The Arctic Institute Press Releases

• Published on January 10, 2025 - 10:41 GMT

  

  Trump Sparks Renewed Interest in Greenland: But ‘Greenland Belongs to the People of Greenland’

  Back to Publications Modern Inuksuk looking over Colonial Harbour in Nuuk, Greenland. Photo: Rachael Lorna Johnstone In recent days, Donald Trump’s comments regarding Greenland and the informal visit of his son Donald Trump Jr. have reignited discussions …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on January 7, 2025 - 13:23 GMT

  

  Rising Tensions and Shifting Strategies: The Evolving Dynamics of US Grand Strategy in the Arctic

  Back to Publications The USGS Healy breaks ice around Renda, a Russian tanker, 250 miles south of Nome, Alaska in January 2012. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense The Arctic, often associated with serene landscapes and wildlife, is not just a picturesque …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on January 1, 2025 - 08:40 GMT

  

  TATW Map of the Months 2025

  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 …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on December 21, 2024 - 18:21 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 16 December, 2024

  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 …

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• Published on December 19, 2024 - 12:05 GMT

  

  Securing Our Digital Lifelines: Quantum Technology and the Battle for Arctic Supremacy

  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 …

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• Published on December 14, 2024 - 12:23 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 9 December, 2024

  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 …

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• Published on December 10, 2024 - 10:45 GMT

  

  Expanding Horizons: The UAE’s Strategic Foray into the Arctic

  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 ( …

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• Published on December 7, 2024 - 01:08 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 2 December, 2024

  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, …

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• Published on December 5, 2024 - 07:48 GMT

  

  The Pentagon’s New (Upside Down) Arctic Map

  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 …

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• Published on December 3, 2024 - 15:00 GMT

  

  The Future Battlefield is Melting: An Argument for Why the U.S. Must Adopt a More Proactive Arctic Strategy

  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. …

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• Published on November 29, 2024 - 08:09 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 24 November, 2024

  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) …

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• Published on November 26, 2024 - 12:24 GMT

  

  NATO and the Trump Challenge: Navigating the Alliance’s Priorities in a Shifting Climate and Security Landscape

  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 …

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• Published on November 22, 2024 - 21:54 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 17 November, 2024

  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 …

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• Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:08 GMT

  

  Sanction-Proof? Russia’s Arctic Ambitions and the China Factor

  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 …

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• Published on November 19, 2024 - 13:33 GMT

  

  Past Need Not Be Prologue: Applying the Lessons of History to NATO-Russia Relations in the Arctic

  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 …

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• Published on November 16, 2024 - 07:07 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 11 November, 2024

  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 …

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• Published on November 12, 2024 - 16:40 GMT

  

  France’s Strategic Role in NATO’s Arctic Ambitions: A Non-Arctic Power’s Perspective

  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 …

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• Published on November 9, 2024 - 09:56 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 4 November, 2024

  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 …

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• Published on November 7, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

  

  An Evolution in Arctic Collective Defense

  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 – …

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• Published on November 2, 2024 - 00:20 GMT

  

  The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 28 October, 2024

  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 …

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