Arctic News and Analysis
The question of whether the Arctic region, often referred to as ‘High North, low tension’ in both government and research circles, is beginning to lose its long-held status as a military-free zone, has resurfaced over the past few weeks in the wake of a new report by the Government of the United Kingdom on British defence… Continue reading Militarisation in the Arctic: Views from the United Kingdom
[Editor's note: The original version of this article appeared in the now-defunct Arctic Journal in April 2016. The Chair of the Arctic Council passed from the United States to Finland in 2017.] As Washington has settled into its role as Chair of the Arctic Council last year, several US states have also begun to take… Continue reading Flashback: Nebraska and the Arctic – As the Crane Flies…
In the first of an occasional short video series, Semicircle, the editor of Over the Circle, Marc Lanteigne, gives a short presentation on the basics of politics and governance in Antarctica. This talk includes which countries have claimed lands on the continent, (and other states which are starting to increase their presence there), and the… Continue reading Antarctica Politics 101: A Semicircle Video
Last month, the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), in cooperation with the UArctic educational network and hosted by the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, held its fourth annual Korea Arctic Academy (KAA) in the port city of Busan (부산시), South Korea. This ten-day course brought together students and young scholars from all parts of the Arctic region, as… Continue reading Talking Arctic Affairs in Busan
This week, the commandant of the US Coast Guard announced that a revised American strategy for the Arctic was in preparation. Describing the Arctic as becoming a ‘competitive space’, Admiral Karl Schultz noted an increasing emphasis on the role of the Arctic region in American strategic interests, and predicted the final assessment of changes to US… Continue reading The United States’ Missing Arctic Policy
