Blog—Arctic Security Conference: “We are already at war in the Arctic”
The work of Arctic conferences, as niche as they are, should be to reject rather than reproduce megalomaniacal discourses. At
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Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills – and raises tensions with NATO
A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation. NATO responds
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Thamesborg grounding update: Salvage experts en route; Arctic mapping context
A massive Dutch cargo ship Thamesborg remains aground in the Northwest Passage, monitored by two Canadian icebreakers as authorities continue
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Canadians in North see U.S. as Arctic threat on par with Russia: survey
Between Russia’s military buildup in the North and China’s growing presence in the Bering Strait near Alaska, it’s no surprise
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Blog: Norway’s Arctic policy and a kaleidoscope election
Election season has begun in earnest in Norway, as the country now faces a host of domestic and foreign issues in
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Denmark and Greenland apologize for painful legacy of forced Inuit contraception
Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday officially apologized for their roles in the historic mistreatment of Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women,
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Canada, Finland signal Arctic priorities with new strategic partnership
Canada and Finland are doubling down on the Arctic, unveiling a new strategic partnership on Tuesday that links shipbuilding, security,
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Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
Debates involve not just environmental or economic questions, but also spiritual and cultural ones Fish camps still dot the banks
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NATO group sailed the Barents Sea as Russia launched multiple missiles in exercise
The multination Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) has since last weekend been patrolling the Norwegian- and Barents Seas in
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Can we reclaim the narrative in a world abandoning climate protection?
I am not one to complain about the weather. I love a sunny summer afternoon, get a buzz from a
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China’s Arctic involvement ‘highly exaggerated,’ Harvard researchers say
China’s activities in the Arctic in recent years have been “highly exaggerated” due to “alarmist language in terms of scale,
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Wildfire complex? Blacklining? Here’s what N.W.T. Fire lingo actually means
By Sarah St-Pierre Firefighters provide regular updates, but the terms they use aren’t always well-known. At the height of wildfire
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Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate
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Five things to know about Canada’s plan to meet the NATO defence spending target
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising that Canada will quickly boost its defence spending to hit the NATO member target
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Blog: Touching down at Nuuk’s expanded airport
Flying from Iceland to Greenland is a little like jetting from one moon to another. Recently, I was one of
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