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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

Embassy of Iceland to the UK and PRPI host Evening on Sustainable Arctic Tourism in London

On 26 June 2019, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) had the great pleasure of hosting an evening on Sustainable

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

Trade, Canada’s Territories and the Arctic Council’s Asian Observers

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau at the 44th G7 summit. (Government of

Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic: Proceedings of 2019 Iceland Workshop

Since 2018, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) has joined forces with the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) to host

Takeaways from the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 7 May 2019.

SDWG is the Human Voice of the Arctic Council: Sarah Cox

Sarah Cox and Justin Barnes In this ‘Polar Matters’ interview, Sarah Cox, Director of the Circumpolar Affairs Directorate, Department of

What Canada’s Budget 2019 Means For the Arctic

Dawn at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill. © joiseyshowaa | Flickr Andrew Chater Introduction On 19 March 2019, the government of Canada

Canada’s 2019 Federal Budget and the Arctic

Parliament Hill, Ottawa. © Asif A Ali Justin Barnes On 19 March 2019, the federal government of Canada released their

Commercial Sealers under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

Woodstock in northern Newfoundland. © Nikolas Sellheim Nikolas Sellheim On 17 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted

Export Trade from the Canadian Territories: A Closer Look

Iqaluit, Nunavut. Photo by Aaron M Lloyd. Karen Everett In a previous article, I provided an overview of international trade

The Model Arctic Council: An Opportunity for Innovative Policy Dialogue

Justin Barnes and Brittany Ennis From 29 October to 2 November 2018, while the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic

The Trillion-Dollar Reason for an Arctic Infrastructure Standard

Iron ore is regularly transported by train from Sweden to the Norwegian coast, one example of the growing number of

Delegates from 20 Nations convene in the United Kingdom for Arctic Encounter London 2019

Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and the Arctic Encounter host the first Arctic Encounter London in London, UK, on

Dr Nikolas Sellheim on The Seal Hunt: Cultures, Economies and Legal Regimes

Decolonising the Arctic, One Tattoo at a time: A Conversation with Holly Mititquq Nordlum

Erin Willahan Erin Willahan, Fellow at Polar Research and Policy Initiative, speaks to Alaska-based Iñupiaq artist Holly Mititquq Nordlum about the

The Quest for an Arctic University in Canada

Yukon College, Whitehorse, Yukon. Justin Barnes Introduction The quest for an Arctic university in Canada has been a long one,

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

Polar Knowledge Canada: Interview with Jeannette Menzies

The Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS). © Government of Canada In this ‘Polar Matters’ interview, Karen Everett, Fellow at

Canada’s Arctic Policy Framework: A New Approach to Northern Governance

Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada. © Tyler Heal. Introduction Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave numerous speeches and issued many press releases

Three Takeaways from Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy

Embassy of Iceland to the UK and PRPI host Evening on Sustainable Arctic Tourism in London

Trump’s Greenland Plan: The Rebirth of an 1867 American Dream

Trade, Canada’s Territories and the Arctic Council’s Asian Observers

Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic: Proceedings of 2019 Iceland Workshop

Takeaways from the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi

SDWG is the Human Voice of the Arctic Council: Sarah Cox

What Canada’s Budget 2019 Means For the Arctic

Canada’s 2019 Federal Budget and the Arctic

Commercial Sealers under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

Export Trade from the Canadian Territories: A Closer Look

The Model Arctic Council: An Opportunity for Innovative Policy Dialogue

The Trillion-Dollar Reason for an Arctic Infrastructure Standard

Delegates from 20 Nations convene in the United Kingdom for Arctic Encounter London 2019

Dr Nikolas Sellheim on The Seal Hunt: Cultures, Economies and Legal Regimes

Decolonising the Arctic, One Tattoo at a time: A Conversation with Holly Mititquq Nordlum

The Quest for an Arctic University in Canada

Rail and Port Linkages: The Case of Churchill, Manitoba

Polar Knowledge Canada: Interview with Jeannette Menzies

Canada’s Arctic Policy Framework: A New Approach to Northern Governance

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