Locked Up in Washington, Murkowski Gave an Almost Absurd Insight Into American Madness Reykjavik (Comment): A deeply affected US Senator, Lisa Murkowski, spoke via videolink to 2,000 participants at the international Arctic Circle conference here in Reykjavik yesterday. She was supposed to be on stage, but instead showcased an involuntary digital demonstration of the madness of US politics.
The Faroe Islands Threatens to Exit Nordic Cooperation: “We Are either All in or Not at All” The Faroe Islands and Greenland will no longer accept exclusion from Nordic summits on foreign and security policy – and demand full-fledged membership of the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers. Now the Nordic Council is calling for a renewal of the Helsinki Treaty.
The Faroe Islands Threatens to Exit Nordic Cooperation: “We Are either All in or Not at All” The Faroe Islands and Greenland will no longer accept exclusion from Nordic summits on foreign and security policy – and demand full-fledged membership of the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers. Now the Nordic Council is calling for a renewal of the Helsinki Treaty.
The Faroe Islands Threatens to Exit Nordic Cooperation: “We Are either All in or Not at All” The Faroe Islands and Greenland will no longer accept exclusion from Nordic summits on foreign and security policy – and demand full-fledged membership of the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers. Now the Nordic Council is calling for a renewal of the Helsinki Treaty.
Ministers, NATO, and Researchers Convene in Reykjavik for the 10th Time Reykjavik (High North News): On Thursday, October 19th, researchers, politicians, organizations, and the military will meet in Reykjavik for the 10th Arctic Circle conference.
Lava Flows in Reykjavík for the First Time in Almost 5000 Years Reykjavik has not experienced lava flows since the Elliðaárdalur lava field was formed some 4800 years ago. But now visitors of all ages can enjoy red-hot molten lava in a safe environment by visiting Lava Show's new experience.
The Arctic is Our Home Commentary: Following an unsuccessful attempt at torpedoing international cooperation in the High North, the USA is back on track in the Arctic Council. Not even the Russian foreign minister’s repeated insistence on bringing security issues onto the Council’s table could stifle a rather euphoric summit in Reykjavik, Iceland on Thursday.
From the Central Pacific to the Arctic Impacts of climate change intimately link the Central Pacific and the Arctic, argue delegates from Fiji and Niue.
Believes the EU’s New Arctic Strategy Will Include More Security and Geo-Economics Marie-Anne Coninsx, the EU’s Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, reveals what she believes will be the key ingredient of the EU’s upcoming Arctic Strategy: - You cannot put up a “Do not disturb”-sign, she says.
Mayors Want A Voice in the Arctic Debate Arctic Mayors want a clearer presence on the arenas in which major questions are asked and important decisions made. They now gather with one goal in mind; Being seen, heard and listened to.
It Took A Swedish Princess to Place Norway on the Arctic Map Reykjavik: Are there limits to how much care one person can receive? Yes, I think to myself as I stroll out of Harpa, the ever-impressive concert hall in Reykjavik. The ocean winds sweeping across the Icelandic capital with stormy gusts are both demanding and liberating. I brace myself and feel all the clammy embraces blow over and away.
Study: The Non-Arctic Strategies are Most Current Six out of eight Arctic states have Arctic strategy documents that are between six and eight years old.
11 Arctic Mayors Will Be Forming the Arctic Mayors’ Forum Next Week On October 10, mayors representing some of the world’s northern most cities will sign the Arctic Mayors’ Forum foundation paper, thereby forming the Arctic Mayors’ Forum.
Japan is Entering The Arctic Energy Sector Japan's oil and gas industry is entering the Arctic sector through cooperation with Russian Novatek at Yamal.
Editorial: Muscles are flexed in the Arctic – but they are not Norwegian Reykjavik: - The Arctic holds the highest suicide rate in the world, Tero Vauraste said. – We have to do something about that, he added. Most attendees were prepared for a lecture in financial accounting and about politicians hampering business growth in the High North.
