Tag: Arctic & Antarctic
18 Articles
- Conflict & Security
The Future of Arctic Governance in a Fractured Geopolitical Landscape
Introduction The future of Arctic governance increasingly hinges on the trajectory of US-Russia relations. Not only is the Arctic the shortest strategic corridor between the two…
October 14, 2025
- Society & Culture
Inuit Climate Policy Futures: From Seeing to Sensing
Climate Science and Indigenous knowledge: a Model for “Two-Eyed Seeing” As climate change accelerates, so does the need for diverse ways of understanding its impacts. Western…
July 3, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
Martial Indigeneity: Deconstructing “Decolonization” in International Relations
Constructivists wrongly portray the Indigenous as ultrasocial people Many claim that decolonizing International Relations (IR) requires moving past mainstream theories,…
September 18, 2023
- Global Governance
As Russia-Ukraine War Rages, America Refocuses on the Arctic
The United States recently announced a series of Arctic policies, from the creation of a new Arctic ambassadorial position to the release of an updated Arctic strategy. Amid the…
November 18, 2022
- Global Governance
Forced to Look East? Russia, China, India, and the Future of Arctic Governance
The day that Russia invaded Ukraine—February 24, 2022—will go down as a turning point in the history of the twenty-first century. Russia’s war against Ukraine is not only a…
September 16, 2022
- Global Governance
Is It Possible to Continue Cooperating with Russia in the Arctic Council?
During the ongoing pause, the A-7 countries are currently considering how the Council can continue to work together. It is clear in my view that, although Russia currently holds…
June 29, 2022
- Business & Economics
Arctic Seaways in the Age of Climate Change
Ever since international forums began to discuss the impact of climate change on Arctic sea ice at the turn of the millennium, many believed that diminishing sea ice would result…
April 18, 2022
- Society & Culture
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Justice in the Arctic
Introduction The Arctic is warming considerably faster than the rest of the world and will witness the most climate change globally this century. Approximately ten percent of the…
February 23, 2021
- Global Governance
Antarctic Geopolitics: Emerging Cracks in the Ice?
The Antarctic: Peace and Science After two years of negotiations, the Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1, 1959, by twelve states and entered into force on June 23, 1961.…
February 3, 2021
- Global Governance
Defining Problems in the Face of Urgency: Climate Change and the Arctic
History matters. When dinosaurs roamed the planet (250 – 60 million years ago), the climate was several degrees hotter than at present. In the following fifty million years,…
June 1, 2020