Blog: The EU’s Arctic policy – A means, not an end
Last week, the European Union launched a new integrated Arctic policy. This comes on the heels of a 2008 Arctic
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Canada’s federal budget thin on Arctic substance and vision: expert
When it comes to the Arctic, the federal budget tabled by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March
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Arctic remains refuge of friendly US-Russia relations
In 1987, in the glow of glasnost, then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev detailed his vision of an Arctic that would be a
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Russia’s top Arctic investments
The economy is in crisis, but the country still proceeds with plans for a string of ambitious Arctic projects. As
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Finland: Nordea forecasts continued slow growth
Banking group Nordea released its Economic Outlook on Wednesday, forecasting continued slow growth worldwide. The bank sees poor growth and
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Nobel Peace Prize winners call for halt to Arctic drilling
Several Nobel Laureates point a warning finger against Norway; oil exploration in the Arctic must stop. In a letter, the Nobel
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New Obama plan eyes further Arctic protections
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released its proposed five-year offshore drilling plan for federal waters Tuesday, leaning toward allowing three lease
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How many observers can Arctic Council handle?
For much of the world, the Arctic used to be overlooked territory, dismissed as an icy and remote wasteland. If
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1,000 experts converge in Alaska for Arctic events
You could call it Arctic-Palooza. About 1,000 scientists, policymakers, business managers, students and others interested in the Arctic are set
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Strong increase in Kola nickel production
The nickel plants in the Kola Peninsula now process more ore than the ones in Norilsk. Figures from Norilsk Nickel’s
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Sanctions, low oil prices cost Russia $600 billion
The combined shock of financial sanctions and low oil prices will make Russia lose $600 billion in the period 2014-2017,
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International conference takes on environment & Arctic development
TROMSO, Norway – Politicians, business leaders and scientists are gathered in Norway this week for a major international conference tackling the
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Alaska aims to reshape state’s relationship with oil
After months of public debate, lawmakers will gavel in on Tuesday in Juneau to begin fashioning a solution to the state’s budget
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Native corporations Alaska’s new wildcatters
Alaska Native regional corporations are wildcatting for oil and gas in the state’s frontier basins, eyeing little-explored prospects after dusting off
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Blog: What sidelined Shell’s offshore Alaska plans
Fresh assertions that the Obama administration smothered Shell’s Arctic dreams followed the news that Statoil gave up on its leases, the second company
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