Over the Circle

Arctic News Roundup: 3-9 February

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Over the Circle

by Mingming Shi 1) The Sámi National Day was celebrated during this week, on February 6th. The Sámi people are one of the Indigenous groups living in the Arctic regions, primarily in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Even though the first such observance took place in 1993, the origin of the date can be traced… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 3-9 February

So You Want to Write an Arctic Treaty?

February 10, 2020March 26, 2020 Over the Circle

by Marc Lanteigne During last month’s Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, one of the more controversial ideas to appear out of the first plenary session, a discussion on regional policy directions entitled ‘The State of the Arctic’, was the potential for an Arctic Treaty to reflect the changed political and strategic milieu of the… Continue reading So You Want to Write an Arctic Treaty?

Norway, Russia, and a Changing Svalbard

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 Over the Circle

by Marc Lanteigne Svalbard, a remote Arctic archipelago, has been back in the news of late, and not only because of the islands being the subject of a nine-day, ‘slow TV’ documentary featured this month by the Norwegian state broadcaster NRK. Norway, which administers Svalbard under the terms of the Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Treaty, (a document… Continue reading Norway, Russia, and a Changing Svalbard

Arctic News Roundup: 27 January – 2 February

February 3, 2020 Over the Circle

by Mingming Shi 1) Nunatsiaq News commented on the analysis from a report entitled 2020: Setting the Stage for A Poverty Free Canada, which stated that children in Nunavut, a high northern territory in Canada, is suffering the highest poverty rates in the country. The report also suggested measures to alleviate these underdevelopment issues, including… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 27 January – 2 February

Arctic Frontiers 2020: ‘Let’s Play Twister, Let’s Play Risk…’

January 31, 2020February 1, 2020 Over the Circle

By Marc Lanteigne This week’s Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø took place following a tumultuous 2019 in the far north, including growing evidence of climate change’s distinct effects on the region, various geo-political frictions, and questions about the role of science in far northern development. The conference commenced during a month when Norway itself was… Continue reading Arctic Frontiers 2020: ‘Let’s Play Twister, Let’s Play Risk…’