Russia’s warning of war, an international treaty creating strong ocean protections, a terrible winter for Norway’s reindeer, Alaska’s bear cameras, updates on the world's northernmost fully electric car ferry, and much more!

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“Greenland Today, Svalbard Tomorrow?” by Jan Jakub Solski and Ingrid Solstad Andreassen: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/greenland-today-svalbard-tomorrow/

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US escalation of threats toward Greenland, Russia’s display of Arctic power, Canada’s demonstration of Indigenous conservation importance, freezing weather causing the shutdown of Lapland’s airports, the importance of Greenlandic science, and much more!

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“Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals” by Lisa O’Carroll: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/10/china-mine-europe-rare-earth-metals-swedish-producer -

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Alaska’s boost to healthcare funding, Russia’s growing dark fleet, record-breaking Christmas heat in Iceland, Norway’s turn to potatoes to address food challenges, the invention of the “bear-dar,” and much more!

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“Kampen for språket (The fight for language)” by Ingvild Vik: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/kvensk-kan-forsvinne-_-alma-_13_-kjemper-for-a-bevare-spraket-1.17689838

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Color-changing habits of reindeers, the Canadian government’s investment in northern development, a 70-billion-dollar estimated cost for an Alaska gas pipeline, Norwegian football fights over sharing money, the US increasing its investment in Alaska’s military, and much more!

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Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas: https://www.arctictoday.com/alaskas-44-billion-bet-on-natural-gas/ -

“The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice” by Brett Simpson: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2025/12/sea-ice-law/685401/

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The Arctic’s 2025 Report Card, Russia’s plans for a North Pole base, US actions upsetting Denmark, a whale virus spreading in the Arctic, Canadian financing for a struggling diamond mine, a rare polar bear adoption, and much more!

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Arctic Report Card: https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/

“Tracing pollution in the lives of Arctic seabirds” by Rachael Pells: https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-025-03078-5/index.html

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Denmark classifying the US as a security risk, compensating Greenlandic women over an involuntary birth control program, Arctic Ozone under threat, hopeful news for polar bears, Iceland’s swimming culture, and much more!

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“Nuclear weapons for Nordic countries” by Aleksander Olech: https://defence24.com/defence-policy/nuclear-weapons-for-nordic-countries

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The EU to end imports of Russian gas, Finland advancing Indigenous justice, Iceland to shut down most of its fur farms, an unusually calm wildfire season, a Norway-UK defense agreement, and much more!

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“China's Adaptive Diplomacy and Economic Statecraft in a Fragmented Arctic Order” by By Riva Panchal: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/chinas-adaptive-diplomacy-economic-statecraft-fragmented-arctic-order/ -

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The EU ramping up its Arctic security efforts, the UK cutting vital Russian Arctic gas infrastructure, Alaskan fisheries’ strong year, Björk taking the Icelandic government to court, Greenland’s plastic deployment to map ocean pollution, and much more!

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“The Nordic States, NATO and the EU in Arctic Security”: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/9781035333486/9781035333486.xml

Plastic in a Bottle: Live Map: https://pame.is/ourwork/arctic-marine-litter/plastic-in-a-bottle/

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