China’s COSCO planning ‘several’ shipments along Northern Sea Route
The Chinese shipping company confirms readiness to increase transit shipments on the Northern Sea Route. “Our development strategy is to
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Arctic Circle
Blog – At Arctic Circle Forum, China shows Arctic geopolitics are above Mike Pompeo’s pay grade
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s swashbuckling fantasies aside, geopolitical competition in the contemporary Arctic is not about who controls
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China seeks a more active role in the Arctic
China defines itself as a near-Arctic state and says it will actively participate with wisdom and strength to future protection
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Leaders downplay divisions at Arctic Circle conference in China
Only hours after the Americans stunned fellow Arctic countries with a forceful show of discord, the new Icelandic chair of
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Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference
Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas
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Blog – After Arctic Circle conference unfolds in Iceland, American tourists and soldiers head north
Two weeks ago, Arctic Circle, the region’s largest annual gathering, took place for the fifth year in a row in Iceland’s
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Blog – Faroe Islands host Arctic Circle Forum, trumpet “infrastructure miracle”
Situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the Faroe Islands are so remote from most people’s minds that even the customs
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Giving birth in a car: a real rural problem in Sweden
An upcoming exhibition at the Kiruna city hall, up above the Arctic Circle, is about women in the north of
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China’s top 10 keywords for the Arctic
The country’s new Arctic policy document mentions the word «research» 41 times, «cooperation» 46 times and «climate» – 26 times.
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Blog – It’s official: China releases its first Arctic Policy
China has been an active player in the Arctic for years now, sending an icebreaker towards the North Pole, opening a research station
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Colonialism still present in Arctic, says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Despite improved relations between the federal government and Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, northerners still get excluded from political
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Blog: Russia’s Yamal Peninsula reveals the paradox of sustainable Arctic development
For the fourth year in a row, Arctic Circle, the world’s largest gathering on Arctic issues convened in Iceland’s capital.
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Shell, governance & Arctic exceptionalism: 2015 Year in Review (Part 1)
2015 has drawn to a close which means Eye on the Arctic is looking back at this year’s news and events
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NSR – Russia to focus on domestic projects
REYKJAVIK: Transit cargo between Europe and Asia is plummeting, but cargo to and from Russian ports along the Northern Sea
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Alaska villages want in on Arctic planning
The long-standing president of Alaska’s Association of Village Council Presidents asked officials on Monday to take steps to include coastal villages he represents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in
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