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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 16:01
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Aleksandr Krutikov was expected to play a key role in Russia’s upcoming chairmanship in the Arctic Council The First Deputy

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RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Education, environment & Russia in the spotlight – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Marc Lanteigne

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 1, 2021 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General RCI 

The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Science (USA) USA 

COVID, climate & the impact on science – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mia Bennett

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 25, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Blog Politics Politics (USA) RCI USA 

Blog – Arctic policy after the U.S. Election, damage control ahead?

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 15:10
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To say that United States foreign policy has experienced major upheavals, many of which have caused far more harm than

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Politics Politics (USA) RCI USA 

Inuit org says term “local communities” undermines Indigenous rights on international stage

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 10:33 — Last Updated: Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:11
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) says the use of the term “local communities” by UN member states, as well international

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Blog Business Business (USA) USA 

Blog – To stop coronavirus, Arctic communities took matters into their own hands. Can it last?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 17:09
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Across the Arctic each summer, thousands of tourists and scientists descend upon the region’s villages, research stations, and glaciers. This

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Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Security strongmen take on key role in Russian Arctic policy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:49
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According to a decree signed by President Putin on the 25th August, the Security Council is to establish a special commission that

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Canada Finland Geopolitics (Canada) Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland and Russia discuss cooperation between Arctic and Barents structures

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 13:38
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While Russia takes over the Chair of the Arctic Council next year, Finland will have the responsibility of the Barents

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Russian Indigenous groups call on Elon Musk to boycott company behind Arctic environmental disasters

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11:10
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The company that recently made international headlines for causing environmental disasters on the Taimyr Peninsula by spilling 20,000 tons of

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Politics (USA) RCI USA 

U.S. appoints special coordinator for the Arctic to advise on national security, economic issues

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 08:18
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The U.S. State Department has named Jim DeHart, a career diplomat, as its U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region a

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General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) RCI 

Nordics should aim for common approach to China’s Arctic involvement says report

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2020 at 08:59
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As China’s activity ramps up in the North, Nordic countries should aim to develop a common approach to the Asian

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General RCI 

New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 at 15:41
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A new Arctic-specific risk assessment tool for shipping has been released, something that the international experts behind it hope will

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Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) RCI 

Iceland, Estonia talk Arctic at Tallinn meeting

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 15:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 15:55
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The foreign ministers of Iceland and Estonia met on Wednesday to talk everything from Nordic-Baltic relations to Arctic cooperation. “We

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