Canadian and American military exercises reveal gap between countries in Arctic capabilities
Canada: Operation Nunalivut The Canadian Forces have just commenced one of their annual sovereignty exercises in the Arctic, called Operation…
International Polar Year 2012 conference underway in Montreal
I’ve just returned from the first day of proceedings at the International Polar Year 2012 conference in Montreal. Entitled “From…
China wins Swedish support for Arctic Council permanent observer status
On Monday, a deputy Chinese foreign minister, Song Tao, announced that Sweden, the current chair of the Arctic Council, supported…