The Arctic Century

Dr. Raj Kumar Sharma, Senior Research Fellow at NatStrat in New Delhi, India, provides commentary on a recent cross-country analysis examining how the Arctic is depicted in the media of both the Global North and Global South. This analysis highlights the contrasting narratives and perspectives that emerge from different regions, reflecting varied geopolitical interests, cultural contexts, and environmental concerns.

The new US ambassador to Denmark will officially take up his title today, Wednesday, November 5.

30 young Greenlanders set a goal to complete Arctic Basic Education. It required courage and strength, and 28 students were able to receive the Arctic education certificate on October 29. Now almost all students are continuing on the perspective-building course.

Eight children were transferred to other activities and the municipality is failing to offer preschool activities in Sámi.

The Finnish eastern border accounts for more than half of the EU and NATO's total border with Russia. In Finland, people had hoped for concrete solutions—and money—to protect the border.

The Swedish government wants to encourage immigrants to return by significantly increasing the financial repatriation grant.

In recent years, Greenland has shifted from being a largely marginal—even though vast—territory of the Kingdom of Denmark to one of the most closely watched focal points of Arctic and international politics. For decades, it had remained on the periphery of global debate, known more for its symbolic role in the climate question than for its political weight. Today, however, the island stands at the centre of a network of interests that unites—and sometimes opposes—Copenhagen, Brussels, Washington, Moscow and Beijing, while also looking inwards with an increasingly distinct identity.

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