Arctic News and Analysis
[Photo by Alexandre Lallemande via Unsplash] by Marc Lanteigne As the field of Arctic foreign policy continues to expand, the European Union has often found itself being the odd one out. The EU’s membership includes Arctic states Denmark (via Greenland), Finland and Sweden, as well as several non-Arctic governments which have developed extensive polar interests,… Continue reading Red Light / Green Light: The European Union Upgrades its Arctic Policy
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) The Arctic Council Secretariat, based in Tromsø, Norway, has announced that it is seeking a new Advisor position. Further information can be found via this link. 2) As the Greenlandic news agency KNR reported, the European Union has decided to provide a financial package worth approximately euro… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 4-10 October
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) According to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Arctic Office, a United Kingdom-based organisation, Harland Huset, Britain's Arctic station located in Svalbard, Norway, celebrated its thirtieth anniversary this week. This facility, opened in 1991 on Ny-Ålesund, is the only research site overseen the UK in the Arctic,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 27 September – 3 October
Autumn in Reykjavík [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) In an interview with RÚV, Oddur Sigurðsson, a geologist, expressed his concerns over the future of glaciers in Iceland, which might disappear completely in the next two centuries. He also called for further steps to be taken to record the history of the country's… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 20-26 September
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) The Journal of the North Atlantic and Arctic (JONAA) published an article on polar bears in the high north, with a focus on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The piece explains why and how polar bears can be dangerous to humans, and describes the regulations and legal… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 13-19 September
Over the Circle 