Over the Circle

Take It or Leave It? Arctic Governments and the Oil and Gas Question

November 4, 2017 Over the Circle

The subject of expanded oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, as the region becomes more accessible to fossil fuel exploration, has always been a thorny one from an environmental viewpoint. However, the rapid drop in oil prices since early 2014 also called into question the cost-effectiveness of Arctic oil and gas, given the high… Continue reading Take It or Leave It? Arctic Governments and the Oil and Gas Question

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November 2, 2017 Over the Circle

'Discussion of a New Women's Party,' (Iceland Monitor) 'Arctic Nickel, Not Oil, Could Soon Power the World's Cars,' (Cryopolitics) 'Nunavut Election Upset: Iqaluit Voters Choose Youth Over Experience,' (Nunatsiaq Online) 'Greenland Will Offer Oil, Gas Concessions Next Year -Minister,' (Reuters / Business Insider) 'N.W.T. Premier Issues 'Red Alert' on 'Colonial' Attack on Territory's Oil and Gas… Continue reading Elsewhere…

Iceland’s Election: Another Cooperation Game?

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Over the Circle

The election in Iceland on 28 October was probably a source of frustration for many, as the results did not produce the watershed political shift for which many were hoping, especially in the wake of two previous governments being toppled by political scandal. Moreover, the outcome of this year’s vote produced no clear winner and… Continue reading Iceland’s Election: Another Cooperation Game?

Iceland’s Election: The Centre Cannot Hold?

October 25, 2017October 26, 2017 Over the Circle

In the last few days before Icelanders yet again return to the voting booth on 28 October, the most recent poll by MMR [In Icelandic] suggested that there is still much uncertainty over whether the next governing coalition will stay centre-right in ideology or whether there will be the first leftward shift since Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir… Continue reading Iceland’s Election: The Centre Cannot Hold?

Arctic Circle 2017: Expanded Vistas (and a Bigger Tent)

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Over the Circle

This month marked the fifth annual Arctic Circle conference (13-15 October) at the Harpa conference centre in Reykjavík, and as with its previous iterations there was no shortage of topics for discussion and debate from speakers and experts from both within the Arctic regions and from numerous other parts of the world. This year’s event saw… Continue reading Arctic Circle 2017: Expanded Vistas (and a Bigger Tent)