Author: Over the Circle

The author speaking at the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromsø, 1 February 2023 [Photo by David Jensen / Arctic Frontiers] by Larry Ibrahim Mohammed, Ph.D. Research Fellow, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway In October 2022, the Norwegian government announced that it would charge tuition fees for non-EU/EEA international students. As someone who first arrived in… Continue reading Comment: The End of an Era? Norway’s Tuition Fee Policy for Non-EU Nationals →

USS Gerald R. Ford sailing in Oslofjorden with Norwegian Navy vessels as Force Protection, 24 May 2023 [Photo by Tiril Haslestad / Forsvaret] by Marc Lanteigne During the past decade, American strategies in the Arctic have been marked by dramatic policy shifts, ranging from the engagement policies of the Barack Obama administration, (which included a watershed… Continue reading Showing the Flag: The US Strengthens Its Presence in the Nordic Region →

Seljalandsfoss, Iceland [Photo by Marc Lanteigne]

[Photo by Zach Vessels via Unsplash] by Marc Lanteigne Although it has long been commonplace to refer to the Arctic as a single region, given similar geography, climate conditions, and oftentimes socio-economic challenges shared by far-northern regions, it is also not unusual to use the terms ‘European Arctic’, ‘North American Arctic’ and ‘Russian Arctic’, particularly… Continue reading ‘And in Between, There Are Doors’: Europe, the Arctic, and Shared Spaces →

Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt speaking at the Arctic Frontiers Conference, Tromsø, January 2023 [Photo by David Jensen / Arctic Frontiers] by Marc Lanteigne In the coming weeks, Norway will be assuming the chair of the Arctic Council after a difficult, and unprecedented, year for the group. Since March 2022, the Council has been bifurcated, with… Continue reading An Amber Light Ahead: Norway Prepares for the Arctic Council Chair →