After a short break with refreshments, delegates of the #ArcticCouncil are getting back to action. 🐻‍❄️❄️
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Problem Solving in a Northern Community With Wisdom and Sense of Humour Tromsø, Northern Norway (High North News): The circumpolar ‘family’ of the Arctic Council came together three decades ago and now holds its ground through a distinctive northern resilience. Perhaps th...

The circumpolar ‘family’ of the #ArcticCouncil came together 30 years ago and now holds its ground through a distinctive #northern #resilience. Perhaps this family has something to teach today’s world about #cooperation in #practice.

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Russian researcher, who contributed to Arctic Council reports, is accused of state treason According to Russian security services, Aleksei Dudarev’s scientific contributions to international publications on Arctic environment 'can be used by Norwegian intelligence.'

Renowned researcher Aleksei Dudarev accused of state treason, could face life in prison
Allegedly, his scientfc contribut's to intl publicat's on Arctic envirnmt "can be used by Norw. intelligence." Dudarev has exclusively reasearched on health issues among people living i.t. Arctic.
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Greenland talks are 'positive'? For whom? The US dangles aid to secure critical minerals and military advantage, echoing decades of strategic 'assistance.' #ArcticCouncil #Geopolitics

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We are excited to be back at Alleyn's School for MAC London 2 this weekend! Delegates are currently underway delivering their opening statements on the issue of youth engagement in the Arctic. #MAC #ArcticCouncil @arcticcouncil.bsky.social

Essay: Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy - Sight Magazine JONAS GAMSO and HOSSAIN AHMED TAUFIQ say the world’s oceans are becoming the "front line of 21st-century geopolitics"...

Essay: Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #oceans #geopolitics #Arctic #ArcticCouncil #fishing #HighSeasTreaty #US #China #Russia #EU #InternationalSeabedAuthority #seafloormining

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Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships. But the powers of diplomacy go beyond ocean treaties.

"The ocean shapes life in powerful ways. It covers 70% of the planet, supports the diets of billions of people..."

theconversation.com/global-power... #arcticcouncil #finite #geopolitics #highseatreaty #ocean #overfishing #plasticpollution #russia #seabedmining #shipping #ukraine #warmingocean

As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter Competition between the US, Russia and China is shutting out regional statkeholders and ignoring the interests of Indigenous people.

As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter theconversation.com/as-the-arcti... #Arctic #ArcticSecurity #Geopolitics #Sovereignty #ArcticCouncil #NATO

Can the Arctic Council overcome a 'governance vacuum' on its own? - ArcticToday Lloyd Axworthy was Canada’s Foreign Minister when the Arctic Council was created in 1996, and he still takes an interest in the organization’s activities. In an article for Policy Magazine last week, ...

Can the #ArcticCouncil overcome a ‘governance vacuum’ on its own? via @arctictoday.bsky.social

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“The Arctic Council is Irreplaceable” Reykjavik (High North News): “Projects are being discussed, new activities are being initiated. The Arctic Council is still alive and very much kicking”, says Kenneth Høegh, Chair of the Senior Arctic...

“Projects are being discussed, new activities are being initiated. The Arctic Council is still alive and very much kicking”, says Kenneth Høegh, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Council.

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Believes the Arctic Council Will Survive Oslo (High North News): The cooperation with Russia in the Arctic Council works, reports leaders in the council's working groups. Various voices are also optimistic in regard to the council's survival...

The #cooperation with #Russia in the #ArcticCouncil works, says leaders in the council's working groups. Various voices are also optimistic about the council's survival. "It’s continued existence will be in everyone’s interest", says Norwegian top diplomat. #Arctic

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Believes the Arctic Council Will Survive Oslo (High North News): The cooperation with Russia in the Arctic Council works, reports leaders in the council's working groups. Various voices are also optimistic in regard to the council's survival...

"We cannot take for granted that things will be able to continue as it does now," says Jennifer Spence regarding the #ArcticCouncil and multilateralism

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We are proud to be contributors to a chapter on Arctic land ice and its changes in the #AMAP Assessment Report 2026!❄️

#AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme) is the working group under the #ArcticCouncil that produces science-based assessments to inform policy and decision-making ❄️

Norwegian MP Leaves Open Possibility of an Arctic Council Without Russia High North News (Oslo): The Western Arctic states must soon choose between continuing slow-moving Arctic Council work with Russian participation, or proceeding without Russia, believes Ine Eriksen Sør...

The #Western #Arctic countries must soon #choose between continuing slow-moving #ArcticCouncil work with Russian participation, or proceeding without #Russia, believes Ine Eriksen Søreide, Chair of the #Norwegian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Informative @congeostrategy.bsky.social discussion with VAdm Angus Topshee brilliantly hosted by @starychsam.bsky.social Excellent🇨🇦 defence perspective covering geography, history and contemporary challenges. Good reminder: 3 oceans, #NORAD, #ArcticCouncil, #NATO.
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“Arctic Exceptionalism” in the Balance: Navigating new Geopolitical and Ecological Realities in the North - Australian Institute of International Affairs With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Arctic Council paused all operations for the first time since its inception. With rising environmental and geopolitical stressors, repairing diplomatic t...

My latest article in Australian Outlook on the developing geopolitical situation in the Arctic. #Arctic #ArcticCouncil www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...

What Does Greenland mean to Denmark? — The Dial Trump and the 800,000-square-mile island many Danes would prefer to forget.

What Does Greenland Mean to Denmark? www.thedial.world/articles/new... #Greenland #Denmark #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #GreenlandIsNotForSale #Colonialism #EuropeanUnion #NATO #Arctic #NationalSecurity #ArcticCouncil #Russia #China

🎧 Kenneth Høegh, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, shares the priorities and mission of the Kingdom of Denmark’s chairship of the #ArcticCouncil 2025–2027 🌐

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"Wildfire in the Arctic" digital magazine pages 4 and 5 display a photo of a cultural burn in Fort Yukon, Alaska. The title of the article is Cultural Burning: The important role of traditional practices in the modern Arctic. Photo and essay by Edward Alexander, who developed the new issue of the magazine.

person wearing dark blazer and glasses holds the Arctic issue of Wildfire magazine up and smiles.

person wearing black blazer holds a copy of the Arctic issue of Wildfire magazine and smiles. Behind her is a plaque displaying the Arctic Council’s logo, an Arctic fox next to a circumpolar map.

📸: the first article in the new issue of #Wildfire magazine on cultural burning, written by Edward Alexander.

Morten Høglund, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials during Norway’s chairship of the #ArcticCouncil, and Solveig Rossebø, Senior Arctic Official for #Norway, hold copies of the new issue.

Wildfire Magazine - Special Issue Wildfire Magazine - official publication of the International Association of Wildland Fire. IAWF partnered with the Arctic Counci to bring you this special issue - Wildfire In the Arctic

Congratulations to Edward Alexander @gwandaii.bsky.social for developing this special Arctic issue of #Wildfire magazine in partnership with the #ArcticCouncil and the International Association of Wildland Fire. Sue Natali and Brendan Rogers also authored an article on wildfire and #permafrost thaw.

Arctic Council Chairship Handover: “We Must Move Forward With Courage,” Says Greenlandic Foreign Minister Tromsø, Northern Norway (High North News): The Kingdom of Denmark, spearheaded by Greenland, has taken over the chairship of the Arctic Council. The eight Arctic states have also agreed on a joint sta...

The Kingdom of #Denmark, spearheaded by #Greenland, has taken over the #chairship of the #ArcticCouncil. All eight Arctic states have also agreed on a joint statement. "The Council must continue to be the #foremost #forum for cooperation in the Arctic," underlines Greenland's foreign minister.

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"The #Kingdom of #Denmark will soon take over the leadership of the #ArcticCouncil with climate high on the agenda - I believe that #USA can be more #unpredictable on #climate issues in the Arctic Council than #Russia, says Serafima Andreeva, researcher at @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social "

The Kingdom of Denmark's Upcoming Arctic Council Chairship: Indigenous and Arctic People at the Top of the Agenda The Kingdom of Denmark takes over the chairship of the Arctic Council next month. "We will work diligently to keep the council vibrant and resilient, first and foremost for the Indigenous Peoples and ...

The #Kingdom of #Denmark takes over the #chairship of the #ArcticCouncil next month. "We will work diligently to keep the council #vibrant and #resilient, first and foremost for the #IndigenousPeoples and #inhabitants of the #Arctic," states the realm, with #Greenland at the forefront.

Arctic Economic Council and Arctic Mayors’ Forum Welcomes the New Chairship Programme From the Kingdom of Denmark As the voice of the Arctic’s private sector, and principal organisation uniting municipalities across the high north, the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) and Arctic Mayor’s Forum (AMF), respectively wel...

Op-Ed: We commend the Kingdom of Denmark Arctic Council Chairship for highlighting the “human dimension” of the Arctic, especially as geopolitical tensions and climate change intensify in the region.

@danishmfa.bsky.social #Denmark #ArcticCouncil #Geopolitics #climatechange #arctic

ICC Welcomes Strong Emphasis on Indigenous Peoples in Arctic Council Chairship Programme The Inuit Circumpolar Council supports the strong and important aspirations of the incoming Chairship to “keep the Arctic Council vibrant and resilient, first and foremost for the Indigenous Peoples, ...

ICC Welcomes Strong Emphasis on Indigenous Peoples in Arctic Council Chairship Programme

"... an important shift in the Arctic Council’s way of producing knowledge, as the incoming Chairship recognizes that “Indigenous Knowledge and perspectives..."

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The Kingdom of Denmark's 2025-2027 Arctic Council Chairship program The program will set the agenda for Arctic Council priorities the next two years

🎉IASSA congratulates the Kingdom of Denmark on launching the new Arctic Council Chairship Program for 2025-2027 on April 11 in Nuuk, Greenland.

Special congrats to Kenneth Høegh, incoming Chair of Senior Arctic Officials.

More on the program here: arctic-council.org/news/the-kin...
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