Arctic News and Analysis
by Mingming Shi 1) A new book, Benefit Sharing in the Arctic: Extractive Industries and Arctic People, was published this month. This open-access work seeks to examine the relationship between regional natural resource exploration and exploitation activities, and Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, including case studies focusing on Russia's northern areas. 2) As Eye on the… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 24-30 August
Norwegian (left) and Russian border markers [Photo by Blyngre via Wikimedia Commons] by Marc Lanteigne Compared with some of Russia’s other neighbours, the country’s border with Norway is relatively short, (approximately 196 kilometres), but from a political viewpoint this frontier has, of late, seemed much larger. The events of this year, including the pandemic and… Continue reading Good Fences? Good Neighbours? The Diplomatic Travails of Norway and Russia
Greenland [Map via Wikimedia Commons] by Mingming Shi Geography and Inhabitants Greenland, (Kalaallit Nunaat in Greenlandic and Grønland in Danish), is the largest island in the world, measuring 2,166,086km2. The island possesses the world’s second largest ice sheet, after the one in Antarctica, and is now seen as seriously endangered. Most of the territory of… Continue reading The ABCs of Greenland
by Mingming Shi 1) The Government of Iceland has launched new, and more stringent, regulations covering arrivals in the country, in the wake of the resumption of international flights. This series of rules, the authorities have warned, may be applied for months, as reported in the Iceland Monitor. As well, the Arctic Circle Assembly which… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 17-23 August
Gold dredge site in Fox, Alaska, near Fairbanks [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne In the conventional wisdom of business circles, the value of gold tends to increase in times of global economic uncertainty, as the precious metal is often considered a ‘safe haven’ investment option when other financial indicators start trending downwards. When… Continue reading Cold Gold in the Arctic
Over the Circle 