Facts About the Arctic in March 2025
After spending several weeks in the unfortunate position of lowest for the date, JAXA/ViSHOP Arctic sea ice extent has just risen above 2015.
Glaciers and geopolitics: Why Iceland matters for European security
Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast. As Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint.
Trump order opening Arctic Alaska waters to oil leasing draws legal challenge
Environmental groups say, as they did 8 years ago, that Trump violated the law by revoking past presidential leasing-program withdrawals of Arctic and other waters.
Trump’s Manifest Destiny in the Arctic: The Greenland Gamble
In the first term of his presidency, Donald Trump threw into consideration the option to purchase Greenland. At first, it was considered an eccentric impulse.
China Exploiting Russian Weakness in Arctic–and Moscow Has Reason to Worry
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Beijing has increased its activities in the Arctic as Moscow faces little choice other than to welcome these activities given restrictions induced by Western sanctions.
A Review of Arctic Policy from 2020 to 2024
Although the United States is an Arctic Nation, most Americans have historically perceived the Arctic as both geographically remote and removed from issues affecting their day-to-day lives.
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska’s tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean.
Alarming Arctic Warming Threatens Ecosystems And Wildlife
The Arctic is becoming increasingly perilous as the region demonstrates alarming shifts away from being Earth’s cooler refuge.
Facts About the Arctic in February 2025
This isn’t exactly “shock news”, since we (slightly hesitantly!) predicted this 5 days ago.