It Takes a Village: Hillary Warms Up to Inuit Rights Apr 1, 2010 – Less than a year ago – on April 28, 2009 – a delegation of Inuit leaders from Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Russia presented the Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty... Read the rest
Cold Front: Lessons from History Mar 24, 2010 – As the Arctic continues to thaw, and with its thaw, to integrate with the world ocean and the maritime economy that unites the world, the question of which of America’s... Read the rest
The End of the World as We Know It? Nov 15, 2009 – A Q&A with Barry Zellen on his new book, Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom: The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Arctic Alaska Report: Tell us about your new book, Arctic... Read the rest
An Ice-Free Boom Oct 28, 2009 – Global warming alarmists never take the time to consider that an ice-free Arctic would provide benefits By Barry Zellen O pen water at the North Pole and other haunting... Read the rest
The GWOT Reconsidered Jul 1, 2009 – It’s Not "Us against the Terrorists" or even the "West against the Rest": It’s still "Tribe against the State," just as it's been for over five centuries. President George W. Bush... Read the rest
Toward a Post-Arctic World Jan 1, 2009 – Introduction The period between the Cold War’s end, and the current period of rapid climate change, was a quiet period in the field of Arctic security studies—inter-state tensions across the... Read the rest
Tribalism and the Future of Conflict Jul 1, 2008 – Human Terrain Mapping (HTM) presents an increasingly accepted solution for achieving victory in the Long War, enhancing security in regions deemed to be largely ungoverned or where state failure and... Read the rest
State Flags Lowered for Dutch Harbor Day Jun 2, 2008 – Anchorage, Alaska – State flags will be lowered to half-staff on June 3 in honor of former legislator Mitch Abood and to mark the 66th anniversary of the bombing of... Read the rest
Scientist Warns over Arctic Quest Jun 2, 2008 – The federal scientist leading Canada's quest to secure thousands of square kilometres of seabed territory in the Arctic Ocean says the country's grasp for potential undersea oil and other submerged... Read the rest
Rice Rebukes Russia Over Activities in Disputed Arctic Waters May 30, 2008 – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized Russia's activities on the resource-rich Arctic shelf as ``not helpful'' and called for international laws governing the disputed waters to be obeyed. Rice made... Read the rest
Canada Awards Arctic Patrol Craft Contract May 27, 2008 – Canada is moving right along with its plan to build between six and eight ice-capable arctic offshore patrol ships (AOPS). Earlier this month. BMT Fleet Technology Limited, Kanata, Ontario, was... Read the rest
Read About Us on "The Island of Doubt" May 1, 2008 – Our comments in the Globe and Mail were noted, and smartly commented upon, by Island of Doubt chief resident and science blogger James Hrynyshyn, who served as editor of the... Read the rest
Alaska State Cell Phones Donated for Soldiers Apr 28, 2008 – Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin is encouraging state employees to donate used cell phones to the Cell Phones for Soldiers project. In addition, Department of Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer... Read the rest
Australia Calls for Restraint Between Whalers, Activists Mar 7, 2008 – The Australian government has called on Japanese fishermen and international anti-whaling activists to exercise restraint after the latest confrontation between the two groups in Antarctic waters. Captain Paul Watson... Read the rest
Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Accord Renewed in Anchorage Mar 3, 2008 – WHITEHORSE - Premier Dennis Fentie and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin met in Anchorage last Friday to renew the Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Accord. Fentie was accompanied by Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon. "Through... Read the rest
Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Accord Renewed in Anchorage Mar 3, 2008 – Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Yukon Territory Premier Dennis Fentie last Friday renewed the Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Accord. “This accord provides a framework for the governments of Alaska... Read the rest
Response to Recent BMD Headlines Nov 14, 2007 – Recent statements appearing in news media in the United States and in Europe citing that the proposed deployment of missile defense elements in Europe will only defend the United States... Read the rest
Sea-Based Missile Defense Hit to Kill Intercept Achieved Nov 6, 2007 – Air Force Lieutenant General Henry Trey Obering, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, announced the successful completion today of a multiple simultaneous engagement involving two ballistic missile targets. This was MDAs... Read the rest
