Arctic News and Analysis
The team at Over the Circle would like to send warm thanks to its readers, and we look forward to continuing to provide news and commentary from all around the changing Arctic in 2021. Happy Holidays / Joyeuses Fêtes / ᑯᕕᐊᓇᒃ ᐃᓄᕕᐊ to everyone, and all the best for a safe and Happy New Year!
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne The last quarter of 2020 has witnessed a flurry of activity in the area of Arctic governance and cooperation, including the recent publication of revised regional white papers by both Norway [in Norwegian] and Sweden, (with an updated Arctic policy from Denmark soon to follow). As well, it… Continue reading The Road to Reykjavík: 2021 in Arctic Governance
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) Finland celebrated its Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä in Finnish) on 6 December. The date is traced back to the same day in 1917, when the country gained its independence from Russia. This year, due to the social restrictions in place to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 30 November – 6 December
Christmas Cat display in 101 Reykjavík [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) Kim Kielsen, the head of Siumut, a social democratic party in Greenland, has been removed from his position. Kielsen is also the current Prime Minister of Greenland. Mikkel Schøler has written a commentary to explain the details of this event, as… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 23-29 November
[Photo from Inatsisartut, Nuuk, Greenland] By Mikkel Schøler, CEO of Sikki Greenland has been the focus of rapid economic development since Kim Kielsen took over as President of the social democratic party Siumut [in Greenlandic], and as Prime Minister of Greenland in 2014. Now, almost six years later to the day, Greenland finds itself at… Continue reading Siumut Elects a New President: What’s Next for Greenland?
