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Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 16:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 18:06
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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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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 16:01
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Aleksandr Krutikov was expected to play a key role in Russia’s upcoming chairmanship in the Arctic Council The First Deputy

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Countries General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia wants to boost tourism to Arctic archipelago

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:10
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Government developers call for the building of Russian cruise vessels that can bring wealthy travelers to the far northern Franz

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Countries General Politics Politics (USA) RCI USA 

New U.S. Arctic strategy focuses on ‘day-to-day competition’ with Russia and China

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 18:16 — Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 10:43
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Rapidly melting sea ice and increasingly navigable Arctic waters – a so-called Blue Arctic – will create new challenges and

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska court to hear challenge to Arctic refuge oil leases

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, January 4, 2021 at 13:00
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Conservationists will try to persuade a U.S. judge on Monday to stop the Trump administration from

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada buys Israeli drone for Arctic maritime surveillance

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 14:30 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 14:55
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Ottawa will shell out more than $36 million to purchase an advanced Israeli drone to help the federal government keep

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Russian hypersonic ‘Dagger’ demands rethink of North American defences, experts say

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, December 21, 2020 at 16:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 11:11
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Russia’s planned deployment of its newest Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles in the Arctic is a game-changer that requires Ottawa and

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Biden’s pick for Interior secretary is Indigenous and a passionate foe of drilling in Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:33
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be the next secretary of Interior. The New Mexico Democrat is

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Environment (USA) General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Groups seek to block lease plans for Alaska wildlife refuge

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 14:50
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Indigenous and conservation groups asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the Trump administration from issuing

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s Northern Fleet prepares Arctic deployment of hypersonic Kinzhal missile

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 10:45
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Training of personnel and building of infrastructure for the new weapon starts in 2021, Russian military representatives say. A decision

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Trump administration may hire private ship to fill Arctic ‘icebreaker gap’ by year’s end

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 09:56
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The Trump White House is racing to lease an icebreaker, and one of the candidates is a ship with a

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canadian Coast Guard wraps up 2020 Arctic operations season

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 at 16:18
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The Canadian Coast Guard wrapped up its operations in the Arctic on Dec. 1, marking the end of an operational

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Barents Observer opens another door through Russia’s censorship wall

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 at 13:08
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Говорит баренц (Talking Barents), an audio-version of all Russian language news made available via podcast services, is the latest move

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General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Blog – The road to Reykjavik and a look ahead at Arctic governance in 2021

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2020 at 14:31
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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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