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Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship
Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship (ARC-YF) is officially launched and is seeking applicants! Young community leaders between the ages of 18-23 are invited to apply. The 2022-2023 cohort will focus on having a direct role in building resilient Arctic...
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Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship
Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship (ARC-YF) is officially launched and is seeking applicants! Young community leaders between the ages of 18-23 are invited to apply. The 2022-2023 cohort will focus on having a direct role in building resilient Arctic...
Arctic Energy Summit 2021 cancelled
We are pleased to announce the 2021 Arctic Energy Summit, slated to take place next year in Iceland, March 8-9. The 2021 Arctic Energy Summit is a multidisciplinary event expected to draw hundreds of industry officials, policy makers, energy professionals,...
2018 Arctic Frontiers Mayors Forum
Mayor Kristin Roymo of Tromso Kommune hosted 13 northern municipal leaders at the 2018 Arctic Frontiers, held in the Arctic capital of Norway. Participating leaders came from Anchorage, Lulea, Tromso, Vardo, Nome, Arkhangelsk, Tornea, Oulu, Kirkenes, Rovaniemi,...
Post-Chairmanship: Has Understanding of the Arctic Council Increased in Alaska?
From April 2015 to May 2017 the United States chaired the Arctic Council. Here in Alaska, this offered more than the chance to make headway on Arctic policy – it presented the opportunity for Alaskans to learn more about their role within the Arctic. The Alaska...
Arctic Energy Summit 2017 follow up
The Institute of the North is honored to have organized, in cooperation with Finland's TEM and many partners, the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit in Helsinki, Finland, from September 18 -20. Attended by 300 people from more than 15 nations, the 4th Arctic Energy Summit...
Arctic Mayors Sign Declaration
Just hours after the Arctic Council hosted its Fairbanks Ministerial, eleven circumpolar mayors came held a historic gathering to discuss a locally-driven future for Arctic governance. The Arctic Mayors Roundtable served three purposes: to introduce and strengthen the...
Review of CSIS “In Defense of the Arctic: Assessing US Security Concerns”
By Keith Stinebaugh, Senior Fellow, Institute of the North The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion on 24 Jan entitled "In Defense of the Arctic: Assessing US Security Concerns." The program featured a presentation by US Senator...
Response to United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement
The Institute of the North is committed to advancing Arctic issues related to sustainable development as part of a strategic, inclusive and collaborative approach. These last few years have seen the U.S. work in this manner, with a series of high-level policies,...
“Alaska’s Arctic: An Overview” published
The Institute of the North is excited to announce its recent publication, “Alaska’s Arctic: An Overview” - a first-of-its-kind publication that is intended to help educate Alaskans, Americans, and international visitors to Alaska alike about Alaska and the U.S. Arctic...
Analyzing Arctic Mission Requirements: A View from Denmark
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the Kingdom of Denmark recently published a detailed analysis of future MOD missions in the Arctic. You may be asking, why does Denmark care about the Arctic? Well, Greenland (located in the Arctic) is an autonomous Danish dependent...
