Arctic News and Analysis
The US Navy submarine USS New Mexico surfaces in the Arctic Ocean, March 2014 [Photo by the US Department of Defence via Wikimedia Commons] by Marc Lanteigne In Reykjavik, on 20 May, the Arctic Council will hold its twelfth Ministerial meeting, which will include delegations, including foreign ministers, from the eight member states, and representatives of the Permanent… Continue reading The Arctic Council Meets (With American and Russian Security Concerns on the Margins)
[Photo by Mats Hansson via Pixabay] by Mingming Shi 1) Visit Greenland, a platform for Greenlandic tourism promoting, published a new article about the history of Hans Egede’s missionary journey in Greenland three hundred years ago, and its centuries-long influence on this Arctic island. 2) As the Canadian news service Eye on the Arctic reported,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 3-9 May
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) As RÚV reported, the discovery of micro-plastics within Vatnajökull, the biggest glacier in Europe, in Iceland, has been confirmed, based on latest research. The Hofsjökull glacier in the country was also found to contain microscopic plastic debris. Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, one of the scientists behind the study,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 26 April – 2 May
Spring arriving in Reykjavík [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The London-based Council on Geostrategy published a paper by Professor Klaus Dodds on the release of Britain's newest Integrated Review statement, which included issues relating to the Polar Regions, in March of this year. As Prof Dodds explained, Britain maintains considerable interests both… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 19-25 April
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) As the Asahi Shimbun reported, Japan has announced plans to build another icebreaker this year to further develop the country's Arctic research. The project will be overseen by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), and the organisation is estimating that the vessel will enter… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 12-18 April
