Back to Publications US Arctic Ambassador Position Remains Vacant As reported by Northern Journal on April 21, the US Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs position is still vacant following the resignation of Ambassador Mike Sfraga on January 20, which …
Back to Publications A polar-centric view of the northern hemisphere reveals the Arctic’s inherent and enduring geographic centrality, of increasing geopolitical salience as the polar-thaw continues. Photo: Malte Humpert The Arctic Institute Planetary …
Back to Publications Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video-conference meeting on the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, 13th April 2022. Photo: President of Russia Northern Europe has historically been an area of conflict …
Back to Publications The sailboat ‘Lumi’, somewhere in the Beaufort Sea. Photo: Juho Karhu The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 Ice moves, it freezes, squeezes, ice breaks, ice travels, ice melts – ice acts. Ice defines the polar regions, yet that …
Back to Publications Arctic Sea Ice Extent at Historic Low Point in March 2025 As reported by The Weather Network on April 8, Arctic sea ice extent in March was the lowest ever recorded for that month, measuring six percent below the long-term average. …
Back to Publications According to The Washington Post, the White House is calculating the cost of taking over control with Greenland. Photo: The White House The Washington Post (WP) recently wrote that the White House is calculating the potential cost of …
Back to Publications Vessel navigating in sea ice. Photo: Samuel Martínez Llobet The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 The Arctic is one of Earth’s most rapidly changing regions, with profound implications for its human and more-than-human inhabitants …
Back to Publications Arctic Military Leaders Convene Over Hybrid Threats On April 2, High North News reported that military leaders from seven Arctic states and observer nations met in Kirkenes, Norway to discuss hybrid threats in the Arctic region. The …
Back to Publications Kilchurn Castle in the rugged Scottish Highlands. Photo: Connor Mollison During World War II, Norwegian soldiers of Kompani Linge trained in the Scottish Highlands from 1941 to 1945, preparing for the harsh conditions they would face …
Back to Publications An abandoned federal building sinks into the thawing permafrost in the Native Village of Nunapicuaq (Nunapitchuk), Alaska. Photo: Susan Natali The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 As the world races to limit global warming to 1.5 …
Back to Publications Northern Canadian Town Welcomes Arctic Expedition Cruises Travel Weekly reported on March 26 that Churchill, a small town on the Hudson Bay, is set to become a significant Arctic expedition cruise hub from summer 2025 onwards. Hapag- …
Back to Publications US Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Photo: X / Vice President JD Vance Greenland is neither more valuable nor more strategically important than other areas in the Arctic. And the …
Back to Publications Permafrost thawing causes disturbances to the soils. This photo has been taken during the 2014 study of UBC Geography on Forsheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Photo: A. Cassidy The Arctic Institute Planetary Series …
Back to Publications Canada Purchases Australian Radar System for Arctic Defense The Associated Press reported on March 19 that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a C$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) purchase of an “Over-the-Horizon Radar” system …
Back to Publications Green aurora lights over snow covered mountain during night time in Nordland, Norway. Photo: Stein Egil Liland The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 Legal imagination – polar and otherwise – is rather poor. It follows the …
Back to Publications Turkey Formally Joins Svalbard Treaty Turkish Minute reported on March 11 that Turkey’s accession to the Svalbard Treaty has officially entered into force following a presidential decree. The accession, first approved on April 11, 2024 …
Back to Publications A boat is one medium through which human practices relate to the material world, and through which matter can therefore express its agency in relation to human practices. Photo: Ilona Mettiäinen In both academic and public discussion …
Back to Publications US President Continues Remarks About Greenland’s Future As reported by CNBC News on March 4, US President Donald Trump stated in his address to a joint session of Congress that the United States is working to gain control of Greenland …
Back to Publications The eroding coastline of a permafrost covered Nunivak Island on the Bering Sea. Photo: Juho Karhu The Arctic Institute Planetary Series 2025 We live in the age of polycrisis (or permacrisis), characterised by the combination of long- …
Back to Publications President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the concluding session of the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER) in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 31, 2015. Photo: U.S. …
