Back to Publications Permafrost thawing causes disturbances to the soils. This photo has been taken during the 2014 study of UBC Geography on Forsheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Photo: A. Cassidy The Arctic Institute Planetary Series …
Back to Publications Canada Purchases Australian Radar System for Arctic Defense The Associated Press reported on March 19 that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a C$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) purchase of an “Over-the-Horizon Radar” system …
Back to Publications Green aurora lights over snow covered mountain during night time in Nordland, Norway. Photo: Stein Egil Liland The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 Legal imagination – polar and otherwise – is rather poor. It follows the …
Back to Publications Turkey Formally Joins Svalbard Treaty Turkish Minute reported on March 11 that Turkey’s accession to the Svalbard Treaty has officially entered into force following a presidential decree. The accession, first approved on April 11, 2024 …
Back to Publications A boat is one medium through which human practices relate to the material world, and through which matter can therefore express its agency in relation to human practices. Photo: Ilona Mettiäinen In both academic and public discussion …
Back to Publications US President Continues Remarks About Greenland’s Future As reported by CNBC News on March 4, US President Donald Trump stated in his address to a joint session of Congress that the United States is working to gain control of Greenland …
Back to Publications The eroding coastline of a permafrost covered Nunivak Island on the Bering Sea. Photo: Juho Karhu The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 We live in the age of polycrisis (or permacrisis), characterised by the combination of long- …
Back to Publications President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the concluding session of the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER) in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 31, 2015. Photo: U.S. …
Back to Publications Russia and US Discuss Arctic Energy Collaboration On February 18, POLITICO reported that Russian and American officials discussed potential Arctic energy cooperation during high-level talks in Saudi Arabia. The Russian delegation, led …
Back to Publications Dash-8 airplanes lined up on the runway in Nuuk, Greenland. Photo: Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson October 28, 2024, saw the official opening of Nuuk’s new international airport. Through the extension of the existing runway, the airport has …
Back to Publications A Military Base in Iqaluit? As reported by Nunatsiaq News on February 10, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre announced plans to build a permanent military base in Iqaluit if elected as Canada’s next prime minister. …
Back to Publications The Yukon border sign greets travelers entering the territory from the Northwest Territories along the remote Dempster Highway. Photo: Carly J. Zulich The Arctic Institute Health and Wellbeing Series 2025 Indigenous health has …
Back to Publications Arctic Cruise Tourism Returns Despite Environmental Concerns On February 3, 2025, Cruise Industry News reported that Ponant’s luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot will return to the Arctic for the 2026-27 winter season. The vessel …
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 Arctic Institute Health and Wellbeing Series 2025 News Update The Arctic is …
Back to Publications Kingdom of Denmark to Invest 14.6 Billion Kroner in Arctic Defense On January 27, BBC reported that Denmark announced plans to significantly increase its investment in Arctic security, committing billions of dollars to enhance its …
Back to Publications Landscape in Nunavut. Photo: U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada Experiencing good health and wellbeing (e.g. associated physical and mental wellness) is one of the foundational facets of the human experience, however, not all …
Back to Publications The Greek flag raised at the Bulgarian Antarctic base St. Kliment Ohridski. Photo: Marina Velikova In December 2024, Greece achieved a significant milestone in its polar agenda by sending researchers to Antarctica for the first time, …
Back to Publications Trump Reverses Arctic Drilling Restrictions On January 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump repealed federal protections for Arctic oil drilling, overturning a 2023 memorandum that had barred development on 16 million acres. The …
Back to Publications The aircraft that carried then U.S Secretary of State John Kerry to Greenland in 2016, sitting on the runway at Kangerlussuaq International Airport in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Photo: U.S. Department of State It was just over five …
Back to Publications Greenland Prepared for Dialogue with the US, But On Its Own Terms As reported by Reuters on January 13, Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede announced that his government is ready to engage in dialogue with the incoming Trump …
