Arctic News and Analysis
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) As RÚV has reported, this summer Iceland is preparing to launch its largest array of roadworks projects since the country's banking crisis of 2008. According to Vegagerðin, (the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration), planned changes include road restructuring measures to improve driver safety, as… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 7-13 June
Bankastræti, a main road in downtown Reykjavík [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) Alda Sigmundsdóttir, an author of many well-read publications on Iceland, wrote a commentary in the Canadian news service Globe and Mail about how her home country has been shaped economically and societally by tourism in the last decade. In addition… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 31 May – 6 June
Fjords in Troms og Finnmark, Norway [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) According to Scientific American, Greenland's thawing glaciers are suspected to be one of the sources of mercury pollution in the nearby fjords. This element can cause damage to marine systems and human health. However, at present, as the researchers have explained,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 24-30 May
Press Conference of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarsson [Photo: Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs/Sigurjón Ragnar] by Marc Lanteigne After the tumultuous Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi two years ago, which concluded with no unanimous formal declaration, and with a significant wedge driven between the United States and the other seven… Continue reading The Arctic Council Goes Back to Basics
The Harpa concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, where this month's Arctic Council Ministerial meeting will take place [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) A story in the Iceland Monitor (Morgunblaðið) revealed how fish skin has been used for medical purposes in Iceland, by citing a case of a local patient who… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 10-16 May
Over the Circle 