Author: Over the Circle

by Mingming Shi 1) Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor at Over the Circle, commented on the identity diplomacy of China in Arctic affairs for the Arctic Institute. This piece explained how Beijing has been utilising the concept of being a ‘near-Arctic state’ and how it has been building up its relations with the Arctic states, via the ‘Polar… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 27 April – 3 May →

by Mingming Shi The Making of an Independent State Iceland has been an independent State since 1944 and before that time, it was part of the Danish monarchy, similar to the status of the Faroe Islands and Greenland today. Denmark used to maintain centuries-long rule over Iceland since the 1380s, and had a profound impact… Continue reading An Introduction to Icelandic Politics →

by Mingming Shi 1) At the beginning of the week, Carla Sands, the US Ambassador to Denmark, published a comment in the Danish news service Altinget, arguing that the West should be more aware of Russia and China in the Arctic region, and the US had intended to strengthen its financial presence in Greenland. A few… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 20-26 April →

A new article has been published this week, via the Arctic Institute, by Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor of OtC, about China's efforts to develop an Arctic identity through various initiatives consistent with the international relations concept of 'relational theory', which has been developing over the past few years in various fields of Chinese IR. Over… Continue reading New Article: ‘Identity and Relationship-Building in China’s Arctic Diplomacy’ →

by Marc Lanteigne As the global lockdown approaches its second anniversary, the economic costs of the coronavirus pandemic are starting to be felt from multiple quarters, including in the energy industry. One of the more bizarre effects of the shutdown was witnessed last week when the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) index, a US-based measurement of… Continue reading Hello Zero: Where Does Arctic Energy Go From Here? →