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Unpacking the Motivation Behind Wintering at Polar Stations

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Unpacking the Motivation Behind Wintering at Polar Stations

Posted on 10 May 2025 by Arctic Relations

Agnieszka Skorupa The Extreme Workplace Polar stations, whether in the Arctic or Antarctica, offer conditions that are both isolated and confined. Imagine living in a remote, harsh environment where communication […]

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Working the Ocean’s White Gold: A Nutshell History of a Living Bering Strait Tradition

Posted on 4 March 2025 by Arctic Relations

By Michael Engelhard Sculpting walrus tusks is an act of transformation, turning animal into art. It also is revitalization: what is dead once more becomes animated. Lastly, it is the […]

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Political Participation in the Arctic: Who is heard, when, and how?

Posted on 12 November 2024 by Arctic Relations

By Ingrid A. Medby, Charlotte Gehrke, Tiril Vold Hansen, Pirita Näkkäläjärvi & Kim Insuk In late October 2024, like every October for the last 11 years, former President of Iceland Ólafur […]

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Exploring the Arctic: My Journey Through a Postgraduate Diploma in Arctic Studies

Posted on 29 June 2024 by Arctic Relations

By Frederik Gerke Greetings, Arctic enthusiasts! I am excited to share my experience pursuing a postgraduate diploma in Arctic Studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik in 2023. As […]

 
Impressions from our qualitative expert interviews on changing political priorities in the Arctic

Impressions from our qualitative expert interviews on changing political priorities in the Arctic

Posted on 3 December 2023 by Arctic Relations

By Jakob Schwörer, Jan Phillip Ronde & Christoph Humrich At the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Nordic Countries, we have recently launched a program of research and events on progressive politics of the Arctic. […]

From ice to inspiration: A glimpse into the Arctic Circle Assembly

From ice to inspiration: A glimpse into the Arctic Circle Assembly

Posted on 4 November 2023 by Arctic Relations

By Brett Lewis On the 19th of October 2023 I arrived at my first Arctic Circle Assembly. I had a pretty good idea of what to expect: the assembly is […]

Seasonal Geopolitics of the North Pole

Seasonal Geopolitics of the North Pole

Posted on 19 December 2022 by Arctic Relations

By Ingrid Medby and Justin Barnes The holiday season is upon us, and children all over the world have been sending their wishes to the north, hoping for a visit […]

The Polaris expedition and the problem of bias in Arctic exploration history

The Polaris expedition and the problem of bias in Arctic exploration history

Posted on 21 November 2022 by Arctic Relations

By Nanna Kaalund In April 1873, the whaling ship Tigress discovered twenty people drifting on an ice floe off the coast of Newfoundland. Those rescued were crewmembers from the Polaris […]

Beaches, bugs and plastic in Arctic Canada

Beaches, bugs and plastic in Arctic Canada

Posted on 15 September 2022 by Arctic Relations

by Huw Griffiths, Cath Waller and Steve Roberts The Arctic is undergoing dramatic changes, including unprecedented decline in sea ice and rising temperatures. These changes are likely to have significant […]

Cold and Fuzzy: Coca-Cola’s First Polar Bear

Cold and Fuzzy: Coca-Cola’s First Polar Bear

Posted on 6 September 2022 by Arctic Relations

by Ivana Dizdar This year marks the centennial of the polar bear’s first appearance in a Coca-Cola advertisement. In a French print ad from 1922, a polar bear shares a […]