Ships, spys and international ‘uncooperation’ – Arctic 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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Blog: The return of the Arctic Five
Last week, the five Arctic Ocean coastal states signed a much heralded moratorium on fishing in the high seas portion
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Expert: Nordic ministers’ article unwisely provoked Russia
Markku Kivinen, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, the expert academic body in Finland on all things Russian, says the five
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Russia concerned by Finland, Sweden moves towards closer ties with NATO
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that moves by Finland and Sweden towards closer ties with NATO are of “special concern”. A Nordic
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Nordics to step up security cooperation on perceived Russian threat
The Finnish Defence Minister and his Nordic peers have published a letter declaring their intention to increase joint military exercises,
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Blog: Norway’s hydropower will light up UK homes
Last week, the United Kingdom and Norway signed an agreement to build what will be the world’s longest interconnector from
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Could Maine become the U.S.’s second ‘Arctic’ state?
Alaska, which contains within its boundaries the only U.S. territory north of — or even anywhere near — the Arctic
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China, defence strategy & drilling: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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More info needed on air force exercises says Finland’s president
The President of Finland said on Tuesday that the government does not have enough information about joint US-Estonian air force
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Blog: Revisualizing the Cryosphere
Earlier this week, I participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Polar Data Visualization Hackathon in New York City. Remote sensing scientists, glaciologists,
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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/07/14
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Arctic Circle 2014: Welcome to the new global Arctic
The Arctic has been no stranger to foreigners for quite some time. Although Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson opened the
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Blog: Arctic Circle – A tale of two Arctics
Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson opened this year’s Arctic Circle conference today by declaring, “If the Global Arctic was not
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Blog: From Arctic Circle 2013-2014, a big drop in the price of oil
I’ve arrived in Iceland for the Arctic Circle 2014 assembly. I expressed some reservations about the conference program yesterday, but it should still be
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Arctic satellite image of the week | Bárðarbunga: of lava lakes and reservoirs
Iceland’s temperamental geography has gone haywire again with Bárðarbunga, the latest volcano to erupt under the Vatnajökull ice cap. It’s
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