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joint efforts of the international experts. We cover the most recent
developments in science, business, and technologies, as well as key
political and economic trends across the Arctic in the form of news,
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Canada to Debut LNG Production for Export
Once LNG Canada reaches full operation, industry analysts expect it to shift a portion of Canada's natural gas exports away from the United States and toward international markets. Now, almost all of Canada's gas exports have gone to its southern neighbor.
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Anthropomorphic Earth: Gills or Lungs?
The Earth has no 'arms' or 'legs', but it has the 'navel', the 'womb', and the 'cap', or even two: the Arctic and Antarctica. However, let us turn to another interesting object—'lungs' of the planet...
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Arctic Future For Russia As A Whole: SPIEF 2025 Results
SPIEF 2025 became a significant milestone in discussing Russian Arctic's future. The forum demonstrated a growing role of international cooperation in the regional development and its transformation into a centre of technological innovation.
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Countering Racism Against Sámi People in Sweden Once Again
Norway, Finland and Sweden have long had a bad reputation at the UN for systematic violations of the rights of the Sámi, the country's indigenous people living in their northern provinces.
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Leading Finnish Experts On NATO's Perspectives
Finnish analysts are accustomed to a worldview in which the world revolves around their small country. The main conclusion of the article about NATO not being dead contradicts both President Macron's statements about NATO's brain death, which have already been firmly forgotten by Finnish experts, and a very recent statement by the Italian Defence Minister on June 20, made right before the publication of this article: NATO as it is, no longer has a reason to exist.
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Icelandic Infrastructure Fund Established
A recent report by the Confederation of Icelandic Industries estimates the cumulative financial needs for infrastructure maintenance at over 5,4 billion USD.
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How Arctic Commerce Helped to Discover Antarctica
It turns out that Antarctica was discovered due to the need to supply the Arctic. By the middle of the 18th century, the route from Kamchatka to Alaska through the Aleutian Islands was well explored. Alaska then remained the last little-developed and almost unpopulated region of the Earth...
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Denmark to Soon Finalise the Military Buildup Plan in the Arctic
A new fleet plan for the Arctic and the North Atlantic will soon be launched. A billion-dollar plan will send worn-out ships to retirement and improve defence at home.
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