Canada’s Chief of Defence visits counterpart in Moscow
On September 14, General Walt Natynczyk, Canada’s Chief of Defence, began a three day trip to Moscow to meet with
Read moreOn September 14, General Walt Natynczyk, Canada’s Chief of Defence, began a three day trip to Moscow to meet with
Read moreCairn Energy, an Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration company, runs one of the largest exploration programs in Greenland. It has
Read moreAs I wrote in May, Quebec’s Plan Nord was supposed to build 500 new housing units in Nunavik, the northern,
Read moreHuang Nubo, a Chinese businessman and former government official ranked by Forbes’ as China’s 161st richest person in 2010, intends
Read moreThis year’s extent of Arctic sea ice could be the second smallest ever, making the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea
Read moreDespite all that the Arctic countries have done to try to make the region safer for transportation, deadly accidents still
Read moreEarlier this month, France’s former prime minister Michel Rocard, now French Ambassador for the Arctic and Antarctic, toured the Arctic
Read moreThe U.S., Canada, and Russia wrapped up the second-annual Exercise Vigilant Eagle on August 9. The five-day military exercise tested
Read moreFrom August 6 to 11, the “Northern Sea Route to Strategic Stability and Equal Partnership in the Arctic” conference is
Read moreI spent two blustery weeks this summer in Iceland. Four of those days were spent in Reykjavik, the world’s
Read moreNPR has sent some of its journalists to the Arctic to study the consequences of melting sea ice on the
Read moreThough the Arctic may be rich in natural resources, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for corporations to make money there.
Read moreAt the same June 30 regional conference of the United Russia party in Yekaterinburg where Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s growing
Read moreOn June 3, Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston, laid out the Conservatives’ plans for Canada in the Throne Speech to
Read moreThe 7th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting took place yesterday and today in Nuuk, Greenland. At the meeting, the Arctic Council
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