Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has signaled a firm interest in expanding its cooperation with China and India in the Arctic. Such a move could herald…
Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, quickly ended all Arctic international cooperation. On March 3, the seven member states (A-7) of the Arctic Council…
With the advent of climate change and the melting of sea ice, Arctic passages could soon become major seaways for international trade. Arctic states like Russia and Canada and newcomers…
Arctic regions are experiencing transformative climate change impacts. This article examines the justice implications of these changes for Indigenous Peoples, arguing that it is the intersection of climate…
As the Antarctic Treaty System approaches its seventh decade, it faces challenges from the impacts of global climate change, calls for increasing economic use of the region, more diverse membership,…
An apocryphal story credits Einstein with saying that, if given an hour to solve a problem, he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem. Regardless of the attribution, the sentiment…
The Arctic is warming at a rate that is almost twice the global average. While one can generalize about the global impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels,…
As the world rightfully frets about the impacts of a changing climate, the term climate change does not accurately describe what is happening in the Arctic. Snow cover is…
Few areas have been the source of as much speculation, hype, and overgeneralization as the Arctic region at the start of the 21st century. Propelled to the top of the…
With Greenland making front page news, the world’s attention is turned to the Arctic. And yet, this region has been the focus of increasingly consequential geopolitical competition for centuries,…
