Author: Over the Circle

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) As the Reykjavík Grapevine reported, Iceland is ranked the top in terms of gender equality, (for the 12th time), in the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, conducted by the World Economic Forum. However, as the Prime Minister of the country, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has commented, Iceland has not… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 29 March – 4 April →

[Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) A species of bird known as the Golden plover, (or Lóa in Icelandic), has been spotted in Iceland, according to Vísir, a local news service. This migratory species is widely regarded in Iceland as the messenger of spring. 2) A new postgraduate diploma programme on Arctic Studies… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 22-28 March →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Last week, as part of the Virtual Dialogue series created by the Arctic Circle conference to offer an e-platform for policymakers and specialists in Arctic affairs, Tomáš Petříček, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Czechia), outlined the developing Arctic interests of his country, which has… Continue reading Centre-to-North: The Arctic Policies of the Czech Republic →

Simulated volcanic activity at the Lava Centre in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The volcano at Fagradalsfjall, on the Reykjanes Peninsula (Reykjanesskagi) in Iceland, experienced its first eruption shortly before 21:30 on Friday, according to Morgunblaðið (and the English language Iceland Monitor). The eruption itself was seen as unlikely to… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 15-21 March →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) CBC News North featured an opinion article by Gloria Song, a Ph.D. Candidate in Law at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, and a member of the Law Society of Nunavut, on the subject of understanding family violence and helping victims in Nunavut, Canada. In her… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 8-14 March →