Blog: What’s in a name? The Japanese-built, Chinese-chartered icebreaker – MV Nunavik
At the Nunavik Nickel Project mine in northern Quebec, Japanese shipbuilding skills, Chinese mining expertise, and European demand are combining
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Author: Mia Bennett
Blog: Extractive frontiers – The Arctic and Central Asia
At first glance, it might seem odd to compare the Arctic and Central Asia – two regions whose physical geographies
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Blog: The tyranny of time and distance in Arctic SAR
In a recent post, I discussed cross-polar flights and the international framework that exists for search and rescue (SAR) coordination
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Blog: Interview with Arctic Corridor Spokesman Timo Lohi
On Monday, I spoke with Timo Lohi, who is heading up the Arctic Corridor project based in Finland. The Arctic
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Blog – MH370: What if it were to happen in the Arctic?
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared while flying between the Asian capitals of Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Based on analysis
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Blog: Russia puts countries on edge in the Arctic
The Arctic has been one of the bright spots in cooperation between Russia and the West for several years now
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Blog: Ukraine’s impact on Arctic gas development: Part II
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential impacts Ukraine could have on Arctic gas development. Last week, I
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Blog: Russia, icebreakers and Arctic identity
On March 7 at the Opening Ceremonies for the Sochi Paralympic Games, a giant mock Russian icebreaker sailed across the
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Blog: Oil companies push ahead with plans in Russia and Canada while sidelined in the U.S.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that more crude oil is being sent by sea and inland waterways
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Blog: Finnish Foreign Minister on the Nordic model and the Arctic
Finland has a smaller profile in the Arctic than its neighbor to the west, Norway. Whereas Norwegian Prime Minister Erna
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Blog: Norway’s Prime Minister calls for advancing Northern Norway’s knowledge economy
Although last week’s Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway focused on the activities of “humans in the Arctic,” from sleeping
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Blog: Oil companies real beneficiaries of Canada’s Arctic highway extension
On January 8, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the extension
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Blog: China at the Poles
Global media interpretations of China’s rescue of stranded passengers off Antarctica vary The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long‘s rescue of the
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Blog: Canada, Russia and The North Pole
“We do not give up the North Pole. Canada’s claims to the North Pole are no more than ambition.” So
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BLOG: Potential rare earth element found in Arctic
I attended the American Geological Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this week in San Francisco. It’s billed as “the largest worldwide
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