Coronavirus Observatory: Tracking the Pandemic in the Arctic and the Antarctic
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg discusses the COVID-19 pandemic at the Norwegian Government’s press conference for children, 16 March 2020.
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China’s Coronavirus Diplomacy?
Image by Terri Sharp from Pixabay. Prof Ilan Kelman Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London, UK Professor II,
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Listening to Arctic Voices in Extractive Industries
Rachael Lorna Johnstone and Anne Merrild Hansen in Tasiilaq. Dr Rachael Lorna Johnstone Adjunct Professor of Law, Ilisimatusarfik, Greenland; Professor of
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40 @ -40°: Veteran Negotiators Distill Yukon Treaty’s First Principles in Whitehorse
Tony Penikett Former Premier of Yukon As the Territory’s minister responsible for Yukon First Nations treaty negotiations and the Umbrella
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Is this the End of the Arctic Council and Arctic Governance as we know it?
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, on May 7,
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Should We Plan for Polar Humanitarianism?
Dogs to the rescue in a whiteout on Svalbard? By Ilan Kelman Prof Ilan Kelman The polar regions are often
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Alaska’s Changing Oil Landscape and the BP-Hilcorp Deal: What’s at stake?
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline spans 1,300 km from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Alaska. Photo by Luca Galuzzi
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India’s SaGHAA: Where the Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayas meet
Hriday Sarma Hriday Sarma, India Fellow at Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI), recently spoke to Dr Sulagna Chattopadhyay, President
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From Dales Voe to Scapa Flow: Scotland, a Leading Marine Hub for the Arctic
Scapa Flow © Damien Entwistle/Flickr. Peter Sherwin On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s first Arctic Policy
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The North holds the Key: Unlocking Canada-Scotland Trade Potential
Dr Dwayne Menezes and Dr Karen Everett On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s first Arctic Policy Framework
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Scotland’s New Arctic Policy: Deepening Collaboration With Canada
Stromness Marina. © Alan Jamieson/Flickr. On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s first Arctic Policy Framework in
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Scottish Land Reforms: Lessons in Community Regeneration for the Arctic?
Ulva. © James Stringer/Flickr. Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes (with thanks to Max Baring of Thomson Reuters Foundation for the film)
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Climate Vulnerability Index for World Heritage: From Orkney to the Arctic
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney. The most northerly of Britain’s stone circles, the henge at Brodgar is the centrepiece of the ‘The
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The Ellett Line: Scotland’s Decades of Subpolar Marine Observation
RRS Discovery Scientific Cruise DY052 – The Extended Ellett Line. ukosnap.wordpress.com/ © Captain Smurf/Flickr. Erin Willahan On Monday, 23 September 2019, the
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Scotland, the Arctic, Outer Space
Max Daniels On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s first Arctic Policy Framework in Stromness, Orkney. You
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Scotland, the UK and the EU in the Arctic: Strengthening Partnerships
Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes and Micheil Page On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s first Arctic Policy Framework
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Three Takeaways from Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy
Crossing glacier-fed streams in the Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island. © Peter Morgan (Flickr). Dr Andrew Chater The
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Maritime Futures 2035: The Arctic Region. SALIENSEAS Scenario Workshop, Denmark
Doug Cost, Assistant Professor, at University of Alaska Fairbanks, at the 2018 SALIENSEAS Scenario Workshop Dr Berill Blair On 13
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Geo Climate Biodome Resort Granted Planning Approval – Will be World’s First
An artist’s impression of the ALDIN at dusk in the Elliðaárdalur Valley & Park, Reykjavik, Iceland (Source: WilkinsonEyre © 2019).
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Trump’s Greenland Plan: The Rebirth of an 1867 American Dream
Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes Late last Thursday, #Greenland was among the most trending items on Twitter – and, oddly, for
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