The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Iceland
The Arctic Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The international forum has Canadian roots and was established on September 19,
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Asia
Korean shipping industry watching Northern Sea Route
From South Korea to Kazakhstan via Northern Sea Route. The Dutch ship «Happy Dover» on 17th July set out from
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Russian, Chinese officials hold talks on Arctic railway project
Chinese money gives new life to the Belkomur project. Russian and Chinese officials have completed a fifth meeting in the
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Human traffickers detained by Finnish border guards
Finnish border guards have broken up a ring of international human traffickers who smuggled people into the country from Russia.
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Blog: Descent into Russia’s Far East
In the middle of February, after five and a half sleepless hours in the window seat of a diamond mining
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Declining interest in Northern Sea Route
Interest from international ship operators in utilizing the Northern Sea Route has waned in recent years, according to a new
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Blog: Caribou, development & North Korea – Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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North Korea signs Svalbard Treaty
Signing the Svalbard treaty gives North Korea the right to conduct economic and scientific activities on the Arctic archipelago. The
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Blog: Will COP21 turn down heat on Arctic?
The world’s leaders are meeting in Paris this week for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, generally known as
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Blog: Arctic like ‘discovering a new Africa,’ Iceland
The Arctic Circle Singapore Forum convened last week in the hot and hazy tropical megalopolis. The forum is an offshoot of the
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Blog: Singapore and the Arctic
In Singapore, they say, there are two seasons: summer outdoors and winter indoors. On a hot and dangerously hazynight last
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China to provide parts for Russian offshore projects
Chinese companies will provide a lion’s share of the technology needed for Russian offshore energy projects, the government plans. In
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Blog: Northwest Territories fur and fiber optics make inroads in Asia
The media tends to view Asian activities in the Arctic with a wary eye. China, and to a lesser extent
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Jobs, housing & horse manure – Arctic week in reivew
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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China eyes Arctic Norway infrastructure projects
As local politicians in the Norwegian Arctic town catfight over alternative sites for new ports and maritime infrastructure, Chinese investors
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