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BLOG: “We are trying to hand over our expertise in the Arctic”⁠—Estonia

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022 at 09:22 — Last Updated: Monday, November 7, 2022 at 09:35
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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: Arctic Circle—The outside world keeps walking in

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2022 at 08:35
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This year’s Arctic Circle Assembly was a near-return to normal operations following previous postponements and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the event could hardly

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Finland's flag. (Martti Kainulainen / Lehtikuva / AFP)
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No return to pre-war reality when it comes to Arctic cooperation, says Finnish report

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 16:25
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended international Arctic cooperation and there will be “no return to the pre-war reality,” says

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Blog: And then there were seven … The Arctic Council carries on minus Russia

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 15:54
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Since early March of this year, the Arctic Council and its agencies, including the Working Groups which focus on various environmental

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Seven western countries on Arctic Council to resume limited work in forum

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 11:16 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 11:25
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The seven western countries on the Arctic Council said Wednesday they will resume work together on some of the forum’s

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Int’l Inuit org releases protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2022 at 15:35
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched its protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic on Friday saying

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Blog: The geopolitical collapse of the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022 at 08:30 — Last Updated: Friday, May 27, 2022 at 08:32
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Hint: It’s not because of climate change. Five years ago, the Economist published an article headlined, “The Arctic as it is known today is

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Arctic Council future uncertain with isolated Russia

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 11:13
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Nearly 130 of the council’s projects are up in the air, with little desire among member countries to continue cooperating

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Arctic Council chairman warns against Nordic NATO expansion

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:44
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The entry of Sweden and Finland in the alliance could lead to certain “adjustments” in Arctic cooperation, says Russia’s top

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Senior Arctic officials working on plan forward amidst Arctic Council pause

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 07:32
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TROMSO, Norway — Two months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended cooperation at the Arctic Council, which Russia currently chairs,

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Isolated Russia to invite “non-Arctic” states to develop its North

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 09:39
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Logistics chains falter, investors flee and foreign markets vanish. But President Putin argues that Russia together with countries from outside

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Ice-Blog: In search of consensus in troubled times – Students in Scotland run model Arctic Council

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 10:13
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When I was growing up on the southern outskirts of Glasgow in the 1970s, a trip to Oban was known

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Int’l Inuit org concerned about future of Arctic Council

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 09:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 10:25
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The organization that represents the world’s Inuit population says it’s behind the decision of the seven Arctic states to pause

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Arctic Council “in pause mode” as seven of eight member states condemn war

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 10:13
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None of the other member states will travel to Russia for meetings in the Arctic Council, which for the current

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Russian representatives slated to talk Arctic Council at Toronto conference off program

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 16:06
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The Finnish and Swedish ambassadors to Canada will again attend an upcoming Arctic conference in Toronto now that Russian representatives

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