Arctic News and Analysis
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
by Marc Lanteigne With plans in the works for more than a year, it was announced [in Danish] this week by the Government of Greenland that it was moving forward with the idea of establishing a representative office in China, with a confirmation to be made by the country’s parliament (Inatsisartut) at some point this… Continue reading Greenland’s Widening World
by Mingming Shi 1) Heiðrún Lind Marteinsdóttir, the Managing Director of Fisheries Iceland, the association of companies in the country's fishery industry, (Samtaka fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi in Icelandic), expressed her concerns over the current situation and future of exports of fresh fishery harvests from the country, in an interview with RÚV. Given the situation with… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 16-22 March
