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Arctic Antibiotics – The Hunt for New Medicines in the Arctic

Figure 1: The future of medicine could be hiding here, on the Arctic seabed where unknown organisms dwell (NSF, 2005)

Yours, Mine or Ours? The Kvanefjeld Multi-Element Project in Narsaq, Greenland

Narsaq, Greenland. © jtstewart By Mariel Kieval Introduction Climate change has already begun to take a toll on the amount

Rail and Port Linkages: The Case of Churchill, Manitoba

By Brooks Kaiser and Mieke Coppes Adapted from Kaiser, B. A., Pahl, J., & Horbel, C. (2018). The Port

Growing Alaskan-Chinese Trade at Risk from Trade War

Source: ADFG By Liz Bowman and Brooks Kaiser The escalating trade war between China and the US may force Alaskan

Snow Crab Saga: A Story that Demonstrates the Complexities of Climate Change

Kondratuk Aleksei/Shutterstock.com There’s much more to snow crab than their tasty legs and claws. Especially so in the last few

A Case for the Commons: The Snow Crab in the Barents

This article has been written by Brooks A Kaiser, Melina Kourantidou and Linda M Fernandez, and published by the Journal of Environmental Management,

Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Use in Arctic Shipping: Risks, Alternatives and Legal Options for a Phase-Out

By Sian Prior and Liana James Progress at the International Maritime Organization on a phase-out of the use of heavy

Dispatch from the Official Home of Santa Claus: Interview with Finnish Entrepreneur Ilkka Länkinen

Arctic
Finland
Interview Series
Tourism
22 December 2017

Next to its pristine nature and Northern Lights, Lapland is known for accommodating Santa Claus and his elves. In Rovaniemi

Greenpeace vs Norway: Interview with Truls Gulowsen, Head of Greenpeace Norway

Truls Gulowsen, head of Greenpeace Norway, and Ingrid Skjoldvær, head of Nature and Youth, file an unprecedented legal case against the

What are the UK’s Interests in the Arctic?

The UK has been cautious in forming and enacting an Arctic strategy thus far. In many ways, this is unsurprising

Building the Reykjavík Biodome: Interview with founder Hjördís Sigurdardóttir

Polar Research and Policy Initiative Fellow Thomas Bishop interviewed Hjördís Sigurðardóttir, Founder and CEO of Spor i Sandinn, about Aldin, Biodome Reykjavík.

The Implications of the United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the United States’ now former-President Barack Obama. Picture via US Embassy and Consulates, Canada. 2016 ended with one of

Icebreakers: An Overview

As the Arctic ice cap retreats further north every summer, the Arctic Ocean becomes an ever more enticing area for

Personnel is Policy: Tillerson, Trump’s Cabinet, and the Arctic

When the Arctic Council meets in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the final ministerial of the US chairship, the Arctic’s foreign and

Lessons from Iceland: Kicking the fossil fuel addiction

Energy
Iceland
20 December 2016

When one thinks of the Arctic, certain words spring to mind: cold, dark and remote. For settlements in the far

Whose Fish? Looking at Svalbard’s Fisheries Protection Zone

Fisheries
Norway
04 December 2016

When looking at Svalbard, one needs to appreciate its history to understand the unique position that it holds in the

On The Trans Mountain Pipeline Project: Interview with Tony Penikett

Canada
Energy
Interview Series
28 November 2016

On 1 November 2016, Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, released the report of the Ministerial Panel on the

IMPACTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON INDUSTRIAL AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES, AND CULTURE OF MARINE FISH: GLOBAL ROLE OF BRICS

BRICS
Fisheries
27 November 2016

This presentation was delivered at the 2016 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik by Dr Carolina A. Freire, Professor of Animal

HSE Petroleum Regulations – BRICS And The Arctic

BRICS
Energy

This presentation was delivered at the 2016 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik by Celma Regina Hellebust, Lawyer and Honorary Vice-Consul for Brazil

The Icelandair Saga: Passing with Flying Colours

Iceland
Interview Series
Tourism
03 November 2016

Image via Icelandair Although the idea is already a few decades old, it is much more recently that Nordic countries

Arctic Antibiotics – The Hunt for New Medicines in the Arctic

Yours, Mine or Ours? The Kvanefjeld Multi-Element Project in Narsaq, Greenland

Rail and Port Linkages: The Case of Churchill, Manitoba

Growing Alaskan-Chinese Trade at Risk from Trade War

Snow Crab Saga: A Story that Demonstrates the Complexities of Climate Change

A Case for the Commons: The Snow Crab in the Barents

Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Use in Arctic Shipping: Risks, Alternatives and Legal Options for a Phase-Out

Dispatch from the Official Home of Santa Claus: Interview with Finnish Entrepreneur Ilkka Länkinen

Greenpeace vs Norway: Interview with Truls Gulowsen, Head of Greenpeace Norway

What are the UK’s Interests in the Arctic?

Building the Reykjavík Biodome: Interview with founder Hjördís Sigurdardóttir

The Implications of the United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement

Icebreakers: An Overview

Personnel is Policy: Tillerson, Trump’s Cabinet, and the Arctic

Lessons from Iceland: Kicking the fossil fuel addiction

Whose Fish? Looking at Svalbard’s Fisheries Protection Zone

On The Trans Mountain Pipeline Project: Interview with Tony Penikett

IMPACTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON INDUSTRIAL AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES, AND CULTURE OF MARINE FISH: GLOBAL ROLE OF BRICS

HSE Petroleum Regulations – BRICS And The Arctic

The Icelandair Saga: Passing with Flying Colours

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