Blog: The death of Arctic exceptionalism
While climatic tipping points have received significant attention from scientists, geopolitical tipping points in the Arctic are little examined. Yet
Read moreWhile climatic tipping points have received significant attention from scientists, geopolitical tipping points in the Arctic are little examined. Yet
Read moreAlmost a decade ago, following the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, I wrote about one of the worst-case scenarios
Read moreThe discovery of rare earth elements at the world’s largest underground iron ore mine in Kiruna promises to fuel the
Read moreThe story of Narva is the story of the Arctic port that never was. Had it taken off as an
Read moreWill the Arctic 7, the Permanent Participants, and Observers promote and uphold the Arctic values implicit within the 1996 Ottawa
Read moreOn January 13, 2023, mainland Europe’s first spaceport opened in the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna–better known for iron ore
Read moreDiscussions of compensating Arctic communities for loss and damage are not on the table at COP27, whose focus is on
Read moreOn the sidelines of the Arctic Circle conference, I sat down with Alar Karis, President of Estonia. The Baltic state
Read moreArctic Circle 2022 gathered sans Russians but with a NATO admiral, Chinese officials, and a Faroese metal band, proving that
Read moreThis summer, I found myself on a farm in the Norwegian Arctic solely in charge of 16 horses, 12 goats,
Read moreOn the United Kingdom’s northernmost island, the new space race is getting under way. AAs part of my lifelong odyssey
Read moreThe U.S. has offered $657 million to develop the world’s northernmost mine in Greenland to counter China. Is it worth
Read moreHint: It’s not because of climate change. Five years ago, the Economist published an article headlined, “The Arctic as it is known today is
Read moreIn response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause”
Read moreFrom Alaska to the Faroes, radar is making a comeback in the Arctic. The surveillance technology doesn’t just scan distant
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