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The Greenlandic flag in territory's capital city of Nuuk. The incumbent Siumut party narrowly won a snap election in November 2014. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Russia, shipping and political crisis in Greenland: 2014 Year in Review (Part 3)

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 17:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:52
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Today is the last  instalment of the Eye on the Arctic  Year in Review  where we checked in with our

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A Russian fishing boat enters northern port of Murmansk in Kol'skiy (Kola) peninsula on the Barents Sea. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Northern Sea Route traffic plummets

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 14:49 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 21:37
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After four years of increased use of the Northern Sea Route by vessels going in transit between Europe and Asia,

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Blog: China-Russia gas deal creates Arctic winners and losers

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, June 30, 2014 at 16:38 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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The $400 billion, 30-year China-Russia gas deal signed in Shanghai on May 21 has sparked a lot of excitement about

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The Port of Hamburg viewed from above Landungsbrücken in 2014. (Mia Bennett)
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Blog: Hamburg & the Northern Sea Route

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 09:59 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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The port city of Hamburg, Germany actually lies 130 kilometers inland from the North Sea. Despite this distance, it has

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From the White Cliffs of Dover to the Great White North. Photo taken while crossing the English Channel, 2012. (Mia Bennett)
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Blog: UK has Arctic on radar in national maritime security strategy

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 15:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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The United Kingdom is a country with longstanding interests in the Arctic. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, English whalers

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Blog Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Greenpeace protestors greet first barrels of Arctic oil

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, May 2, 2014 at 10:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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While the media focuses its attention on the vulnerabilities of pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, Gazprom

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The Russian contingent at Arctic Circle, Reykjavik, 2013. Center: Artur Chilingarov, Russian polar scientist and explorer. Right: Russian Ambassador at Large for Arctic Cooperation and Senior Arctic Official Anton Vasiliev. (Mia Bennett)
Blog Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Russia puts countries on edge in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 11:21
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The Arctic has been one of the bright spots in cooperation between Russia and the West for several years now

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The LNG carrier, "Arctic Voyager" is towed in the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 6, 2011. The tank ship is designed for transporting liquefied natural gas. (AFP)
Blog Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Ukraine’s impact on Arctic gas development: Part II

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 11:38
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential impacts Ukraine could have on Arctic gas development. Last week, I

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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