How US policy threatens existing Arctic governance
The current international cooperation in the Arctic — and the structures that allow it — have grown in the past few decades. But now...
The US writes, but does not implement, Arctic strategies
The U.S. government wrote a great deal about Arctic strategy in 2019, but it would be nice to see concrete commitments to go along...
Trump’s reversal on Alaska ocean mapping will help the Arctic
An international effort to create a definitive map of the ocean floor by 2030 will get a boost from the Trump administration’s plan to...
Russia stands ready to work together in the Arctic
In 2021 the Russian Federation will assume the presidency in the Arctic Council — a forum of Arctic countries focusing on the development of...
Why climate policy makers should listen more carefully to the Arctic’s...
While the global spotlight has placed climate change on many regional and national agendas, it’s easy to overlook smaller scale efforts to adapt and...
Some Alaska villages don’t need to ‘imagine a day without water’
Every year, the national “Imagine a Day without Water” campaign raises awareness and educates Americans about the value of water in everyday life.
In October...
Why Greenlanders are taking Trump’s interest very seriously
Annex Greenland?
We can ask the question, when Russia can annex Crimea, why would the United States hesitate with Greenland? I think that a U.S....
Trump’s Greenland sideshow needs to be shelved
Forget the gibberish from President Donald Trump; the United States is not interested in buying Greenland.
It’s not a “real estate deal.” It’s an absurd...
Alaska’s governor ignores lawmakers and the public in his push to...
In the five months since Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a plan to wipe out more than 40 percent of state funding for the University...
How a market-based fund could help prevent the tragedy of the...
According to the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea, the natural resources in the high seas are free for any nation’s...
