arctic cooperation – Promoting Urban Sustainability in the Arctic

Debating the Future Development of Arctic Resources

February 6, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments

Robert Orttung, Tromsø, Norway Should Norway continue to develop its Arctic oil and natural gas resources or would Arctic communities be better off focusing on renewable energy? This was the hot topic of debate at the opening session of the 2017 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway in January. Columbia…

Arctic PIRE Logo Launch

December 5, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments

Last week the Arctic PIRE team was proud to reveal their official project logo! This logo will be used for visual branding and to increase recognition of project outputs related to the Arctic PIRE team both on social media platforms and on more traditional project returns.

Polar Proxy: The Opportunities and Concerns of Increased Military Activity in the Arctic

November 14, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments

There has been a lot in the news over the past few months about Russia’s military activity in the Arctic, with many media channels portraying these actions as part of an aggressive geopolitical strategy, with a revived Cold War narrative from both the Western and Russian side. These sensationalist stories should…