteratur, Cliff Hansen talks about why Nordic educational publishing is consolidating and why trust has never mattered more. ## [The glistening hunter of the bog](https://growwildforest.com/p/the-glistening-hunter-of-the-bog) _2026-06-14 · Anna, Grow Wild in Forest Soil · Grow Wild in Forest Soil_ Drosera rotundifolia ## [Nordic EdTech News #159: 2026-06-08](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-159-2026-06-08) _2026-06-08 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 22 - 23 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Nordic EdTech News #158: 2026-05-25](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-158-2026-05-25) _2026-05-25 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 20 - 21 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Nordic EdTech News #157: 2026-05-11](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-157-2026-05-11) _2026-05-11 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 18 - 19 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Nordic EdTech News #156: 2026-04-27](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-156-2026-04-27) _2026-04-27 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ Your Week 16 - 17 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem ## [Sweden's digital classroom reversal: don't mistake politics for evidence](https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/swedens-digital-classroom-reversal) _2026-04-17 · Jonathan Viner · Nordic EdTech News_ A marmalade dropper used to be a term in British newspapers to describe a story so shocking that readers lost their grip on the breakfast spoon. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cEPsEqaMdcIN) _2026-04-17 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [March 2026 — Issue 21(1)](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/annoucement/news/march-2026-issue-211/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-2026-issue-211) _2026-03-02 · Nordicum Mediterraneum · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ This year’s regular issue of Nordicum-Mediterraneum comprises seven new scholarly articles, dealing with heterogeneous Nordic and Mediterranean topics, that underwent the standard process of double, blind peer review, plus another contribution, which arises from last year’s Akureyri-based conference on policing and society and was similarly subjected to the same standard process of double, blind… ## [Civic Engagement and Trust among Immigrants in Iceland](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/civic-engagement-and-trust-among-immigrants-in-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civic-engagement-and-trust-among-immigrants-in-iceland) _2026-03-01 · Birgir Guðmundsson & Grétar Þór Eyþórsson · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ In this article cultural encounters of immigrants with Icelandic society are empirically examined. This is done by measuring their civic engagement or social and political participation as well as the level of institutional trust. These measurements are grounded in classical scholarly literature on civic engagement (Almond & Verba, 1963, 1989), on the one hand, and trust and social capital on the… ## [Conflict Mitigation and Community Policing: Examining NPF and NSCDC Conflict Management Strategies in North-Central Nigeria](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/conflict-mitigation-and-community-policing-examining-npf-and-nscdc-conflict-management-strategies-in-north-central-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conflict-mitigation-and-community-policing-examining-npf-and-nscdc-conflict-management-strategies-in-north-central-nigeria) _2026-03-01 · Ernest Ogbozor and Isioma Kemakolam · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ This study investigates the conflict management strategies employed by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in North-Central Nigeria. Drawing on qualitative data from interviews and focus groups conducted under the USIP Conflict Mitigation and Community Policing initiatives, the research examines the effectiveness of intervention models within… ## [Amalgamation Reforms in Iceland: How strategies have shaped conflicts and outcomes](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/amalgamation-reforms-in-iceland-how-strategies-have-shaped-conflicts-and-outcomes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amalgamation-reforms-in-iceland-how-strategies-have-shaped-conflicts-and-outcomes) _2026-03-01 · Grétar Þór Eyþórsson · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Two comprehensive municipal structural reforms have been implemented in Iceland, the first one starting in 1991 and ending in 1993, and the second one starting in 2003 and ending in 2005. Other reform intentions by governments and ministers have been planned but have not come to be a reform. The aim of this article is to identify the reform strategies used, the conflicts that arose, the outcomes… ## [Alþjóðaöryggismál: umræða um hugmyndir og kenningar](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/althjodaoryggismal-umraeda-um-hugmyndir-og-kenningar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=althjodaoryggismal-umraeda-um-hugmyndir-og-kenningar) _2026-03-01 · Jakob Þór Kristjánsson · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Greinin varpar ljósi á alþjóðaöryggismál út frá hugmyndum um hlutverk ríkja, mannlegs eðlis, átaka og sögulegra minninga. Öryggisfræðum og kenningum alþjóðasamskipta, nýraunhyggju, mótunarhyggju og frjálslyndisstefnu, er beitt til þess greina viðfangsefnið. Tilgáta þessa verks er að alþjóðaöryggi sé mikilvægasta viðfangsefni alþjóðasamskipta og svo hafi verið um langa hríð þar sem hernaðaröryggi… ## [The Role of Immigrants’ Language Skills in Perceived Community Quality of Life and Trust in Institutions: Evidence from Iceland](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/the-role-of-immigrants-language-skills-in-perceived-community-quality-of-life-and-trust-in-institutions-evidence-from-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-immigrants-language-skills-in-perceived-community-quality-of-life-and-trust-in-institutions-evidence-from-iceland) _2026-03-01 · Lara Wilhelmine Hoffman, Yvonne Höller & Markus Meckl · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Proficiency in the language of the receiving society is widely recognized as an important aspect of immigrants’ inclusion, but there is limited research on the associations among immigrants' language proficiency, quality of life, and trust in institutions. We drew on a large-scale quantitative survey of immigrants in Iceland (N=2,139) and conducted two regression analyses to examine associations… ## [Amusement and Entertainment in the Time of Giacomo Casanova’s Russian Journey (Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of His Birth, 1725–2025)](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/amusement-and-entertainment-in-the-time-of-giacomo-casanovas-russian-journey-celebrating-the-300th-anniversary-of-his-birth-1725-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amusement-and-entertainment-in-the-time-of-giacomo-casanovas-russian-journey-celebrating-the-300th-anniversary-of-his-birth-1725-2025) _2026-03-01 · Nicoletta Cabassi · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ In the century of the Enlightenment, Russia, aimed at emerging from national and confessional isolation, was able to get in touch with other countries open to new ideas. This attempt to integrate into Eighteenth-century European culture and politics is reflected as well in various forms of entertainment and amusement spreading both in the noble estates and at the Imperial Court. Among the various… ## [Leyfisveitingar og stórar vatnsaflsvirkjanir á Íslandi: hvað hefur breyst eftir Kárahnjúkavirkjun?](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/leyfisveitingar-og-storar-vatnsaflsvirkjanir-a-islandi-hvad-hefur-breyst-eftir-karahnjukavirkjun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leyfisveitingar-og-storar-vatnsaflsvirkjanir-a-islandi-hvad-hefur-breyst-eftir-karahnjukavirkjun) _2026-03-01 · Ragnheiður E. Þorsteinsdóttir · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Aðild Íslands að EES-samningnum árið 1994 breytti miklu um málsmeðferð vegna vatnsaflsvirkjana yfir tiltekinni stærð, með tilheyrandi innleiðingu á reglum um mat á umhverfisáhrifum framkvæmda. Nú er nokkur tími liðinn síðan ráðist var í gerð Kárahnjúkavirkjunar en gríðarlega mikil þjóðfélagsleg umræða fór fram um málið og var hart deilt, m.a. um matsskyldu framkvæmdarinnar. Kárahnjúkavirkjun er… ## [Shining Islands: The Oura Archipelago and Internal Landscapes of the Rääkäri (The Drift-Netter)](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/shining-islands-the-oura-archipelago-and-internal-landscapes-of-the-raakari-the-drift-netter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shining-islands-the-oura-archipelago-and-internal-landscapes-of-the-raakari-the-drift-netter) _2026-03-01 · Tero Mustonen & Juhani Mellanoura · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ The Oura Archipelago is a biocultural landscape in the northern Baltic Sea. It is home to a unique small-scale marine fishing and seal hunting community. Lifeways in Oura have been shaped by innovations in fisheries, economic incentives and the opportunities and limits created by the northern marine ecosystem. We undertake a theoretical review of Campling and Colás to explore elements of the… ## [Abstracts of the 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri, Iceland](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/conference-and-poster-abstracts-single-blind-peer-review/abstracts-of-the-6th-sustainability-conference-at-the-university-of-akureyri-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abstracts-of-the-6th-sustainability-conference-at-the-university-of-akureyri-iceland) _2026-03-01 · Yvonne Höller et alia · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ The 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri, co-hosted by the Environmental Council and the Stefansson Arctic Institute at the University of Akureyri, received more abstracts and registrations than ever. Albeit globally, public interest in the climate crisis decreased over the past year in view of the threats to democracy, violation of international law at a large scale,…