Lawal Shukurah Oluwatobi Arctic communities and organizations have successfully drawn the attention of international communities, as well as fostered collaborative efforts among each other to address issues that affect the region collectively and create a space to share knowledge and information on research and policies to enable further growth of the region. The discussions between Arctic […]
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Ethan Wong As reported by Nunatsiaq News on January 20, nurses at clinics throughout the Hudson Bay coast in Nunavik, Quebec, staged a walkout over staffing shortages and working conditions. The protest began at 5 pm on January 19 and ended the following morning after the nurses were ordered to return to work by the Quebec Administrative Labour […]
Apostolos Tsiouvalas and Endalew Lijalem Enyew On June 14, 2022, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Jeppe Kofod, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, along with Múte Bourup Egede, Prime Minister of Greenland, signed an Agreement in Ottawa resolving outstanding boundary issues between the sovereign states of Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark. The Legal […]
Lee Mottola The Arctic as we know it is changing at an unanticipated pace. In all but the most optimistic outlooks, the geophysical state of the world’s most northern region will be irrevocably altered within the next century. With rapid change comes incredible opportunity and risk for countries interested in the region. By forming a […]
Michelle Malandra Use what you have, take only what you need, share what you have, and share what you know. That was the message from young leaders addressing food sovereignty in the Arctic at the first-ever Arctic Policy Hackathon (APH), which took place in Reykjavík in October 2022. First Arctic Policy Hackathon Addresses Food Sovereignty […]
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo Unmanned technologies could offer the West an opening to catch up with Russia, bogged down in Ukraine, in establishing a foothold in the warming Arctic, according to issue experts. Will the Ukraine war slow Russia’s Arctic push? (defensenews.com)
Bipandeep Sharma, Uttam Kumar Sinha The Arctic has become an important arena of cooperation between Russia and China. Energy, trade and NATO expansion are among the factors propelling this cooperation. At the same time, Chinese investments in the Russian Arctic would not only enhance Chinese dominance over Russian energy and rare earth mineral projects, but […]