Arctic News and Analysis
Rigorous snowfall measurement research conducted by Mingming Shi [Photo by Steingrimur Jón Guðjónsson] by Mingming Shi 1) While many continue to watch the Fagradalsfjall volcano, the Icelandic news service RÚV reported that the volume of snowfall in the country during the 2020-21 winter season was at its lowest level in forty-four years, with many regions… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 5-11 April
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mikkel Schøler, CEO of Sikki.gl Overview On 6 April, Greenland held both its national and municipal elections. The result of the national parliamentary (Inatsisartut) vote was a decisive victory for what had been the main opposition party, Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), who will now seek to form a government coalition– most likely… Continue reading A Massive Shakeup After the Greenlandic Elections
[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
