Issues affecting circumpolar nations
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s swashbuckling fantasies aside, geopolitical competition in the contemporary Arctic is not about who controls
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Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod is laying out a vision for the North’s future that includes an increased military presence
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By mid-century – and perhaps by 2035 – a Transpolar Passage will open across the Arctic Ocean via the North
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The American commander of NORAD delivered a stark warning Tuesday to policy makers in both Washington and Ottawa, calling on
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As the Canadian government embarks on a much delayed and criticized quest to find a replacement for its ageing fleet
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Canada’s international trade minister quietly sounded out officials at the Department of National Defence last spring about how much of
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Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s Northern tour didn’t come with any new spending announcements. Instead he talked up the importance
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In a move that reflects the growing tensions between Russia and the West, Ottawa quietly announced last week that it
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China’s growing involvement and interest in the Arctic should not be seen as a cause for concern in Canada even
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Despite rising tensions with Russia in Eastern Europe, the Baltics and more recently in the United Kingdom, NATO would like
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In Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, the ocean was frozen as far as I could see. It was March, the time of
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Negotiations on a landmark agreement for the Arctic concluded last week when the five Arctic coastal states plus Iceland, the
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The federal government is ready to sit down with Inuit leaders to discuss the creation of an Inuit-managed protected area
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Strategic concerns over the vulnerability of China’s current trade routes and climate change are pushing Beijing to pay growing attention
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Canada’s long-awaited defence review came out earlier this summer, giving Arctic experts the chance to analyse the Trudeau government’s position on Arctic issues.
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