Author: Over the Circle

In the two years since China published its first White Paper on Arctic policy, the country has continued to develop its scientific, economic and political interests in the far north. Although there have been concerns raised in the United States and Europe about Beijing's strategic aims in the Arctic, there has also been the perception… Continue reading Podcast: China as a ‘Near-Arctic’ State →

Arctic stories from around the region... 'Going Underground in Kiruna,' [Cryopolitics] 'Arctic Report Card 2019,' [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] 'Earth’s North Magnetic Pole is Heading for Russia at an Unprecedented Rate, Scientists Say,' [Eye on the Arctic] 'Year in a Word: Greenland,' [Financial Times] 'Putin’s New Arctic Law Paves Way for Biggest Ever Industrialization… Continue reading Elsewhere… →

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by Marc Lanteigne, OtC Although the government of Vladimir Putin has been far from secretive in its ambitions to improve both the economic and the military status of the Russian Arctic, the last few months have brought a significant increase in strategic activities in the region. These policies have reinforced Moscow’s determination to better secure… Continue reading Russia’s Expanding Military Strategies in the Arctic (and US Reactions) →

At the beginning of December, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) published its annual report on the state of the country's security, and this year Greenland factored heavily in the document, including as regards to Chinese economic interests on the island, and recent American responses. OtC writers and editors Mingming Shi and Marc Lanteigne commented… Continue reading New Article: ‘China’s Central Role in Denmark’s Arctic Security Policies’ →