Blog: #SavetheArctic… from Greenpeace
I take a deep and annoyed breathe every time I see a Greenpeace #SavetheArctic tweet, video, or article. Not because
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Author: Heather Exner-Pirot
Blog: The evolving role of regions in Arctic governance
An interesting thing happened last Fall as the US prepared for its upcoming Arctic Council chairmanship. The Alaska Arctic Policy
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Blog: The British Invasion – The Arctic Circle and observer states
There was a lot of buzz around new Observers to the Arctic Council leading up to the 2013 Ministerial in
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Blog: The Arctic Council at a crossroads – Still, and again
The narrative of “the Arctic Council at a crossroads” has been prominent since at least 2008, and probably before. It
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Blog: Violence and public health in the North – What about the men?
Much ink has been spilled in Canada the past month on the merits of a federal inquiry on missing and
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Blog: USA steps up Arctic game with appointment of Papp as special representative
Since 2006, eleven different states have appointed Arctic Ambassadors/Envoys, and last week the United States became the twelfth, with Secretary
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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Chairmanship – Lots of Leadership, No Followers
This week Canada surprised the Arctic Council by replacing its Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Patrick Borbey, halfway into
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Blog: Addressing northern food insecurity
The challenge of northern food security is not new, but awareness on the issue has been growing, thanks to efforts
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Blog: The Arctic Council’s Immunity to Crimean Flu
Since Russian forces entered Crimea earlier this month, a host of commentators have been speculating on when and how that
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Blog: And now for the good news …
I won’t begin, as others have, by apologizing for making a year-in-review list. I happen to like lists, and it’s
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BLOG: Stephen Harper and the North Pole – Still embarrassing Canadians in Arctic policy
It was a big week for Arctic governance and science, as Denmark and Canada both provided submissions to the Commission
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BLOG: The elephant in the room – Mental health in Arctic communities
It probably won’t surprise many readers to learn that northern Canada has one of the highest rates of suicide in
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Blog: Local vs Global – Dualism in Arctic Policy Development
For those readers who just arrived to this blog from a 1981 deLorean, the Arctic has in recent years become
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BLOG: Harper’s Arctic tour conceals shift in circumpolar politics
In the midst of the hoopla for Stephen Harper’s 8th annual Arctic trip this year, two extremely interesting things took
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BLOG: The exceptionality of Inuit diplomacy
This month marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, the largest land claim
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