Arctic News and Analysis
Toronto skyline [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] In November last year, a conference was held at Massey College, University of Toronto, on the subject of Arctic security, starting with the question of 'How can we engage Russia in the shared pursuit of pan-Arctic security, stability, and cooperation, while still holding it to account for its egregious… Continue reading New Report: ‘Cooperation, Stability and Security in the Arctic’
Air Greenland plane at Nuuk Airport [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne It was in 1954, after two years of test flights, when Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) successfully began a Copenhagen to Los Angeles route over the north polar region (with stops in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Winnipeg), using DC6 aircraft. These trips opened up the possibility of shorter transits between… Continue reading ‘Can’t Keep My Mind From the Circling Sky’: The Take-off of Arctic Air Routes
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Getting set. [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne ‘Burning the midnight oil’ could almost have been a motto of this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA), given the crowded and ambitious schedule of the conference, which was especially top-heavy with plenaries, along with side events and project announcements. Although there were many Arctic themes covered during the… Continue reading Power of Ten: The Arctic Circle Assembly’s New Horizons
The 'ice wall' of Kongsbreen, Kongsfjord in western Svalbard [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Many aspects of Arctic politics which had remained predictable for years, or even decades, are now being called into question, not the least of which being the idea of the far north as greatly disconnected from geopolitical concerns elsewhere… Continue reading ‘Every Intersection Has a Story’: Svalbard’s Travails in a Changing Arctic
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