A rare poll hints at real differences between Danish and Greenlandic...
The latest and strangely under-reported poll about independence in Greenland is the most crucial, tell-tale piece of information about Greenland’s potential future in a...
The US keeps falling further behind other nations in preparing for...
Meteorologist David Titley, a professor at Penn State, is a retired Navy admiral, which means “I do not have to start everything with, ‘I...
A new history of the North Pole uncovers its deep significance...
What exactly is the North Pole? How are we to understand the North Pole’s significance to the world today? has all the mysticism and...
How geopolitics complicate the U.S. Navy’s plans for major Arctic operations
In response to new Russian rules on the Northern Sea Route, the U.S. Navy plans to undertake significant operations in the Arctic this summer,...
Busting the 2,000-acre myth about drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The recent Republican tax bill, signed into law by President Trump, calls for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife...
How to write an Arctic story in 5 easy steps
So you’ve been assigned to write a story on the Arctic. Congratulations! This will be one of your easiest assignments.
The key is to write...
Why President Trump’s idea to buy Greenland is not a joke...
For more than a week, journalists and commentators across the world have been regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that he may consider buying...
China and the US both have strategic designs for Greenland
Two seemingly unrelated messages, reaching us only a few days apart, recently revealed how Greenland occupies an increasingly strategic place in today’s geopolitics.
One of...
How a regional clean development mechanism for the Arctic could more...
Reykjavik is a global leader on climate change. It’s working to be carbon neutral by 2040. To most people, this is a success story....
China launches its first domestically built icebreaker
China launched the Xue Long 2 (雪龙2), which translates to “Snow Dragon,” in an elaborate ceremony at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on Monday. The new...
