Blog: #SavetheArctic… from Greenpeace
I take a deep and annoyed breathe every time I see a Greenpeace #SavetheArctic tweet, video, or article. Not because
Read moreI take a deep and annoyed breathe every time I see a Greenpeace #SavetheArctic tweet, video, or article. Not because
Read moreAn interesting thing happened last Fall as the US prepared for its upcoming Arctic Council chairmanship. The Alaska Arctic Policy
Read moreThere was a lot of buzz around new Observers to the Arctic Council leading up to the 2013 Ministerial in
Read moreThe narrative of “the Arctic Council at a crossroads” has been prominent since at least 2008, and probably before. It
Read moreMuch ink has been spilled in Canada the past month on the merits of a federal inquiry on missing and
Read moreSince 2006, eleven different states have appointed Arctic Ambassadors/Envoys, and last week the United States became the twelfth, with Secretary
Read moreThis week Canada surprised the Arctic Council by replacing its Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Patrick Borbey, halfway into
Read moreThe challenge of northern food security is not new, but awareness on the issue has been growing, thanks to efforts
Read moreSince Russian forces entered Crimea earlier this month, a host of commentators have been speculating on when and how that
Read moreI won’t begin, as others have, by apologizing for making a year-in-review list. I happen to like lists, and it’s
Read moreIt was a big week for Arctic governance and science, as Denmark and Canada both provided submissions to the Commission
Read moreIt probably won’t surprise many readers to learn that northern Canada has one of the highest rates of suicide in
Read moreFor those readers who just arrived to this blog from a 1981 deLorean, the Arctic has in recent years become
Read moreIn the midst of the hoopla for Stephen Harper’s 8th annual Arctic trip this year, two extremely interesting things took
Read moreThis month marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, the largest land claim
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