Blog: Proposed ‘Northern Corridor’ would bypass much of Canada’s north
A new research paper issued by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy has proposed establishing a right-of-way for a
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Author: Mia Bennett
Blog: Winter in the world’s coldest city
As Memorial Day Weekend kicks off the summer in the United States, what better time than to look back on
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Blog: At White House, U.S. and Nordic leaders talk shop on the Arctic
Last Friday, over a state dinner of cured salmon, salt-cured ahi tuna, and venison tartar with truffle vinaigrette, President Barack
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Blog: Eimskip in Maine – A saga for the 21st-century Arctic
Last week, I wrote about my visit to the state of Maine, an up-and-coming actor in Arctic affairs. One of
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Blog: The Maine doorway to the Arctic
A few weeks ago, I took a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to the Arctic. Or at least that’s how some
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Blog: Seen from space: Canadian highway to Arctic Ocean nears completion
A few days ago, The Washington Post ran a story about the Dalton Highway in Alaska. This packed gravel road courses
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Blog: The long road from Yakutsk
Worries about this summer’s upcoming cruise through the Northwest Passage by the 1,000-passenger, 600-crew Crystal Serenity have dominated Arctic headlines this week. The
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Blog: Descent into Russia’s Far East
In the middle of February, after five and a half sleepless hours in the window seat of a diamond mining
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Blog: NSR – Twinned development of shipping, oil
In December, a record heat wave was cascading through the Arctic at a time when snow and ice would normally
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Blog: A year in the global Arctic
As 2015 draws to a close, it’s good to step back and take stock of the year that was. Digging
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Blog: Greenland pioneers Arctic tourism & mining
The world’s largest island has risen to the lofty ranks of Lonely Planet’s Top 10 countries to visit in 2016. This past October,
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Blog: Will COP21 turn down heat on Arctic?
The world’s leaders are meeting in Paris this week for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, generally known as
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Blog: Arctic Observing Open Science Meeting
Last week in Seattle, the Arctic Observing Open Science Meeting (AOOSM) convened for the first time in seven years. The meeting was
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Blog: Moscow, where polar bears stalk the streets?
This summer in Helsinki, I found token signs of the country’s Arctic identity, which I discussed in a post called “Finland: An
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Blog: Arctic like ‘discovering a new Africa,’ Iceland
The Arctic Circle Singapore Forum convened last week in the hot and hazy tropical megalopolis. The forum is an offshoot of the
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