Author: Over the Circle

by Mingming Shi 1) Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former President of Iceland, celebrated her 90th birthday this week, as reported in the Iceland Monitor. Vigdís was first elected to the position in 1980 as a single mother, and she served as Iceland's President until 1996. One of the most internationally significant events during her tenure was the… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 13-19 April →

by Mingming Shi 1) According to Morgunblaðið, a song written in the local language in Iceland during the COVID-19 pandemic has been going viral on social media and shared by Icelanders. In order to cheer up citizens, and encourage people to stay home, given the restrictions of public gathering in the country now, Ferðumst innanhúss, (or… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup 6-12 April →

by Mingming Shi 1) Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor for Over the Circle, penned an introductory article on the importance of the internet in the Arctic, especially under the current global situation. The piece summarised the state of connectivity in the far north, using cases from Finland, Greenland and Nunavut.  2) Morgunblaðið, an Iceland-based news agency, reported… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 30 March – 5 April →

by Marc Lanteigne The Arctic, like much of the rest of the world, has been trying to address the crises created by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two months. Also, in the Arctic as with the rest of the globe, the internet has become an essential tool for education, information, and diversion as more… Continue reading The Internet in the Arctic: Crucial Connections →

by Mingming Shi 1) Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor at OtC, published a descriptive article about the growing foreign relations of Greenland, in light of the news reported last month on the further ambitions of Nuuk to open a representation office in China in the future. Despite its status as an autonomous territory of the Kingdom… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 23-29 March →