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Poland in the Arctic: Interview with Ambassador Andrzej Misztal

Alisa Musanovic Today, I’m with Ambassador Andrzej Misztal, who is Poland’s Arctic Ambassador. Could you start off by telling us

Does the Antarctic Treaty System have a moral duty to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Dr Alan Hemmings Adjunct Professor, Gateway Antarctica Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research University of Canterbury (New Zealand) Russia’s invasion

Royal Navy shows solidarity with Ukraine at Antarctic research base

The crew of the HMS Protector and the Ukrainian scientists at the Vernadsky polar research station in Antarctica show their

Now and Never: Banning Hydrocarbon Extraction in Antarctica Forever

Dr Patrick Flamm and Dr Alan Hemmings The Glasgow Climate Pact called the 2020s a “critical decade” for still meeting

Antarcticness Affects Us All

Prof Ilan Kelman Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London, UK Professor II, University of Agder, Norway Member of

The Geopolitics of Rebuilding New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica

(Image: Scott Base in Antarctica © Dr Alan Hemmings) On 20 May 2021, the New Zealand Government announced its 2021

How will Finland’s Arctic Strategy change?

Prof Timo Koivurova looks at how Finland’s new Arctic Strategy, currently in the process of finalisation, differs from the previous

Geostrategic Futures in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica

Dr Claire Nettle Rapid political, social and environmental change presents challenges for the management of Arctic and Antarctic regions. Climate

Antarctica: Measures to Address Coronavirus Pandemic

Antarctica
20 March 2020

Joe Godbold Furthering our UK-Arctic Coronavirus Observatory, we are now compiling all of the relevant, up-to-date COVID-19 information pertaining to

The Need to Consider Chinese Tourism in Antarctica

China’s Great Wall station, Antarctica (Source: Panoramio). Max Daniels Chinese foreign policy is receiving ever more attention in Western policy

Antarctic Land-Based Tourism: Having One’s Feet on the Ground

Antarctica: Cape Evans. © Eli Duke. Max Daniels Land-based activities are a specialised and niche part of Antarctic tourism, which

India’s Engagement with the Polar Regions

Bharati, India’s Antarctic Research Station ©BOF Architekten Background Introduction to India’s Involvement The signing of the Svalbard Treaty in February

From Shelter to Showpiece: The Evolution of Halley

Photo via British Antarctic Survey Examining the history of UK’s Halley Station reveals much about advances in engineering and architecture.

#TedXScottBase – Sparking Global Conversations

Antarctica
07 March 2017

Photograph by Vatey Uy. TEDxScottBase Creative Commons. How do you celebrate 60 years in Antarctica? If you’re Antarctica New Zealand,

Icebreakers: An Overview

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

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is the Second Lowest on Record, but What of Antarctica?

View of the Earth on 21 September 2005 with the full Antarctic region visible. Image via NASA. The paradoxical behaviour

The 9th International Penguin Congress: ‘The future is not looking rosy’

Image via Antarctica Bound – Flickr Early September, Cape Town played host to the 9th International Penguin Congress (IPC9), a

On The Lamentations of Zeno

At a Bureau de Change, I recently spoke to a woman about her holiday plans to the Maldives. She was

Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking

Antarctica
Other Regions
19 September 2016

Photo via AAP/Paul Carter Last week, the Australian Antarctic Division announced that they would close Macquarie Island research station by

Poland in the Arctic: Interview with Ambassador Andrzej Misztal

Does the Antarctic Treaty System have a moral duty to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Royal Navy shows solidarity with Ukraine at Antarctic research base

Now and Never: Banning Hydrocarbon Extraction in Antarctica Forever

Antarcticness Affects Us All

The Geopolitics of Rebuilding New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica

How will Finland’s Arctic Strategy change?

Geostrategic Futures in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica

Antarctica: Measures to Address Coronavirus Pandemic

The Need to Consider Chinese Tourism in Antarctica

Antarctic Land-Based Tourism: Having One’s Feet on the Ground

India’s Engagement with the Polar Regions

From Shelter to Showpiece: The Evolution of Halley

#TedXScottBase – Sparking Global Conversations

Icebreakers: An Overview

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is the Second Lowest on Record, but What of Antarctica?

The 9th International Penguin Congress: ‘The future is not looking rosy’

On The Lamentations of Zeno

Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking

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