Trump administration sought last-minute changes to soften Arctic Council climate-change commitment
When foreign ministers from all eight Arctic nations signed a declaration this month committing their countries to fighting climate change,
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Special Reports
Finland invites Norway to develop joint Arctic railway project
As Finland takes over the chair of Arctic Council, it addresses its Nordic neighbour over the grand development of a
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With Trump administration intentions unclear, Alaskans might have to fill the void on Arctic policy
For the rapidly warming Arctic, where people may be anxious about climate change, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week had some soothing words.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most Arctic of them all?
In 1976 the popular singer Gladys Knight made a little-known film called “Pipe Dreams,” set in Valdez during construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
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Norwegians and Icelanders let Alaskans in on the secrets to economic prosperity
FAIRBANKS — A year and a half into Alaska’s recession, in which thousands of jobs have been lost statewide, Alaskans
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Blog: Arctic Council continues to defy pessimism
On May 11th, the Arctic states and Indigenous Permanent Participants met in Fairbanks for the tenth Arctic Council Ministerial. Ministerial
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Establishment of Álgu Fund marks new beginning in Arctic Council, indigenous peoples say
The financial instrument is to help indigenous groups raise resources for involvement in decision-making and participation in the Arctic Council.
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From the south, keen interest in the Arctic and the Arctic Council
Hot, humid India may lie well south of the Arctic Circle, but it has plenty of connections to the Arctic, its
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Finland’s foreign policy includes adorable Arctic emojis
FAIRBANKS — Searching for a cute, wry or funny way to text about the Arctic? The Finnish government is on
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After high-level Arctic talks, the party moves to Anchorage, Alaska
While the Arctic Council convenes in Fairbanks, the after-party is happening in Anchorage. As delegates, dignitaries and stakeholders wind down
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Russia’s foreign minister visits Lend-Lease Monument in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, visited a monument to cooperation between the United States and the former Soviet Union
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Blog: The last few bipolar months of the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship are ending
Two years ago in Iqaluit, Canada’s “heart of the Arctic,” the U.S. took over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council,
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U.S. ends Arctic Council chairmanship with reluctance on climate action
FAIRBANKS — When he opened a meeting of his colleagues from all the Arctic nations, U.S. Secretary of State Rex
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Arctic Council presents united front as Finland takes over from U.S.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The run up to this week’s Arctic Council ministerial was dominated by just how U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
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Ice-Blog: Deciding Arctic future in Fairbanks and Bonn
It is hard to tell where the most influential conversations on the future of the Arctic are being held right
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