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
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As the Arctic ice cap retreats further north every summer, the Arctic Ocean becomes an ever more enticing area for
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Article published in The Sunday Herald, on 22 January, 2017: ‘Scotland urged to go ‘Nordic’ to boost tourism and trade’. Dr
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When the Arctic Council meets in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the final ministerial of the US chairship, the Arctic’s foreign and
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Donald Trump looks over his shoulder at us, the smallest smile visible: Person of the Year. It has undoubtedly been
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Photo from Yngve Olsen Sæbbe, via Nordnorsk Opera Og Symphoniorkester It is highly recommended to turn on any classical symphony when
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With two strokes of a pen followed by rapturous applause from the Kremlin audience, Russia formally annexed Crimea on 18 March
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Kivalina, a village facing coastal erosion. Image via Flickr. The impacts of rapid climate change are numerous and significant. In
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza By Josh Caldon and Andrew Chater On 10 March 2016, President Barack Obama
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Ice Watch (2015), a major public art project by Olafur Eliasson and Minik Rosing, on the occasion of COP 21 – United
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Reggie Joule, former mayor of the Northwest Arctic Borough, was one of the two indigenous representatives on the President’s State,
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As the ‘Decision 2016‘ article on the regional implications of a Trump Presidency outlined, this November’s election is a seminal moment
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Donald J. Trump – © Gage Skidmore With less than a month to go before the 2016 Presidential elections, the attention of the
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The representatives of the People’s Republic of China at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2015. China is an observer in the Arctic
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Two fishermen working near the front of the Knud Rasmussen glacier in East Greenland. © Mads Pihl – Visit Greenland
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President Obama looking at the effects of climate change on Bear Glacier, Alaska. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) As
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Executive Summary The United States is an Arctic nation through the state of Alaska and its surrounding territorial and Exclusive
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In 2013, the US Department of Defense released its first Arctic Strategy. The strategy was unveiled by the then US Defense
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The United States Coast Guard released its Arctic Strategy on 21 May 2013. The aim of the U.S. Coast Guard
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On 10 May 2013, the White House released the National Strategy for the Arctic Region. In doing so, the US joined Canada, Norway,
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