Issues affecting circumpolar nations
Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important
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The last quarter of 2020 has witnessed a flurry of activity in the area of Arctic governance and cooperation, including
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The Arctic Council senior Arctic officials plenary meeting wound up on Thursday with current chair Iceland praising the forum’s ability
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As China’s activity ramps up in the North, Nordic countries should aim to develop a common approach to the Asian
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Iceland began offering COVID-19 testing to international travellers on Monday, in hopes that giving tourists a way to avoid two-week
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Iceland’s Ministery of Foriegn Affairs said it has spoken with foreign ministers in other North American Arctic regions this month
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Nenets Autonomous Okrug: This region of northern Russia recorded an additional case of COVID-19 on Wednesday bringing total confirmed cases
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The foreign ministers of Iceland and Estonia met on Wednesday to talk everything from Nordic-Baltic relations to Arctic cooperation. “We
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Only hours after the Americans stunned fellow Arctic countries with a forceful show of discord, the new Icelandic chair of
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Before Iceland takes over the chair of Arctic Council in May, President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson will talk cooperation with the
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Iceland and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement to boost security cooperation between their two countries. The Memorandum of
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir discussed climate change with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Reykjavik on Friday, saying the continued
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Iceland – U.S. cooperation in Arctic security and defence issues was among the key issues discussed by the the two
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All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets
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Nearly two years after the president of Iceland drew Canada’s ire with his disparaging comments about pineapple pizza, Gudni Johannesson
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