Blog – Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson lights up London’s Tate Modern
Olafur Eliasson’s show at London’s Tate Modern passes Iceland’s landscape through a glass prism, refracting it into a world of
Read moreOlafur Eliasson’s show at London’s Tate Modern passes Iceland’s landscape through a glass prism, refracting it into a world of
Read moreSince 2007 there has been ongoing debate as to the prospects for conflict in the Arctic. Realists contend that great
Read moreFew people realize that a mere 101 days before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their fateful steps, mankind officially
Read moreScotland’s islands, particularly Orkney, are capitalizing on their historic northern linkages both offensively, to take advantage of new economic opportunities
Read moreAmerican rhetoric is turning up the temperature in the Arctic while not even really putting its money where its mouth
Read moreU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s swashbuckling fantasies aside, geopolitical competition in the contemporary Arctic is not about who controls
Read moreThe attention of Finnish and international media focused on the lack of results at the Rovaniemi Arctic Ministerial Meeting. There
Read more“The result could have been much worse.” So pronounced Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the press conference following the
Read moreFinland completes its two-year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council on Tuesday, May 7th. Eye on the Arctic blogger Heather Exner-Pirot
Read moreThe Arctic Council is a collegial and sober organization, that likes to stay above the fray of geopolitical tussling. But
Read moreBy mid-century – and perhaps by 2035 – a Transpolar Passage will open across the Arctic Ocean via the North
Read moreLast Friday marked the first week of spring, which means that it was also Polar Week! It was also the
Read moreThe town of Kirkenes, Norway is a little northern melting pot. It sits at the on the country’s Arctic edge,
Read moreI was angry with the media for a long time. Many newspapers and news sites told us that there was
Read moreIt’s been a while since I wrote, and I have a lot of catching up to do. Aside from scrambling
Read more