Draft constitution provides prelude to independent Greenland
Greenland’s first crack at a constitution suggests that its future could look a lot like its present
Greenland’s first crack at a constitution suggests that its future could look a lot like its present
A Russian international scientific station could be developed in Svalbard.
Sanctions have prohibited the import of Russian oil from the Arctic to the EU area. Now China and India are jumping into the gap, but this means more difficult transports.
In Russia, fishing and ice fishing are one of the most populat spare-time activities. Now a new activity could soon join them – gold mining.
A high-level delegation from Greenland visits Switzerland to deepen cooperation in natural disaster response and research.
After a long hiatus, Norway takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council on May 11 and presents its strategy, but the council’s path forward remains uncertain.
Although there is no Greenlandic flag flying in front of the Nato headquarters, Nuuk and Copenhagen have agreed on a representative where all sides will benefit in the end.
UNESCO World Heritage or economic development or a compromise solution, these are the options in the dispute over the status of the world-famous ice fjord in Ilulissat.
The government in Greenland has revised its regulations for dealing with polar bears and published new regulations that are intended to be more responsive to the needs of all stakeholders.
The Biden administration is committing a difficult balancing act by OKing a huge petroleum project in Alaska while simultaneously establishing Arctic protected areas.
Beluga products from East Greenland may no longer be exported, which affects the entire country.
The United Nations Continental Shelf Commission recognizes Russia’s claims to the seabed of the Arctic Ocean.
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Rosatomflot needs more icebreakers. Only recently, the contracts for two more ships have now been signed.
Everything converges to make the Svalbard archipelago an epicenter of tension in the Arctic, and NATO would have an interest in settling the differences within its coalition.
The Russian president has convened the Russian Security Council to discuss claims to expand the boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
The treaty on non-fishing in international Arctic waters is a rare example of precautionary resource management.
The Norwegian Environment Agency recommends that the government set limits to increasing tourism in Svalbard and proposes a series of tougher measures.
Until now, Greenlanders have hardly been involved in research projects on their land. The new strategy aims to change this.
By 2024, AARI will deploy a high-precision hydrometeorological network in the marine and coastal parts of the Russian Arctic based on drifting buoys.
More than 50 years ago, the former Soviet Union released gigantic crabs in the Barents Sea to help local fishermen, interfering massively with the ecosystem.
Against advice from scientists, the Greenlandic government has decided that 50 narwhals and 30 belugas may be hunted in East Greenland
What is Greenlandicness? How does Greenland determine its own national identity and how does this affect the question of a Pan-Inuit identity? Expert Dr. Robert C. Thomsen highlights some aspects.
Greenland will have a different time zone starting in 2023, but whether that will affect the population has yet to be studied.
Norway will commission three new Arctic-capable coast guard vessels by 2024, increasing its fleet of ice-going vessels.