Over the Circle

The main stage at the May 2022 Arctic Frontiers Conference, Tromsø [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne As the conflict in Ukraine continues, its political, economic and strategic effects have flowed outwards to adjacent regions and beyond. In the Arctic, many previous assumptions about regional politics and security are now being openly challenged, and… Continue reading ‘Nor Night Nor Day No Rest’: Arctic Diplomacy Divided (and United) →

l-r: Pekka Haavisto (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finland) with Ann Linde (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden) and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, April 2022 [Photo via NATO] by Mingming Shi 1) As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the security policies of both Sweden and Finland, which traditionally had supported neutrality, have moved towards… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 25 April – 1 May →

Greenland Prime Minister Múte B. Egede and Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt [Photo via the Parliament of Greenland, 2021] by Marc Lanteigne Last week, the Government of Greenland announced [in Danish] a radical change in its makeup. This was the departure of one party from the governing coalition, the populist Naleraq, and its replacement by the… Continue reading Polar Opposites? Greenland’s New Coalition Government →

Winter in Helsinki [Photo by Ilya Panasenko via Unsplash] by Mingming Shi 1) Tampere University in Finland is seeking a Ukrainian doctoral researcher for a one-year doctoral position, someone who is unable to continue their work in Ukraine due to the war. As well, the Arctic Center of University of Lapland is also advertising two… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 28 March – 3 April →

Kangerlussuaq Airport in western Greenland [Photo by Grete Howard via Wikimedia Commons] by Mingming Shi 1) Norway's High North News published an op-ed on the need for the international community to take stronger action in curtailing fossil fuels, given the disruption in supplies caused by the Russo-Ukraine conflict but also the ongoing detrimental effects in… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 21-27 March →