Norway eyes a new future in the abyss
The country believes it has a treasure of rare minerals and metals under the seabed of its vast oceans. But
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Blog – Whose Arctic security is it anyway?
The question of security in the Arctic has become more pronounced in the region of late. This is thought to
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Are potential Arctic security threats eclipsing urgent action on climate? A new study makes its case
An over-emphasis on narratives around potential resource bonanzas and hard security issues in the Arctic should be recalibrated by policy
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Russia is winning support for its claims on Arctic shelf, says chief negotiator
The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) has reportedly endorsed key parts of the country’s positions. A breakthrough in Russia’s bid
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Details of China’s nuclear-powered icebreaker revealed
To be powered by two reactors, the vessel will manage to crush ice in the Arctic at a maximum speed
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Norway expands Arctic drilling while promising emissions cuts
Amid growing protests against Arctic drilling, the Norwegian government proposes 48 new oil blocks in the Barents Sea The center-right
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Premier of Northern Canadian territory frustrated by slow oil and gas development
Bob McLeod says his “patience is wearing thin” over the slow rate of investment in northern oil and gas. The
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Canada’s northern territories among world’s most attractive mining regions for investors, survey says
Canada’s northern territories are among the most attractive jurisdictions in the world to mining companies, according to the latest annual
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Stricter mining regulations and oversight needed in the Arctic, Finnish report says
A new report has called for closer and broader regulation of mining activity in the Arctic region. The authors of
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Dozens of northern leaders attending mining conference on Canada’s West Coast
Dozens of leaders from across the North are in Vancouver, British Columbia this week for one of the country’s largest
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Russia’s Far East ministry to get powers over Arctic policy
The new ministry will coordinate the country’s expanding development of regional infrastructure and industry. “New ports and new energy capacities
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Northern Sea Route: officials worry Putin’s ambitions are unrealistic
There is unease in several Russian government ministries as officials start to understand that the President’s objectives for the Northern
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Fifty years after striking oil, Norway presses on with offshore drilling
“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he
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Protestors target Texas company planning seismic survey in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
A group of Native American protestors went to the offices of SAExploration in Houston, Texas Monday to object to work
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Canada: chamber of mines says mining industry in Northwest Territories ‘will die’ without investment
The City of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), was given a grim update on the state of the territory’s
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