Arctic News and Analysis
by Marc Lanteigne This week brought major shakeups to Russian politics and policymaking, with by far the most significant being the declared constitutional changes which may allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in office past his previously-anticipated departure date in 2024, and keep him in power until possibly 2036. This announcement overshadowed another recent watershed Russian… Continue reading The Best-Laid Plans? Russia’s New Arctic Strategies Face Many Hurdles
by Mingming Shi 1) Some citizens in Greenland, in interviews conducted earlier this week by KNR, the Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation, expressed their concerns over the situation with COVID-19, even though there was no confirmed cases in the country. However, the Epidemic Commission of Greenland had stated that they were confident and well-prepared to handle any… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 2-9 March
by Marc Lanteigne After a (long!) interlude between Semicircle video posts, we're trying again with a new short video clip which gives a brief overview of the Arctic Council at a time when that organisation is facing a great deal of international attention, (along with the Arctic itself!). What is the Arctic Council? (video -… Continue reading What is the Arctic Council? A Semicircle Video
by Mingming Shi 1) An interview on the topic of new Russian weapons systems, and how they would affect Norwegian and Arctic security, was published on the High North News. Two researchers interviewed for the piece were Dr Paal Sigurd Hilde, an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) in Oslo, and Dr… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 24 February-1 March
by Mingming Shi 1) Ulrik Pram Gad, an Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark argued that the Danish government needed to consider better ways of including both the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the Kingdom's foreign policy deliberations, in a commentary published by the Danish news service Altinget. 2) The Russian vessel Arktika, (Арктика), which… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 17-23 February
