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Black carbon is not cool

Black carbon is not cool

Posted on 4 September 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Carol Devine Last minute in the late summer of 2017, I joined an all-female sailing expedition to circumnavigate Scotland called eXXpedition, with the two Xs to indicate the female […]

Polar bear microbiota in a changing world

Polar bear microbiota in a changing world

Posted on 20 August 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Sophie Watson As one of the most ice-dependent Arctic marine mammals, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are an iconic species of climate change. The media is peppered with evidence of […]

Introducing IASC

Introducing IASC

Posted on 19 July 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Allen Pope. The Arctic is a huge natural laboratory offering a surprising diversity of research possibilities in every branch of science. The International Arctic Science Committee's (IASC) mission is to […]

Recent Developments in Arctic Maritime Constabulary Forces: Canadian and Norwegian Perspectives

Recent Developments in Arctic Maritime Constabulary Forces: Canadian and Norwegian Perspectives

Posted on 13 June 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Timothy Choi Within ongoing discussions on the state of Arctic geopolitics and prospects for continued interstate cooperation, a prominent variable has been the changes in Arctic states’ respective military […]

Marine Mammals in the Military

Marine Mammals in the Military

Posted on 5 June 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Charlotte Gehrke In April 2019, a beluga whale wearing a harness with a label reading ‘Equipment St. Petersberg’ was repeatedly spotted in Norwegian waters. This headline appeared only a few […]

Teaching Arctic Climate Change Humanities with the Sedna Epic Expedition

Teaching Arctic Climate Change Humanities with the Sedna Epic Expedition

Posted on 6 May 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Kelly Patricia Bushnell. Across Inuit Nunangat, Sedna is the Goddess of the Sea and the mother of all marine mammals.  The Sedna Epic Expedition is a multi-year project in the […]

The NOW Project: Living Resources and Human Societies in the North Water of the Thule Area

The NOW Project: Living Resources and Human Societies in the North Water of the Thule Area

Posted on 28 February 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Bjarne Grønnow. The North Water (NOW) between the Thule area and Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic is an open water area all year - a polynya. Nutrient-rich sea-currents […]

China’s great power climate responsibility and the Arctic

China’s great power climate responsibility and the Arctic

Posted on 20 February 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Sanna Kopra. Despite scientific consensus on the multiple adverse effects of climate change, international negotiations on climate change have been slow and troublesome. In my previous study, I suggested […]

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic

Posted on 8 February 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Danita Burke. My name is Danita Catherine Burke and I am an international politics and Arctic politics scholar with over 12 years of experience doing Polar research. I am […]

Taking the Long View: Arctic Relations and the Historical Imperative

Taking the Long View: Arctic Relations and the Historical Imperative

Posted on 5 February 2019 by Arctic Relations

By John Woitkowitz. Speaking during the 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial in Berlin in October 2018, Georg Schütte, State Secretary for Education and Research made the case for Germany’s Arctic bona fides: […]