Int’l Arctic emergency marine exercise will lead to better response coordination, say participants
An international marine exercise wound up last week and although the report won’t be out for a while, participants say
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Arctic Council
Russia postpones Arctic Forum to spring 2022
The conference will be closely linked to the country’s chairmanship period in the Arctic Council, the Russian Government informs. The
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44 per cent increase in unique ships entering Canada’s Northwest Passage, says report
The number of ships entering Canada’s Northwest Passage, and the distances sailed, are all increasing, says a new report from
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Arctic Guardian exercise 2021 underway to test joint emergency marine response
The Arctic Council and the Arctic Coast Guard Forum launched their Arctic Guardian 2021 exercise on Monday to test the
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Threat of military conflict in the Arctic is ‘relatively low,’ says top Russian diplomat
Russian officials believe that the threat of a military confrontation in the Arctic is “relatively low,” says the country’s senior
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Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn
From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President
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Blog – Pole to Pole: India’s Arctic White Paper
India was one of the five Asian governments which were accepted by the Arctic Council as formal observers in 2013,
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Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns
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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Education, environment & Russia in the spotlight – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Marc Lanteigne
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, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault
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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The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot
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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COVID, climate & the impact on science – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mia Bennett
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 – Arctic policy after the U.S. Election, damage control ahead?
To say that United States foreign policy has experienced major upheavals, many of which have caused far more harm than
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Inuit org says term “local communities” undermines Indigenous rights on international stage
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 – To stop coronavirus, Arctic communities took matters into their own hands. Can it last?
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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