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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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Alaska’s plans to open its ocean to drilling, Russia shattering Arctic LNG records, uranium in Sweden sparking local frustration, Canada’s northern coast growing unsafe, an old Viking mystery in Greenland getting clearer, and much more!

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“A cold gold rush? The race for the Arctic’s critical minerals is heating up” by Sam Meredith https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/rare-earths-the-race-for-the-arctics-critical-minerals-is-heating-up.html 

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Arctic espionage concerns rising, Iceland’s warning of an existential climate threat, legal battles escalating in Alaska and Norway, equality troubles rising in Greenland, the Faroe Islands’ money problems, and much more!

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“Earth's Cryosphere On Thin Ice”  https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=25-P13-00046&segmentID=3  

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Hope for the Arctic’s future, renewed nuclear fears in northern Russia, Canada’s major spending, Alaska’s funding cuts to an earthquake detection center, Arctic seas getting rougher, and much more!

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“The Arctic has again become Moscow’s nuclear bluster playground”: https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/the-arctic-has-again-become-moscows-nuclear-bluster-playground/439630 

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Positive news for the Arctic climate, the US cancellation of Alaskan environmental protections, Russia’s multibillion-dollar northern city project, Denmark’s apology for forced contraception, rhinos in the Arctic, and much more!

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“How failure shaped our relationship with the North Pole”: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251029-how-failure-shaped-our-quest-for-the-arctic  

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Alaska’s expansion of mining and oil projects, the Vatican’s return of Inuit artifacts to Canada, Russia’s Arctic nuclear arsenal, Finland’s new national animal, mosquitos in Iceland, and much more.

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Norwegian technology may have helped protect Putin's nuclear weapons: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/kongsberg-utstyr-videresolgt-til-russland-_-kan-bidra-til-beskyttelse-av-atomvapen-i-russland-1.17616047 

Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?: https://www.cryopolitics.com/2025/10/21/have-we-reached-peak-arctic-circle/  

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Russia’s proposed tunnel to the US, Sami legal action against Finland, Norway’s northern defense spending, rising wildfires in Canada, surprising health benefits of beluga whale skin, and much more!

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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm: https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2025-10-14/heres-how-you-can-help-survivors-of-the-western-alaska-storm 

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The US government sending mixed messages over polar bear protection, NATO’s northernmost command center, Canadian beluga whales’ search for home, Finland’s construction of icebreakers for the US, Norway slowly cleaning up an oil spill, and much more! 

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IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ 

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