Analysis | Iceland’s political parties have been working overtime since October to set up a government. Now that they have one, it is time for
Category: Politics & Diplomacy
The ice breaks
Analysis | China and Norway have let go of a long-standing diplomatic spat. That will make it easier for them to pick up the pace of business
They say you want a revolution?
Analysis | A new day has dawned on Icelandic politics. It is not the one many were waiting for
Party time
Analysis | With 12 parties vying for seats in Iceland’s Alþingi this week, power will ultimately be decided in a game of coalitions
If at first you don’t succeed …
Analysis | Switzerland is trying again to get into the Arctic Council. It has all the makings of a good observer, but so far that
Too close to call
Canada’s easternmost province is increasingly finding that its economic and cultural connections are leading it to the North Marc Lanteigne From a geographic standpoint, describing
Thinking about search and rescue from the bottom up
Analysis | Discussions about search and rescue fail to include the contributions local communities can make – at passengers’ peril
After the football
Analysis | If you were thrilled by Icelandic football this summer, you’ll love the political drama the country is in for in the coming months
Time to build the firehouse
Analysis | There are plenty of hurdles to developing a forum to address Arctic security issues, but that does not eliminate the need to do
Reconsidering security
Analysis | As the prospect of an Arctic security forum becomes increasingly less hypothetical, we must begin to consider how such a body could be
Two of a kind
Once wary of China’s interests in the Arctic, Moscow is increasingly seeing the benefits of working with Beijing
Enter … Pyongyang?
Analysis | North Korea may seem an unlikely candidate to stake a claim to the Arctic, but the interest of a cash-strapped regime underscores the