Greenland’s time(zones) changes, but not without problems
Greenland will have a different time zone starting in 2023, but whether that will affect the population has yet to be studied.
Norway’s new coast guard vessels also soon in Svalbard
Norway will commission three new Arctic-capable coast guard vessels by 2024, increasing its fleet of ice-going vessels.
Canada supports sustainable seal use by Inuit
On the one hand, the Canadian government wants to learn more about seals to better protect them, and at the same time wants to better manage them as a natural resource.
Sámi law puts Finnish government on thin ice
A bill for the Finnish Sámi Parliament on who can be counted as part of the ethnic group is causing a big debate within the Finnish government
Russian expedition near Svalbard causes a stir
An expedition planned by Russia on Svalbard causes discussions in Norwegian government circles and puts Oslo in a difficult position.
Greenland sharks are protected from fisheries
Since September, the longest-lived vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has been under protection from fishing and hunting in the Northwest Atlantic.
Danish opposition questions Greenlandic electoral influence
Thanks to the support of Greenlandic and Faroese MPs, Denmark’s PM will likely get four more years in office, despite not having the support of a majority of the voters in the Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland supports global standards to end plastic pollution
The decision sees it spurn a US-led initiative calling for countries to set national goals
To win an expedition to the North Pole
The icebreaker “50 Years of Victory” departed Murmansk for the North Pole in July 2022 as part of the “Icebreaker of Discoveries” expedition. On board were 70 school children.
Norway questions fisheries agreement with Russia
Currently, little is normal in relations between European countries and Russia. Despite all this, Norwegian-Russian management of the Barents Sea has proven to be a successful model.
Spare parts procurement by scrapping
More icebreakers are needed to keep the Northern Sea Route open. Since new material is not available so quickly, the only option is to keep old icebreakers ‘alive’.
More resources called for Joint Arctic Command
To better secure Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the Joint Arctic Command urgently needs more resources from the Danish state, both financially and in terms of personnel.
Greenland has become a diplomatic grey zone
More countries are sending envoys to Greenland. It will not always be clear to them whether they have come to the right place
Million-dollar grant for hi-speed Internet in Alaskan communities
The U.S. government has awarded nearly US$30 million to expand hi-speed Internet to six remote Alaskan communities.
New nuclear-powered offshore icebreaker unveiled
At the exhibition and conference on shipbuilding in St. Petersburg, Iceberg Central Design Bureau presented the project of a multifunctional offshore icebreaker.
Political tensions lead to “gaps” in scientific data in the Arctic region
The Arctic is changing its status as a low tension area. This also has a severe impact on scientific collaborations among nations and could lead to a big gap in valuable scientific data, says Dr. Ekaterina Uryupova, expert Senior Research Fellow at The Arctic Institute.
Canada’s third Arctic patrol ship joins its fleet
The navy’s newest warship won’t be fighting any wars
Floating nuclear power plants to replace old nuclear power plant in Chukotka
A keel laying ceremony for the hull of the first nuclear floating propulsion unit based on the RITM-200 reactor units took place at a shipyard in Nantong, China.
New ambassador represents Swiss Arctic policy
With Ambassador Alexandra Baumann, Switzerland has a new head for Switzerland’s concerns in the Arctic, the so-called Arctic dossier.
America to name an Arctic ambassador
The US go more Arctic and have appointed an Arctic ambassador.
Canada is leery about Nato’s Arctic advance
Nato is rethinking the role of Arctic in the alliance’s collective defence; it wants Canada to do the same
Greenland wants a Nato envoy of its own
A representative at the alliance’s headquarters would let it out cut out the information middlemann
“Army 2022” Russia presents new Arctic nuclear submarine
True to its long tradition of building impressive submarines, Russian design firm Rubin unveiled a concept model of its nuclear ballistic missile submarine “Arcturus.”
Novatek orders Turkish power plant for Arctic LNG-2
The sanctions imposed by the West on Russia are slowly having an effect. Russian gas producer Novatek is facing a number of technical difficulties.
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