Two Chinese rigs prepare for drilling in Russian Arctic waters
One of the world’s biggest heavy loads vessel on 17th June sailed into the Kola Bay with two rigs on
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Blog: New article on rethinking Arctic resource frontier in polar geography
I’ve published a new peer-reviewed article in the journal Polar Geography called “Discursive, material, vertical, and extensive dimensions of post-Cold War Arctic
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Blog: A glimpse of the Arctic’s past and future in Newfoundland, Canada
For five hundred years, the island of Newfoundland was known for its seemingly infinite cod stocks. The confluence of the warm
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Exxon could hold keys to Alaska future at Point Thomson
Exxon is going big in Alaska. With memories still raw a quarter-century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the
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Blog: Sanctions on Russia – Helping or hindering the Arctic environment?
Many in the Arctic have vowed that tensions outside the region between Russia and the West would not affect circumpolar
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Blog: Greenpeace protestors greet first barrels of Arctic oil
While the media focuses its attention on the vulnerabilities of pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, Gazprom
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Blog: Putin signs law allowing oil and gas corporations to defend infrastructure
On September 28, 2013, 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists sailing on the non-profit organization’s icebreaker, Arctic Sunrise, boarded Russia’s
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Blog: What’s in a name? The Japanese-built, Chinese-chartered icebreaker – MV Nunavik
At the Nunavik Nickel Project mine in northern Quebec, Japanese shipbuilding skills, Chinese mining expertise, and European demand are combining
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Blog: Russia puts countries on edge in the Arctic
The Arctic has been one of the bright spots in cooperation between Russia and the West for several years now
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