North Korea and the Northern Sea Route
Featured image: The rather moribund port of Rajin, North Korea, in July 2011, before major modernization efforts took place. © laika_ac/Flickr Last…
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.…
Breaking down media narratives of China's rescue of stranded passengers off Antarctica
The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long‘s rescue of the passengers aboard the stranded Russian research vessel MV Akademik Shokalskiy has made headlines around the world.…