Arctic News and Analysis
With chokepoints, energy, and supply lines now being the talk of many policymakers in light of the ongoing conflict in Iran, how are debates about the Arctic as an economic corridor being revived, and by whom?
The Roundup this week looks at the effects in the European Arctic of ongoing international conflicts, as well as calls from a recent conference in Alaska for greater Indigenous inclusion in regional development.
Debates over language and Indigenous voices, research on the formation of subglacial lakes, and good news about regional wildlife, are all featured in this week's Roundup.
In this week's Roundup, concerns are raised over local bird populations in the far north, Iceland prepares for a key vote, and the Svalbard Treaty receives another signature.
This month, the United Arab Emirates became the most recent country to sign on to the Svalbard Treaty. This is the latest in a long string of policies created to solidify the UAE as a major polar player, at a time when concerns over geopolitics, the environment, and energy are reaching new highs.
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