Blog – Underwater tunnels revolutionize transport in the Faroe Islands
Fifty-five million years ago, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean opened up between Europe and Greenland, pushing the two landmasses apart. In
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Politics (Denmark/Greenland)
Canada and Denmark set up joint task force to resolve Arctic boundary issues
Canada and Denmark together with Greenland plan to create a joint task force to explore options and provide recommendations on
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Blog – Faroe Islands host Arctic Circle Forum, trumpet “infrastructure miracle”
Situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the Faroe Islands are so remote from most people’s minds that even the customs
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Greenland braces for coalition talks to cut through election result murk
With Wednesday’s election result murk, the topsy-turvy world of Greenlandic politics is about to get a lot more interesting as
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Denmark’s new defence agreement renews focus on protecting the Baltic
For the first time in over two decades, the Danish government is looking to renew its military’s focus on the
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Q&A: Impact assessments in the Arctic – What Canada and Greenland can learn from each other
MONTREAL — A major conference on the challenges climate change poses for doing impact assessments,wound up in Canada on Friday. Delegates from around the
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Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek control of marine oasis
Indigenous peoples from Canada and Greenland are seeking to have joint management of a unique area of the Arctic Ocean,
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Nordic countries discuss closer defense cooperation
On the background of new regional security challenges, the Nordic countries have discussed ways to increase defense and security cooperation.
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Discussions underway on who can claim Arctic seabed
Quietly flying under the news radar is an extremely important international meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York
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Canada’s Supreme Court agrees to hear Arctic seismic testing case opposed by Inuit
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal against seismic testing in Arctic waters between Canada and Greenland brought
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Green Party calls on Liberal government to stop seismic testing in Davis Strait
The federal government urgently needs to step in and stop planned seismic testing in Davis Strait regardless whether the Supreme
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Inuit launch new offensive against seal ban
A new pan-Arctic Inuit organization is taking its case on seal hunting directly to the European Parliament on Thursday. The organization
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Russia ready to talk North Pole with Denmark
It might take up to 15 years to settle the Arctic delimitation issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. Russia and
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Blog: The return of the Arctic Five
Last week, the five Arctic Ocean coastal states signed a much heralded moratorium on fishing in the high seas portion
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Denmark claims North Pole
Scientific data shows Greenland’s continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, says Denmark’s Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard.
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