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...
How a ground-breaking biodome being planned in Iceland could change cities...
A pioneering vision in Iceland to improve life for locals and to transform tourism and hospitality is moving closer to reality.
The ALDIN Biodome Resort...
With an Alaska-to-Chukotka flight, travelers push for easier Bering Strait crossings...
After enduring several days of weather delays, a slimmed-down convoy of aviators and travel pioneers intent on strengthening Alaska-Russia ties completed a planned trip...
How permafrost insurance could revolutionize Arctic development
Say you’re a homeowner in Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost American city. You have fire insurance for your home, insurance against the weight of snow...
The furor over a tourism-related polar bear death misses some key...
A recent and very unfortunate incident in Svalbard where a polar bear was killed in self-defense after attacking a man from a cruise vessel...
Russia’s Northern Sea Route sees record cargo volume in 2018
Russia’s Northern Sea Route saw another record-setting year in 2018 as 18 million tons of cargo traveled along the country’s Arctic coastline. This compares...
Inside Pyramiden, a Soviet ghost town in Arctic Norway
This was once upon a time the world's northernmost kindergarten and primary school. Abandoned twenty years ago, Pyramiden coal-mining town on the northern edge...
