Iceland president says Arctic lacks ‘effective governance’; launches Arctic Circle
In a subtle swipe at the Arctic Council, Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson criticized, “The Arctic has suffered from a lack
Read moreIn a subtle swipe at the Arctic Council, Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson criticized, “The Arctic has suffered from a lack
Read moreLast month, I discussed Japan’s designation of Masuo Nishibayashi as Arctic Ambassador — the second Asian country to create such a
Read moreJapan has appointed an Arctic Ambassador, a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states. Masuo Nishibayashi is already
Read moreThere’s been a lot of developments in Arctic shipping lately, particularly in light of the study by members of UCLA’s
Read moreLast month, I participated in a Stockholm Arctic Seminar on Asian Arctic expansion put on by Mistra Arctic Futures at
Read moreCanada, the upcoming chair of the Arctic Council, has named Patrick Borbey as the new chair of the group of
Read moreNorthern diplomats and policymakers like to reinforce the notion of cooperation in the circumpolar north, and Denmark’s Arctic Ambassador Klavs
Read moreGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Oslo this week to meet with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the euro
Read moreRoyal Dutch Shell has announced that it will be dry towing its two drill ships anchored in Alaska to ports
Read moreAustralia and the Arctic aren’t often mentioned in the same sentence. One tends to hear more about Australia and Antarctica,
Read moreGreenpeace Canada has obtained a draft of the Arctic Council’s Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution that officials have
Read moreAt the Arctic Frontiers conference, attendees had the opportunity to listen to numerous government and NGO representatives from Russia speak
Read more“Do you see an ocean of opportunities or a picture of climate change?” This is the question Maren Esmark, the
Read moreOn the first day of the Arctic Frontiers conference, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Mead Treadwell gave a speech full of
Read moreCorrection update: The map originally analyzed in this post was a draft. This post has been updated to reflect the
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