Reactions to Mike Pompeo's Twitter Retrospective on Leadership in the Arctic In several Twitter posts, Mike Pompeo looks back on his term as Secretary of State, highlighting US achievements in the Arctic. However, several reactions awaited Pompeo's own take on his leadership in the region during his tenure.
Biden Will Mean A Lot to the Arctic, But First Trump the Toddler Must Be Kicked Out Commentary: Donald Trump has occupied the White House in Washington D.C. outside the bunkers, discussions abound about how the USA’s relationship with Europe and the Arctic will develop when Trump the Toddler is back out on the street. Overall, expectations are rather measured.
Is China Really Threatening Conquest in the Arctic? The United States’ greatest challenge in the Arctic lies in its application of the Monroe Doctrine, not Chinese ambitions
Is This the End of the Arctic Council and Arctic Governance as We Know It? Those of us who deeply care about the Arctic Council and the future of the Arctic should be aware of what is happening and should do our utmost to speak for the values the Arctic Council represents, urges Timo Koivurova, former advisor to the Finnish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council .
Strong Chinese Reactions to Pompeo’s Speech US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out at China in Rovaniemi. The Chinese reactions were swift.
China will seek to treat the Pompeo speech as simply ‘road damage’ to be routed around Signs have begun to appear that if China feels that it is going to pushed out of the ‘clubhouse’, meaning the Arctic Council and related organizations, it will simply build its own clubhouse, in keeping with traditional great power behaviour, warns Marc Lanteigne. He worries what will happen if the Arctic Council can't stand up to this level of outside interest.
Canada is pushing back at Pompeo’s assertion that Canada’s claim to the Northwest Passage is “illegitimate" Pompeo’s statement about the Northwest Passage prompted the ICC to reaffirm Canada’s sovereignty over the waterway through High Arctic islands.
- Not an unexpected outcome Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (Conservatives) would have preferred for the eight Arctic states to agree on a joint declaration prior to the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland.
With Seven to One Votes, We Hope the Earth Gets Well Soon, Greetings From the Arctic Council The Arctic Council has with seven to one votes decided to wish the Earth a speedy recovery. Or, as the bureaucratic political phrase in Rovniemi goes:A majority of us noted with concern the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming.
MP Argues That Pompeo Provoked Unnecessarily – Fears for High North Cooperation The fact that the Arctic Council could not agree on a joint declaration is embarrassing and will make it more difficult to cooperate in the High North in the future, argues the Chair of the Norwegian parliament’s Delegation for Arctic Cooperation.
Verbal Thunderstorm From Mike Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thundered like an elephant into the Arctic Council MInisterial Meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland Monday. If nerves were racked prior to his speech, they were more than shaky when he left the podium after nearly half an hour.
USA Launches Head-On Verbal Attack on Russia and China There are only Arctic and non-Arctic states. There is no third category. And claiming something else gives China exactly zero rights, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo only hours before Tuesday’s Arctic Council meeting commenced.
First Ever Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting Without Joint Declaration Rovaniemi (High North News): "There has been a storm brewing along the way, however, wind makes the ship move forward", Finland’s Foreign Minister Timo Soini said when he opened the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council Tuesday.
What to expect from the 2019 Arctic Council Ministerial Tired of Brexit and Trump? Frustrated by protectionism and extremism? Set your alarm, grab some coffee and wrap yourself in the warm and fuzzy blanket that is Arctic politics on Tuesday. See what happens when the grown-ups are in charge.
USA’s Climate Skepticism Causes Concern Prior to Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting The Trump administration’s reluctance to acknowledging climate changes as a real problem is at present frustrating a series of climate efforts in the Arctic – efforts that most of the other Arctic states, including the Nordic countries, want to prioritize.
