Why people matter when we talk about Arctic climate change
It is very difficult to have a conversation with an ice floe.
You may select a floe with an intriguing personal history; perhaps a past...
A new Greenlandic translation program is ready to go live in...
Greenlandic is sometimes said to be a language that has hundreds of words for snow. The fact that that is both true and not...
A controversial road project in Alaska could become the next big...
In the early 1970s in Alaska, the oil industry said it needed an Arctic highway to be built alongside the proposed trans-Alaska pipeline, which...
The controversy over Greenland airports shows China isn’t fully welcome in...
Earlier this week, it was announced that in exchange for 700 million Danish kroner ($109 million), Greenland would allow Denmark a 33 percent stake...
What the new IPCC climate report means for the Arctic
If a half-degree temperature rise in world temperatures doesn’t sound alarming, the latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change should put that...
A deepwater port in Alaska’s Arctic is essential for U.S. national...
While cooperation has been a hallmark of Arctic relations between the United States and Russia, it is important to consider national security due to...
China’s Arctic plans represent a new way of looking at world
In 2014, China released a new map, interpreted the world over as an attempt to redefine geopolitics and claim more of the South China...
The Week Ahead: Making Svalbard great again
When he participates in Svalbard 203040 today and tomorrow, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Norway’s commerce minister, will listen in on discussions about things like “smarter...
Microplastics in Arctic sea ice should concern everybody
Plastic products have become an essential part of our lives, but it is time to reconsider their often uncritical use.
Unlike wood, plastic products do...
As tension builds over Ukraine, Norway grows increasingly worried about neighboring...
Before you begin to read this story, you may wish to look up the Russian naval base at Gadzhiyevo in Russia’s Arctic northwest on...
