Back to Publications The Arctic Institute Map of the Month Initiative Maps provide a useful means of understanding the various ways a region can be understood depending on the industry, discipline, culture or individual. Further, maps allow for the …
Back to Publications Mysterious Explosions Near Russia’s Key Arctic Naval Base The Barents Observer reported on December 19 that several large explosions occurred near Severomorsk, the headquarters of Russia’s Northern Fleet. Local residents documented …
Back to Publications View of the U.S.-Canada fourth joint mission to map the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean in August and September 2011. Photo: U.S. Department of State The battle for Arctic supremacy is heating up as melting ice and rising …
Back to Publications Luleå Steel Producer Receives Grant for Green Transformation As reported by High North News on December 11, the Swedish steel producer SSAB has received SEK 1.45 billion (USD 132 million) in funding from the EU’s Just Transition Fund …
Back to Publications UAE’s Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, on an official visit to Oslo, Norway in 2017. Photo: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs As the Arctic region undergoes environmental and geopolitical transformation, the United Arab Emirates ( …
Back to Publications Nuuk Celebrates New International Airport As reported by Forbes on December 3, the new international airport has opened in Nuuk, Greenland, with the airport receiving its first transatlantic flight from Copenhagen, Denmark. Previously, …
Back to Publications DoD’s 2024 Arctic Strategy Continues America’s Pivot Away from Humanity’s Collective Climate Change Challenge to Containing Adversaries (Real and Imagined) – Risking a New and Unnecessary Cold War. Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight …
Back to Publications A Royal Netherlands Navy Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel is anchored as U.S. Marines prepare to disembark the HNLMS Rotterdam for an amphibious beach landing during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Norway, March 21, 2022. Photo: U.S. …
Back to Publications Russia Pushes Forward with Sanctioned Arctic LNG Project As reported by High North News on 22 November, Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot is preparing to operate the first Arc7 ice-class liquefied natural gas (LNG) …
Back to Publications NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during an official visit to Clay Barracks in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2024. Photo: NATO The potential impact of a second Trump administration on NATO has attracted substantial analysis, with some experts …
Back to Publications Moscow to Build Arctic Emergency Hub in Khatanga The Barents Observer reported on November 18 that Russia is planning to build an Arctic emergency hub in Khatanga, located on the Taymyr Peninsula, as part of efforts to improve security …
Back to Publications Arctic offshore structures are able to withstand extreme sea ice conditions in frigid waters. Photo: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) When Western nations imposed sanctions on Russia following its full-scale …
Back to Publications Nagurskoye is Russia’s Northernmost air base, located on an island in Franz Joseph Land, an archipelago approximately 1,350 km north of Murmansk. Photo: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation The Arctic Institute NATO Series …
Back to Publications Russia Withdraws from Landmark Agreement on Nuclear Environmental Safety As reported by The Barents Observer on November 12, the Russian government announced that it intends to withdraw from the Multilateral Nuclear Environmental …
Back to Publications British Royal Navy Merlin MK2 Helicopter and French Navy Amethyste Attack Submarine, during NATO Steadfast Defender 24 off the coast of Norway. Photo: SHAPE NATO The Arctic Institute NATO Series 2024-2025 Despite being located 1,600 …
Back to Publications Russia Launches New Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker in Gulf of Finland On November 6, The Barents Observer reported that Russia launched its fifth and newest nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Arktika-class, the Chukotka, as part of the …
Back to Publications Pituffik Space Base tarmac, hangars, base facilities, and a US C-17 cargo aircraft, set amidst the frozen winter wilderness of Northern Greenland. Photo: David Palmer The Arctic Institute NATO Series 2024-2025 Evolution is inevitable – …
Back to Publications Norway Reduces Funding for Arctic Cultural Cooperation in 2025 Budget High North News reported on October 30 that in its 2025 national budget, the Norwegian government has proposed a NOK 4 million reduction in funds for cultural …
Back to Publications Russian military at the Arctic base Severny Klever (Northern Clover). Moscow is adjusting its Arctic military posture through adapted force projection, infrastructure development, as well as through the use of sub-threshold activities …
Back to Publications NATO marines in the Norwegian Arctic for exercise Nordic Response 24. Photo: NATO The Arctic is undergoing a seismic shift. The region is facing unprecedented warming and rapidly changing geopolitical relations. With Russia’s second …
