China and Russia challenge the Arctic order
But understanding how means looking beyond their partnership.
Putting Young Leaders at the Heart of Arctic Policy Making
The most important factor for a better future for the Arctic is to put young experts from the Arctic in leadership roles related to the region and include them in the knowledge creation that is the basis for decision-making processes.
Facts About the Arctic in July 2025
At the beginning of July JAXA/ViSHOP Arctic sea ice extent is still “lowest for the date” in their record going back to 1979.
Arctic Exceptionalism as Myth, Method, and Mirror
It began in Murmansk, 1987, when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gave a speech that would later be inscribed as a founding moment in Arctic cooperation.
Arctic Capital and Indigenous Peoples: a Postcolonial Critique of an Ecologically Unequal Exchange
Dissertation is a case study on the effects of capital accumulation on the governance of land and natural resources by Arctic indigenous peoples of coastal Alaska and Greenland.
Russia’s Arctic Bet: Can Asia Deliver on NSR Ambitions?
Moscow sees China, India, and other Asian powers as critical for the future of the Northern Sea Route in Arctic, but their involvement remains limited.
India in the Arctic: Advancing a New Path for Strategic Autonomy Beyond Russia
Since the early 2020s, India’s Arctic strategy has evolved from being primarily scientific to being informed by broader geopolitics.
Researcher Highlights Strong Female Voices in the Norwegian Polar History
Based on this archive, Ryall wrote the book Polar Women (Polare kvinner), her version of the Norwegian polar history.
Oceans Are Transporting Centuries-old Mercury to the Arctic
By analyzing over 700 tissue and environmental samples from across Greenland in Arctic, collected over a 40-year period, researchers identified distinct regional differences in mercury that corresponded with specific ocean currents, allowing them to trace the sources and transport pathways of the pollutant.