Issues affecting circumpolar nations
Northern-specific issues were largely absent from Wednesday’s throne speech in Canada, but moving forward on introducing legislation on the United
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With only two of its three engines in operation, Russia’s new nuclear-powered icebreaker is on its maiden voyage to icy
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Several cases of COVID-19 have been reported since the beginning of September at the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska,
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This season’s sea-ice extent is soon reaching minimum, with a specially sharp decline north of Svalbard and Russia’s Arctic archipelagos.
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National airline Finnair has announced plans to end domestic commercial flights to five regional airports after the upcoming winter season,
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NATO’s new U.S.-based Atlantic Command was declared operational in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday, underlying the alliance’s
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Draft legislation relating to new rules for travellers hoping to visit Finland has generated confusion and criticism as the bill
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The joint U.S., U.K., Norwegian and Danish exercise off Russia’s coast in the Barents Sea is the latest example of
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With two F-16s in the air on Monday, the number of QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to identify Russian military planes
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A British Royal Navy statement following this week’s exercise disproves the post-Cold War saying “High North – Low Tension.” “The
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Glaciers are melting, permafrost thaws and buildings are sagging. What scares the scientists most is studies of decomposing carbon from
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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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The Zvezda yard in Vladivostok will have plenty of complex Arctic shipbuilding to do over the next years. Not only
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Compared with some of Russia’s other neighbours, the country’s border with Norway is relatively short, (approximately 196 kilometres), but from
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Most cruise liners from across the globe have paused operations and empty ships are currently left in ports. The travel
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