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Blog: Narva, Estonia—A would-be Arctic crossroads on Europe’s edge

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, May 26, 2023 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Monday, May 29, 2023 at 11:37
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The story of Narva is the story of the Arctic port that never was. Had it taken off as an

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Blog: As Norway takes over the Arctic Council, will members uphold its principles?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 09:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 09:26
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Will the Arctic 7, the Permanent Participants, and Observers promote and uphold the Arctic values implicit within the 1996 Ottawa

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Blog – Arctic Exceptionalism is Over. Who Will Tell the Diplomats?

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 17:18
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Today the Arctic Council, the main regional forum of the eight Arctic states, transferred its Chairmanship from Russia to Norway.

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$20 million in debt forgiven by Housing NWT in last 3 years

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 09:29
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By Jenna Dulewich  Housing NWT going through old mortgage files to ‘clean them up’ Housing NWT has forgiven more than

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Blog: Moving North – Arctic Frontiers in a changing world

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 12:59
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Tromso is living up to its image as Norway’s Arctic capital, as I step off the plane into a flurry

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Blog: Arctic Sweden—Kiruna pivots from underground to outer space

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2023 at 08:55 — Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2023 at 09:02
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On January 13, 2023, mainland Europe’s first spaceport opened in the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna–better known for iron ore

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Baffinland set to head back to Nunavut communities for talks

Amy Tucker, CBC
Posted: Monday, November 21, 2022 at 09:02
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‘There has to be that constant dialogue, in order to fully work together in collaboration,’ says Paul Quassa Baffinland Iron

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Finnish Defence Forces to use biofuels on land, at sea

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 15:50
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Solar panels have also been installed on Defence Forces facilities all the way up into Lapland, where one building at

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Blog: Life on an Arctic farm, interrupted only by Norwegian jets

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 15:04
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This summer, I found myself on a farm in the Norwegian Arctic solely in charge of 16 horses, 12 goats,

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Chinese shippers shun Russian Arctic waters

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 08:45
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For the first time in several years, China’s state shipping company COSCO is not not sailing on the Northern Sea

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Blog: The Arctic in a warming world

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 15:07 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 16:29
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The far north has long been considered a barometer for the measurement of global climate change, including via phenomenon such

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Blog: Shetland races to build a sub-Arctic spaceport

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, August 1, 2022 at 16:08
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On the United Kingdom’s northernmost island, the new space race is getting under way. AAs part of my lifelong odyssey

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Blog: A line drawn here … Arctic boundaries shift in a time of conflict

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 11:34 — Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 11:38
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its fifth month, and with little sign of a resolution, Arctic governments in

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Blog: The US is using a mine in Greenland to counter China

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, June 27, 2022 at 15:48
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The U.S. has offered $657 million to develop the world’s northernmost mine in Greenland to counter China. Is it worth

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Blog: UN experts talk climate in Bonn amidst Arctic warming, Ukraine invasion

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 13:39
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Same procedure as every year? While the Russian aggression in Ukraine continues to dominate the headlines and COVID simmers steadily

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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