BLOG: “We are trying to hand over our expertise in the Arctic”—Estonia
On the sidelines of the Arctic Circle conference, I sat down with Alar Karis, President of Estonia. The Baltic state
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Blog: A NATO admiral, Chinese diplomat, & Faroese metal band walk into a concert hall
Arctic Circle 2022 gathered sans Russians but with a NATO admiral, Chinese officials, and a Faroese metal band, proving that
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Arctic Circle gathering boosts cooperation across the circumpolar world
‘It’s very important to have a unified voice,’ says Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok Canada’s three territorial premiers reinforced their solidarity
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Forum to highlight Greenland’s growing importance on world stage:Grimsson
The Arctic Circle Greenland Forum gets underway in Nuuk this weekend, and is an important moment to spotlight the island’s
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Murmansk gets comprehensive facial-recognition surveillance system
Authorities call it the «Safe City project» – the 1,658 CCTV cameras that will be installed in the Murmansk region
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More than 2,300 Swedish and Finnish troops advance into Northern Norway to join NATO drills Cold Response
Trucks packed with military hardware could this weekend be seen in big numbers on the roads that connect northern Sweden
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Russian invasion of Ukraine puts ‘more attention onto the needs of the Arctic’
A man whose life was upended in the name of Arctic sovereignty says Canada now needs to do more to keep
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The IT attack that crippled a town in northern Sweden
The municipality of Kalix, in the far north of Sweden, is on the road to recovery after an IT attack
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Arctic Circle Greenland Forum to go ahead in August
After being cancelled two years in a row because of the pandemic, the Arctic Circle Greenland Forum is set to
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Deep freeze in Arctic Europe sends power prices soaring
Exceptional cold is affecting northern Scandinavia and Russia’s Kola Peninsula with temperatures below -30°. On the Finnmark plateau, between Kautokeino
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Blog: The Arctic Circle’s comeback
Following a hiatus last year due to the global pandemic, and instead shifting to virtual presentations for much of 2020 and after,
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Blog: Red light, green light – The European Union upgrades its Arctic policy
As the field of Arctic foreign policy continues to expand, the European Union has often found itself being the odd
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Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia
Sunday saw a slew of record-breaking temperatures in Arctic Russia, as a persistent heatwave continues to sweep Siberia, especially in
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Indigenous and minority language names for Norway now have official status
Roads into Norway from Sweden, Finland and Russia will get new signs with the country name also written in the
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Iceland gives green light to new Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Arctic institute
Iceland has given the green light to the new Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Arctic institute and has announced financial support towards
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