Ukraine joins NATO’s Arctic projects against Russia
In a plea earlier this month to Republicans not to block further military aid to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden warned that if Russia is victorious, then President Vladimir Putin will not stop and will attack a NATO country. Biden’s…
Kiren Rijiju flags off India’s maiden winter science expedition to Arctic
A team of four scientists will embark on the journey on Tuesday to India’s research station in the NyAlesund town on the Brogger peninsula where research institutes from 10 countries have laboratories. The four members of the team, all first-timers…
Spitsbergen: in search of Polar Bears, Bowhead Whales and Arctic Birds for 2025
Dates: 10-17 June 2025Price: 8 Days from £3575 excluding flights. Single supplement £3,500**International flights: £900 * The price and deposit quoted above is per person for a berth in a quad cabin. For all cabin options please see the Wildwings or Limosa websites.** The “single supplement” shown…
Ocean engineers and scientists share ideas
Collaborating to better understand how to operate in the Arctic environment was the goal of an international gathering addressing polar oceanography and operations held in Newport, Oct. 23-25. The “Under the Ice Workshop,” and “2025 Ship to Shore High Latitude…
Arctic research conference is held in the Arctic for first time
Holding ArcticNet conference in Iqaluit makes it more comfortable for Inuit to participate, says organizer A national Arctic research conference is taking place in Iqaluit this week, marking the first time in the academic conference’s 19-year history that it’s being…
Canada and Greenland Sign Letter of Intent on Arctic Marine Conservation
Recently, Canada and Greenland signed a letter of intent concerning conserving a marine area between their two territories, according to Eye on the Arctic. The area is called the North Water Polynya, known as Pikialasorsuaq in Greenland and Sarvarjuaq in Nunavut, and is an…
Battle for Arctic territory pits US against China and Russia
Democrats and Republicans in Washington are finding unity in a mutual concern over China’s and Russia’s rush to take control of the Arctic region. Several thousand miles north of the U.S.-Canada border, off the Alaskan coast, Chinese and Russian entities are attempting to expand their…
Tromsø Will Be the First Arctic European Youth Capital
Tromsø in Northern Norway has been awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2026 with the concept “True North”. “We will show that young people from the Arctic are of key strategic importance for Europe,” says Luna Drecker, leader of…
What the 14th Five-Year Plan says about China’s Arctic Interests
In March 2021, during the annual session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, the Chinese leadership formally adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan,1) marking the first time that one of China’s five-year plans directly mentions the Arctic.2) The plan, cumbersomely titled the…