Challenges in exploring the Arctic: historical maritime exploration and current realities
byEarly 19th Century Russian Exploration In the year 1800, Europe had been drawn into the Napoleonic wars, and Russia’s Czar Paul I still had…
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Kremlin Conducts Massive Arctic Nuclear War Games
byFour ballistic missiles were launched by Russian forces on Wednesday in one of the largest Russian nuclear drills since in the post-Soviet era. All…
US Congress Briefed on Russian Arctic Nuclear Cleanup
byNorwegian based Bellona briefs members of the US congress about efforts to clean up Russian nuclear waste in the Arctic US congressional staff in…
Sweden Adapts Cold War Strategy to Modern Times
byHow to survive during a war? For the armed forces of both Finland and Sweden the strategy includes fighter jet operations from regular roads….
Numerically Small Indigenous Peoples of The Russian North an Ever Bigger Problem for Moscow
byWhen people in Moscow or the West talk about “nationality problems” in Russia, they typically focus on ethnic groups which, because of their large…
Allangorpoq: Documenting Greenland’s Transformation
byPhotographer Sébastien Tixier grew up hearing tales of the Inuits in the polar regions from his father. Three years ago, and inspired by those…
Moscow Again Makes Expansive Claims to Large Parts of Arctic Ocean
byMoscow’s occupation and annexation of Crimea has attracted enormous attention and much criticism, but its efforts to get the international community to declare a…
Russian Deputy PM Rogozin Promises Floating Nuclear Plant By Next Year
byAfter years of delays and promises, Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant is now scheduled to roll out next year, according to remarks Tuesday…