Analysis | The past few months have seen a noteworthy expansion of China’s engagement of the Arctic from a variety of different directions
It depends on what the definition of ‘in’ is
Quarterly Report | Since 1920 the Svalbard Treaty has provided the guidelines for the activity in the archipelago. As the Arctic opens up to new
Breaking through
Commentary | The time has come for Svalbard to start realising that its people have a unique set of skills that allow it to thrive
The sheriff of Svalbard
People | Part bureaucrat, part police officer, Oslo’s top official in Svalbard is in charge of maintaining law, order and the Norwegian way in the
The gene bank of last resort
Quarterly Report | The Global Seed Vault is designed to withstand all manner of disasters. That will be useful if we cause one that wipes
More than just a treaty
Quarterly Report | Svalbard
Poking at the bear
Foreground | Norway airs a realpolitik TV drama
The faces behind the masks
ArctiCulture | A show about artist Henri Matisse’s second-hand depictions of the people formerly known as Eskimos says much about the artist but less about
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to flush
Weekly Cover | Big words about the climate and global politics will be exchanged in Alaska next week. Potty talk might be more helpful
There and back again
Analysis | China is interested in developing the Northern Sea Route as a way to expand its European trade, even as it seeks to develop
Nunavut, set to music
ArctiCulture | Cambridge Bay duo Scary Bear Soundtrack’s new album gives a first-hand account of life in Canada’s North, all set to pop-synth
Rocking the boat
Weekly Cover | Arctic shipping is seeing unfettered growth, but it is not always smooth sailing Hector Martin Shipping, like natural resource extraction, always rates