Over the Circle

Getting set. [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne ‘Burning the midnight oil’ could almost have been a motto of this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA), given the crowded and ambitious schedule of the conference, which was especially top-heavy with plenaries, along with side events and project announcements. Although there were many Arctic themes covered during the… Continue reading Power of Ten: The Arctic Circle Assembly’s New Horizons →

The 'ice wall' of Kongsbreen, Kongsfjord in western Svalbard [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Many aspects of Arctic politics which had remained predictable for years, or even decades, are now being called into question, not the least of which being the idea of the far north as greatly disconnected from geopolitical concerns elsewhere… Continue reading ‘Every Intersection Has a Story’: Svalbard’s Travails in a Changing Arctic →

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]