1. New statement on Canada's Arctic policy
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Last month Canada published a new statement on its Arctic foreign policy.The statement articulates Canada's priorities in the Arctic region and builds on four pillars:  Exercising sovereignty ...

2. Summer reading on the Arctic
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Why not use the summer to read up on some Arctic issues? On our publications site you will find a number of interesting articles and comments. A few examples are:  Arctic Energy Resources – ...

3. Finland's first Arctic strategy drafted
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The strategy focuses on external relations and discusses issues relating to security, the environment, economy, infrastructure and the indigenous peoples in the Arctic, as well as international institutions ...

4. New expert group on the High North
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... Government’s High North policy. The expert group is particularly to identify opportunities for international cooperation in the Barents region, with Nordic partners, the EU and Arctic states. Read more ...

5. Arctic Council met in Ilulissat
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Meeting of Senior Arctic Officials: On 28-29 April the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council met in Ilulissat, Greenland. Thematic issues to be discussed were climate change, biodiversity, ...

6. Arctic energy resources - curse or blessing?
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... Oslo) and Øistein Harsem (University of Tromsø) discuss the political factors which make the Arctic energy resources, in particular natural gas, increase or decrease the energy security of Europe. ...

7. U.S. strategic interests in the High North
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... for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. The conference was a timely and relevant contribution to the growing interest in Arctic issues in the US, and gathered a number of ...

8. Surveys and reports links:
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U.S. Geological Survey: Circum-Arctic Resources Appraisal: Estimates of Undiscovered Oil and Gas North of the Arctic Circle. This survey is the foundation of many analyses of development of ...

9. Research links:
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Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) Arcticnet Arctic Frontiers Arctic Institute of North America Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) The ...

10. International Law links:
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un.org/depts/los: Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations arctic.noaa.gov: provides Arctic information and a set of reputable indicators that ...

11. News links:
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arcticfocus.com barentsobserver.com: International news from the High North petroleumsnews.com: a weekly newspaper based in Alaska upstreamonline.com: international oil and gas newspaper norge.russlandonline.ru ...

12. International organizations links:
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Arctic council: a high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous ...

13. Strategy documents links:
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US Arctic Region Policy, 2009 (in English) Russian strategy for the Arctic, 2008 ( in Russian) The European Union and the Arctic Region, 2008 The Northern Dimension of Canada's foreign ...

14. Books, chapters and reports 2008
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... Prospects for Canada's North", Canada and the Changing International Arctic: At the Crossroads of Cooperation and Conflict, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) 2008 Whitney Lackenbauer, ...

15. Books, chapters and reports 2009
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Ingrid Lundestad "US security policy and regional relations in a warming Arctic", Swords and ploughshares, global security, climate change, and the Arctic, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, ...

16. Books, chapters and reports 2010
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Robert Huebert The newly emerging Arctic security environment, 2010  Lev Voronkov Geopolitical Dimensions of Transport and Logistics Development in the Barents Euro-Arctic Transport Area, 2010 ...

17. Articles and papers 2009
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Ingrid Lundestad: US security policy and regional relations in a warming Arctic, in Swords and Ploughshares, volume XVII, no 3, fall 2009 Arild Moe: "So Far the EU has Neither Arctic ...

18. Articles and papers 2010
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Bettina Rudloff (SWP): The EU as fishing actor in the Arctic  Antje Neumann (SWP): The EU - a relevant actor in the field of climate change in respect to the Arctic?  Dag ...

19. Articles and papers 2008
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... Whitney Lackenbauer: “Canada’s Arctic Interests and Responsibilities,” Behind the Headlines 65/4.  ...

20. In the media 2010
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Oran Young and Rob Huebert: Is it high time for a tough Arctic treaty?, Edmonton journal, 27 June 2010 Alf Håkon Hoel: Historisk avtale i havet, Morgenbladet, 30 April 2010 (in Norwegian) ...