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Blog: Arctic Council – Where to watch & who to follow

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 18:21 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 20:29
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Canada turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to the United States today. Dignitaries from the world’s

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The Alaska flag. What will the upcoming U.S. chairmanship mean for the state? (iStock)
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Alaska stands to benefit as US takes reins of Arctic Council

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 13:17 — Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 13:28
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Alaska stands to gain when the U.S. takes over chairmanship of the Arctic Council on Friday, with several meetings set to provide an economic shot

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Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)
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Feature Interview: Rethinking how we talk about the Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 20:28 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:52
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This week, chairmanship of the Arctic Council rotates from Canada to the United States. It’s a time when Arctic issues

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(iStock)
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Majorities in Arctic nations favor cooperation with Russia

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 13:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 13:23
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A majority of the people living in the Arctic wants to continue cooperation with Russia despite the conflict in Ukraine.

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A whalebone arch sits on the Barrow, Alaska shoreline. (Nicole Klauss / Kodiak Daily Mirror / AP)
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Arctic priorities questioned on eve of U.S. chairmanship

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 21:25
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The United States assumes chairmanship of the Arctic Council this week, kicking off a two-year window to assert American priorities

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Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. (The Canadian Press)
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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 15:36 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:46
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As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing

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Suicide rates in the world's circumpolar communities remain several times higher than their southern counterparts. (iStock)
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Mental wellness symposium taking place in Canadian Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 21:09 — Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015 at 18:54
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A circumpolar mental wellness symposium is taking place this week in Canada’s Arctic, tackling an issue that’s at the forefont

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What role are observation nations like the UK and China actually playing in the Arctic Council? (iStock)
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Blog: The Third Wheel: Observers in the Arctic Council

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:47
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Does the United Kingdom need an Arctic Ambassador? According to the UK House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic,

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Admiral Robert Papp (pictured here in 2013) is the U.S. Special Representative to the Arctic. (Sean D. Ellio / The Day / AP)
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Big changes in Far North since US last chaired Arctic Council

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 14:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 13:15
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When the United States last led the eight-nation Arctic Council, September sea ice still covered about 2.3 million square miles, Royal Dutch Shell had

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(iStock)
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How Should U.S. Lead in the Arctic?

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 13:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 20:01
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Arctic experts and policymakers gathered at a Washington, D.C. think-tank today to focus on how the U.S. might wield its

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Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, will host the Arctic Council ministerial April 24-25. (The Canadian Press)
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Arctic Economic Council to meet in Nunavut in September

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 11, 2014 at 11:02 — Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014 at 13:52
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The first official meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic Economic Council will take place in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of

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How are Canada's Arctic Council priorities resonating in the world's circumpolar regions? (iStock)
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Canada’s Arctic Council leadership gets mixed reviews

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 11:19

Canada is now just over one year into its two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council. It assumed leadership of the

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The Government Accountability Office has issued a report about U.S. participation in the Arctic Council. (iStock)
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U.S. participation in Arctic Council lacks coordination, follow-through: report

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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 17:04 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:10
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A report released Monday from the Government Accountability Office suggests U.S. participation in the Arctic Council lacks coordination and follow-through.

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(Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)
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Arctic Council key in making Northern shipping safe: society

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 11:04
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The world’s largest shipping and offshore classification society says the Arctic Council has a key role in ensuring shipping is

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The Arctic Council has long been immune from international geopolitics. Will Canada's latest move change that? (iStock)
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Canada boycotts Moscow Arctic Council meeting over Ukraine

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 10:48
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Canada boycotted an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Canada currently holds the

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