The House of Commons Defence Committee has published the oral evidence transcript from its 28 April 2026 session of the Defence in the High North inquiry, taking testimony from the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies and the University of Exeter. The publication keeps the High North firmly on Whitehall’s capability agenda at a moment when Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic is reshaping NATO’s northern flank. The committee’s line of questioning has consistently probed the gap between UK political statements on the High North and the actual industrial, logistic and ISR capability the UK can sustain there. Witnesses underscored…
