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23 February 2026 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes · First published in ArcticToday

Did Trump just dis Greenland’s healthcare after U.S. sailor is airlifted and treated by Denmark?

21 January 2026 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes · First published in ArcticToday

An open letter to President Trump

14 January 2026 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes · First published in ArcticToday

What a U.S.-Greenland COFA solution might mean

7 January 2026 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes · First published in ArcticToday

Take the high road: A Marshall Plan for Greenland

29 June 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

France’s largest fishing port becomes leading centre of Alaska Native art

29 March 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Statement by Dr Dwayne Menezes on JD Vance’s Speech and Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s Response

27 March 2025 · Press release · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Statement by Dr Dwayne Menezes on New Coalition Agreement in Greenland

25 March 2025 · Press release · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Statement by Dr Dwayne Menezes on JD Vance’s Visit to Greenland

23 March 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Statement by Dr Dwayne Menezes on Usha Vance’s Visit to Greenland

14 March 2025 · Press release · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

PRPI Director Dr Dwayne Menezes comments on Joint Statement by Greenland’s Party Leaders

12 March 2025 · Press release · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Statement by PRPI Dr Dwayne Menezes on the Results of the 2025 General Election in Greenland

11 March 2025 · Press release · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Statement by PRPI Director Dr Dwayne Menezes ahead of 2025 General Election in Greenland

20 February 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

The Global Kingmaker: Greenland in The Arctic Century

31 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Mauro Mazza

Between Continuity and Change: The Legal Status of Arctic Indigenous Peoples

27 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Teresa Barros Cardoso

Strategy for Portuguese-Flagged Ships in the Arctic Ocean

23 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary

Greenland and Denmark on Capitol Hill: Statement by Greenland & Denmark Reps in DC

23 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Marco Dordoni

Italy at the Forefront of Arctic Security: The Role of the Italian Navy

19 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Capt. César Manuel Pires Correia (Portuguese Navy)

Navigability in the Arctic: Impact on Maritime Safety

16 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Pier Paolo Alfei

The Italian Navy’s Contribution to the Study of the Svalbard Archipelago: A Historical Overview

15 January 2025 · Analysis & commentary · Dr PAN Min and Dr Henry P. Huntington

A new Arctic exceptionalism?

12 November 2024 · Analysis & commentary

New Project on Strategically Just Energy Expansions: Managing Investments in PtX (STJERNE-MIX)

2 December 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Nikolas Sellheim

Whaling activities have resumed in Iceland and Japan, and the world speaks out. Does it?

17 June 2023 · Interview · Justin Barnes

From a Northern Hub: Interview with Mayor of Yellowknife Rebecca Alty

12 June 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Nikolas Sellheim

Silencing the screaming — The discovery of rare earth metals in Sweden

15 April 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Nikolas Sellheim

The BBNJ Agreement – The cure against marine biodiversity loss?

1 April 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Nikolas Sellheim

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: What’s Historic?

4 February 2023 · Analysis & commentary

The Stereotype is Dead? No! – A Review of Avatar: The Way of Water

1 February 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Dr Nikolas Sellheim

The Sidelining of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in CITES Media Coverage

29 January 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Prof Ilan Kelman

Are We Psychologically Ready for Power Outages?

26 January 2023 · Analysis & commentary · Prof Ilan Kelman

Will $100 Billion Per Year Tackle Climate Change?

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