Putin signs law allowing oil and gas corporations to defend infrastructure
On September 18, 2013, 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists sailing on the non-profit organization’s icebreaker, Arctic Sunrise, boarded Russia’s Prirazlomnoye…
Canada’s Japanese-built, Chinese-chartered icebreaker: MV Nunavik
Featured image: The MV Nunavik sets sail, with all the forces of globalization behind it. © CNW Group/ Fednav Ltd.…
Extractive frontiers: The Arctic and Central Asia
At first glance, it might seem odd to compare the Arctic and Central Asia – two regions whose physical geographies are nearly opposites. The…