Author: Over the Circle

by Mingming Shi 1) The first inter-town road in Greenland is going to be constructed at the end July this year, as reported in Arctic Today. The project is planned to be built between the town of Kangerlussuaq and the Kangerluarsuk Tulleq fjord near Sisimiut, and is estimated to be 130 km in length. So… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 15-21 June →

by Mingming Shi and Marc Lanteigne After the Greenlandic government of Prime Minister Kim Kielsen fell into a minority position, following the departure of Partii Naleraq (PN) from the governing coalition, in September 2018, there was the question of whether the remaining coalition partners could continue to effectively govern before the next parliamentary elections. There… Continue reading Greenland’s Government: New Coalition, Emerging Challenges →

by Mingming Shi 1) Marc Lanteigne, the Chief Editor for Over the Circle (OtC), provided an analysis on the Memorandum on Safeguarding U.S. National Interests in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions, which was recently published by the US government. The article outlined the primary goals of Washington, along with its motivations behind them, in the Polar Regions.… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 8-14 June →

by Marc Lanteigne Last week, the United States government took another step in the development of a new security policy for the Arctic, (and for the Polar Regions as a whole), via a memorandum published by the White House issued to government agencies, including the Defence and State Departments. The statement called for an enhanced… Continue reading Polar Reveries? The US Seeks a Strategic Return to the Arctic (and Antarctica) →

by Mingming Shi 1) OtC Chief Editor Marc Lanteigne published a commentary on the recent diesel oil leakage incident in Norilsk, Russia, and the potential effects of the spill on Moscow's developing Arctic development policies.  2) The Government of Iceland announced that it will donate the total amount of ISK 500 million (US$3.8 million) to promote international… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 1-7 June →