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Norway's spy ship the Marjata will be equipped with sensors and other technology to snoop on Russia's activities in the Arctic beginning in 2016. (Norwegian Military/AP)

Ships, spys and international ‘uncooperation’ – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2015 at 20:15
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

Reindeer hot dogs for sale at Kauppatori. (Mia Bennett)

Blog Finland General Society Society (Finland)

Blog: Finland – An eastern Arctic nation

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 18:11
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Finland is the quiet player in Arctic affairs. It lacks the long Arctic coastlines of Russia, Canada, the United States,

The Arctic Canadian community of Ukukhaktok in Canada's Northwest Territories. A move to reduce diesel use in community's like this one, were among your most read stories this week. (Eilís Quinn / Eye on the Arctic)

Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features

Fishing, science missions and the end of diesel in the North? – Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 20:32 — Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 20:51
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

Overlapping claims to the North Pole don't mean conflict is inevitable says a Norwegian expert. (iStock)

Blog Denmark/Greenland General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) Special Features

Blog: The return of the Arctic Five

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 18:13 — Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 21:07
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Last week, the five Arctic Ocean coastal states signed a much heralded moratorium on fishing in the high seas portion

An icebreaker in the Kara Sea in April 2015. Stories concerning drilling and shipping were among you're most read Eye on the Arctic stories this week. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty)

Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada)

Politics, pot & polar ice – Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 at 18:43 — Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 15:39
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

The Sermeq Kujualleq glacier discharges icebergs into the sea. (Irene Quaile/Ilulissat, 2009)

Blog Environment General

Ice-Blog: Can we still avert irreversible ice sheet melt?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015 at 18:16
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Earlier this week, I was able to follow up my last talk with Professor Stefan Rahmstorf from the Potsdam Institute for

The Alaska phase of a major fibre optic project remains on track for completion by the end of next year. (iStock)

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Blog: Northwest Territories fur and fiber optics make inroads in Asia

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 18:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 18:10
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The media tends to view Asian activities in the Arctic with a wary eye. China, and to a lesser extent

Blog Environment General Special Features

Ice-Blog: Polar ice set for six-metre sea level rise?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 18:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 20:02
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Small increases in global average temperature may eventually lead to sea level rise of six metres or more, according to

Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)

Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada)

Citizenship, Shell and polar education:Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 at 20:30
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

A view of Iqaluit in Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. What would a northern university mean to Canada's Arctic communities? (Robert Gillies/AP)

Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features

Blog: Northern Canada doesn’t have a university … Does it need one?

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 at 18:16 — Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 20:22
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Much ado has been made by the fact that northern Canada – specifically the territories – does not have a

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Ice-Blog: Icy hotspots in focus at climate talks?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 17:50 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 21:15
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With western Europe sweltering in a record-breaking heatwave, climate scientists are meeting in Paris this week for what is

A view of the Beaufort Sea from the community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada's Northwest Territories. Imperial Oil's decision to delay drilling in the Beaufort was among your most read stories this week. (Rick Bowmer/AP)

Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features

Erosion, geopolitics and the Beaufort Sea: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2015 at 15:18 — Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015 at 20:51
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features

Medals, energy and shipping shenanigans: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2015 at 19:09 — Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015 at 19:16
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

The Donut Hole (and two other small ones to the south) at the center of the Arctic Ocean. (Cryopolitics)

Blog General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) Special Features

Blog: The donut hole at the centre of the Arctic Ocean

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 13:45 — Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015 at 19:55
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On June 4, I wrote about issues surrounding the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. June 5 was National Donut

Finland's new bio-fuel programme was among your most read Eye on the Arctic stories this week. (iStock)

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Jobs, housing & horse manure – Arctic week in reivew

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2015 at 18:49
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this