Arctic News and Analysis
Harpa Concert Hall, site of the Arctic Circle Assembly [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Since 2022, and arguably even before that, security and ‘hard politics’ issues have been growing in visibility amongst the myriad subjects covered by the Arctic Circle Assembly. This year however marked a watershed, as military affairs dominated many of the plenaries… Continue reading Arctic Circle 2024: Days of Insecurity
Air Greenland plane at Nuuk Airport [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne It was in 1954, after two years of test flights, when Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) successfully began a Copenhagen to Los Angeles route over the north polar region (with stops in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Winnipeg), using DC6 aircraft. These trips opened up the possibility of shorter transits between… Continue reading ‘Can’t Keep My Mind From the Circling Sky’: The Take-off of Arctic Air Routes
Over the Circle 