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 …
Back to Publications Norway Proposes NATO Hub to Secure Undersea Infrastructure High North News reported on October 23 that Norway has proposed establishing a NATO hub to protect critical undersea infrastructure in the High North, as part of a joint …
Back to Publications A ship sailing along the coastline of Svalbard. Photo: Ekaterina Uryupova Subsea permafrost (also offshore or submarine permafrost) is a frozen ground occurring beneath the coastal seas in the polar and subpolar regions. Compared to …
Back to Publications Winter on the Northern Sea Route; ‘Shadow Fleet’ Risks High North News reported on October 14 that winter sea ice is returning to the Northern Sea Route early this year. The Russian Northern Sea Route Administration announced that by …
Back to Publications Wind mills in Bessakerfjellet vindkraftverk in Åfjord municipality, Norway. Photo: Shayan Shokrgozar Extractivism as a field of study is considered to be future-oriented. Yet for many communities around the world and in the Arctic, …
Back to Publications NWT Government Launches Program to Offset Shipping Costs from Supply Disruptions As reported by CBC News on October 10, the government of the Northwest Territories has announced that a new program will provide funds to offset …
Back to Publications UK F35B lightning on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales, participating in NATO’s 2024 Exercise Steadfast Defender, the largest NATO High North exercise in decades. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February …
Back to Publications China and Russia Jointly Patrol the Arctic for First Time Reuters reported on October 2 that a Chinese Coast Guard fleet has entered the Arctic to conduct joint patrols with Russian counterparts, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of …
Back to Publications Eilean Donan Castle in the western Highlands of Scotland. Photo: Sorin Tudorut In the last decade, the number of Arctic-interested states has increased dramatically. Rapidly melting ice has meant that opportunities for commercial …
Back to Publications A rocky landscape in Teriberka, Oblast Murmansk in Russia. Photo: Evgeny Matveev The Arctic Institute Arctic Extractivism Series 2024 As of September 2024, it has been two years and seven months since Russia escalated its aggression in …
Back to Publications US and Canada to Meet to Negotiate Disputed Boundary in the Beaufort Sea Bloomberg reported on September 24 that Canada and the United States have established a joint task force to address a long-standing boundary dispute in the Arctic …
Back to Publications Still from the film Promises For Business. Photo: Gudrun Havsteen-Mikkelsen In Emanuela Casti’s critiques on cartography1)I would like to stress Casti’s publication Reality as representation – The semiotics of cartography and the …
Back to Publications Russian Nuclear Submarines Sail Under Arctic Ice Cap The Barents Observer reported on September 17 that two Russian nuclear submarines transited from the Barents Sea to Kamchatka Peninsula by sailing underneath the Arctic ice cap. The …
Back to Publications Urban life in Tromsø, Norway, a member municipality of the Arctic Mayors’ Forum. Photo: Mark D Over the past four years, a new forum has increasingly made its mark on Arctic-related gatherings, conferences, and discussions – the Arctic …
Back to Publications Russia Exaggerates Size of Its Fleet in Arctic Navy Exercises Newsweek reported on September 11 that Russian president Vladimir Putin has been accused of exaggerating the size of Russia’s naval fleet, which is currently participating …
Back to Publications Snowy Arctic mountain ridge. Photo: Annie Spratt The Arctic Institute Arctic Extractivism Series 2024 The Earth’s climate is changing. Research, created as a result of thorough and multidimensional academic research in climate sciences …
Back to Publications Record Temperatures in the Arctic – Again As reported by The Barents Observer on September 3, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute has published a report on the exceptionally high temperatures inside the Arctic Circle. The report …
