The first rays of light illuminate the mountains behind King’s Bay. Photo: Jacopo Pasotti 2022 The wind whistles through the base’s window frames. Outside there is the pink sunset-like light that will last all day. The air temperature is -20°C, but the...
Historically, Danish decisions have not always put Greenlandic interests first. Although defence policy is formally under Danish jurisdiction, decisions only have the legitimacy necessary if Greenland participates in the decision-making processes. Because, in...
Excerpt from “Alfred Wegener’s Letzte Grönlandfahrt” Image: From “Alfred Wegener’s letzte Grönlandfahrt”, Brockhaus, Leipzig 1940 The project application by APRI member Jakob Abermann, University of Graz, which has recently been...
Arctic fishing has developed into a large-scale and lucrative industry, not least because of climate change. But that also means that new control mechanisms have to be created. Image: NOAA Fisheries Scan, Wiki Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 The Arctic Ocean is Earth’s...
On the scientific side, several research station and two Polar research vessel (here: Xue Long) underline China’s ambitions as a Arctic power. However, the plans of the Chinese government go far beyond research and science as outlined in the White Paper...
