Blog – Between Militarization and Disarmament: Constructing Peace in the Arctic
Since 2007 there has been ongoing debate as to the prospects for conflict in the Arctic. Realists contend that great
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Author: Heather Exner-Pirot
Blog – The Arctic Council Ministerial could have been worse
“The result could have been much worse.” So pronounced Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the press conference following the
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Interview – Finland’s Senior Arctic Official looks back at two years of Finnish Arctic Council chairmanship
Finland completes its two-year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council on Tuesday, May 7th. Eye on the Arctic blogger Heather Exner-Pirot
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Blog – What to expect from the 2019 Arctic Council Ministerial
The Arctic Council is a collegial and sober organization, that likes to stay above the fray of geopolitical tussling. But
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Blog – Higher learning? The quest for a Northern University in Canada
As the only Arctic nation without a university, Canada is “lagging behind” its northern neighbours admonished Senator Dennis Patterson last
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Economic development in the North: The taboo no one wants to talk about
In August 2016, Mary Simon, the veteran Inuit and Canadian political leader, was appointed the Minister’s Special Representative on Arctic
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Blog: About that bear – Why the media keeps getting the Arctic wrong
You’ve all seen it by now: the viral video of an emaciated polar bear on Baffin Island posted by National
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Blog: Arctic Council continues to defy pessimism
On May 11th, the Arctic states and Indigenous Permanent Participants met in Fairbanks for the tenth Arctic Council Ministerial. Ministerial
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Blog – The Fairbanks ministerial: What to expect
For the tenth time since 1998, the eight Arctic states and six Permanent Participants will gather together as an Arctic
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Blog: Chairing the Arctic Council was hard work but a joy, says David Balton (Part 2 of 2)
The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two
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Blog: Senior Arctic Official David Balton on what makes Arctic Council so unique (Part 1 of 2)
The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two year
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Blog: Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic makes sense; an Arctic Summit does not
Last week, Russia hosted a high profile conference on Arctic development and cooperation which boasted the attendance of 2400 or
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Blog: The innovation imperative in Arctic policy
Arctic foreign policy, like public policy in general, goes through phases. Our current phase began around 2006 and can
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Blog: Poirier’s Revenge – The map of Canada has the wrong Arctic boundaries. No, really.
When Polar Knowledge Canada was created out of the ashes of the Canadian Polar Commission in 2015, it published a
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Blog: How much does the Arctic Council cost?
Speaking about sustainable development at an event on Arctic politics this summer, I expressed doubt that the Arctic Council could
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