Blog: Tillerson’s hearing: Would U.S.-Russia partnership worsen Arctic climate?
At Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, expected topics like Russia, nuclear
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Author: Mia Bennett
Blog: Arctic oil – Russia pushes North as U.S. blocks Alaska leasing
While the U.S. Department of the Interior announced earlier this month that it would hold off on leasing areas in the Alaskan
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Blog: Five ways the Dakota access pipeline affects the Arctic
Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, North Dakota have erupted this past week. For months, members of the Standing Rock
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Blog: Trump’s election a cold reality check for Arctic
Today, half of America woke up feeling overjoyed that finally, their voices had been heard. The other half felt sickened,
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Blog: China’s one belt, one road project, comes to the Arctic
I’ve just published a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Area Development and Policy called “The Silk Road goes north: Russia’s role within China’s
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Blog: Scotland’s First Minister – We’re closer to the Arctic than London
On Friday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon delivered a speech in an unlikely venue: the Arctic Circle conferencein Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Blog: Russia’s Yamal Peninsula reveals the paradox of sustainable Arctic development
For the fourth year in a row, Arctic Circle, the world’s largest gathering on Arctic issues convened in Iceland’s capital.
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Blog: New article on rethinking Arctic resource frontier in polar geography
I’ve published a new peer-reviewed article in the journal Polar Geography called “Discursive, material, vertical, and extensive dimensions of post-Cold War Arctic
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Blog: A glimpse of the Arctic’s past and future in Newfoundland, Canada
For five hundred years, the island of Newfoundland was known for its seemingly infinite cod stocks. The confluence of the warm
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Blog: Cruise through Northwest Passage has set sail
In 1969, the first commercial cargo ship sailed through the Northwest Passage. In 2013, the first bulk carrier traversed those
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Blog: What does closure of Canadian Arctic port mean for shipping?
Arctic shipping is not off to a good start this season. On July 25, the privately owned management company, Omnitrax, announced
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Blog: How two towns in the Canadian Arctic get their food
The other evening, I was sitting in a typical house in Tuktoyaktuk enjoying a meal with an Inuvialuit family as
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Blog: To understand the road to the Arctic Ocean, first go south
For the past few weeks, I’ve been in the Northwest Territories studying the new highway being constructed between Inuvik and
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Blog: A Russian icebreaker and an Italian pianist float into the Arctic…
From floating piano concerts to new icebreakers launching, a lot is going on in the Arctic lately. On June 16, Russia
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Blog: A Russian icebreaker and an italian pianist float into the Arcic…
From floating piano concerts to new icebreakers launching, a lot is going on in the Arctic lately. On June 16, Russia
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