Arctic News and Analysis
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
The US Navy submarine USS New Mexico surfaces in the Arctic Ocean, March 2014 [Photo by the US Department of Defence via Wikimedia Commons] by Marc Lanteigne In Reykjavik, on 20 May, the Arctic Council will hold its twelfth Ministerial meeting, which will include delegations, including foreign ministers, from the eight member states, and representatives of the Permanent… Continue reading The Arctic Council Meets (With American and Russian Security Concerns on the Margins)
[Photo by Mats Hansson via Pixabay] by Mingming Shi 1) Visit Greenland, a platform for Greenlandic tourism promoting, published a new article about the history of Hans Egede’s missionary journey in Greenland three hundred years ago, and its centuries-long influence on this Arctic island. 2) As the Canadian news service Eye on the Arctic reported,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 3-9 May
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) As RÚV reported, the discovery of micro-plastics within Vatnajökull, the biggest glacier in Europe, in Iceland, has been confirmed, based on latest research. The Hofsjökull glacier in the country was also found to contain microscopic plastic debris. Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, one of the scientists behind the study,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 26 April – 2 May
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