Analysis | Beijing has been seeking to deepen its engagement of the Far North. A recently concluded symposium in Shanghai provides some insight into the direction
Category: Politics & Diplomacy
Who is an Arctic stakeholder today?
Analysis | With the growing global interest in the Arctic, many are left asking whether the balance of power in the region is still pointing
The biggest little city in the Arctic
People | Longyearbyen is smaller than most populated places. But that doesn’t mean its mayor – or its people – don’t have big plans for
Putting their foot down
Weekly Cover | Neither the people of Iceland nor the country’s government want to join the EU. Voters, though, say it’s their right to be
In annual addresses, silence speaks louder than hype
While many Arctic leaders left the region out in the cold during their New Year’s addresses, those who did all agree: big change is ahead
The tie that binds
Two countries that often find themselves on opposite sides of issues find common ground above the Arctic Circle, says Canadian minister Ray Weaver John Baird,
Grand claims of the Arctic kind
Weekly Cover | Nations are only rivaling for political power over the unclaimed Arctic seafloor, as the common territory won’t bring economic rewards, according to