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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,

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

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

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

Education in Scotland: International Engagement with the Arctic

Image: The Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen. © University of Aberdeen Library/Flickr. Liz Bowman On Monday, 23 September

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

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

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

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)

Win-Win Scottish Arctic Policy can Build Greater Connectivity and Resilience

Dales Voe. Image from Lerwick Port Authority. https://www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk/decommissioning Prof Brooks Kaiser On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s

The Rural North – Opportunities and Challenges for Scottish and Arctic Communities

Image by Bill Kasman from Pixabay. Dr Nikolas Sellheim On Monday, 23 September 2019, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s first

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

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

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

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

Shots Heard ‘Round the World: Future of Arctic Research in Face of Alaska’s Budget Crisis

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

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

The Arkansas Cotton in Trump’s Woolly Greenland Linen

Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen might have dismissed Trump’s plan to purchase Greenland as “absurd”,

CITES and the Polar Bear

Dr Nikolas Sellheim Introduction The parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Is this the End of the Arctic Council and Arctic Governance as we know it?

Should We Plan for Polar Humanitarianism?

Alaska’s Changing Oil Landscape and the BP-Hilcorp Deal: What’s at stake?

India’s SaGHAA: Where the Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayas meet

Education in Scotland: International Engagement with the Arctic

From Dales Voe to Scapa Flow: Scotland, a Leading Marine Hub for the Arctic

The North holds the Key: Unlocking Canada-Scotland Trade Potential

Scotland’s New Arctic Policy: Deepening Collaboration With Canada

Scottish Land Reforms: Lessons in Community Regeneration for the Arctic?

Win-Win Scottish Arctic Policy can Build Greater Connectivity and Resilience

The Rural North – Opportunities and Challenges for Scottish and Arctic Communities

Climate Vulnerability Index for World Heritage: From Orkney to the Arctic

The Ellett Line: Scotland’s Decades of Subpolar Marine Observation

Scotland, the Arctic, Outer Space

Scotland, the UK and the EU in the Arctic: Strengthening Partnerships

Shots Heard ‘Round the World: Future of Arctic Research in Face of Alaska’s Budget Crisis

Three Takeaways from Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy

Maritime Futures 2035: The Arctic Region. SALIENSEAS Scenario Workshop, Denmark

The Arkansas Cotton in Trump’s Woolly Greenland Linen

CITES and the Polar Bear

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