Todd foresaw the upcoming Western defeat...

On 18 February, the Institute for the USA and Canadian Studies Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow hosted an international scientific conference. The event focused on the role of Arctic affairs in modern world politics, and was attended by leading researchers in the field of foreign policy, foreign economic activity and security policy of Arctic countries, as well as the maritime and climate policy of India and China.

The parents of four middle school students at Breiðholtsskóli are deeply concerned about the culture of violence and bullying that has flourished for many years in the children's class, where they have endured both mental and physical abuse by other children.

The Sámi people living in the territory of four countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia celebrated a joint Sámi National Day on February 6...

What is the 'super-objective' of hydrology? What mainstreams exist in science? What is the interest of studying snow in the Arctic?—We interviewed Igor Vasilevich, junior research fellow at the Department of Hydrology of estuaries and water resources of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.

Environmental non-profit organisations and universities are always striving to find an ultimate solution to the decline of sea ice in the Arctic. A company proposes a panacea for all ice-related issues, be it spraying water atop the ice, paving the surface with sand or another substance. The media is in awe, but the project quietly disappears a few years later. Does that sound familiar?

We can see that the short-term vision of the Northern Sea Route is constantly evolving, adapting to the political and economic climate. What are the immediate goals being considered by Russia?

Amidst Trump's plans for Greenland and Canada, the Panama Canal issues have not been associated with the Arctic. Nevertheless, the recent exit of the country from the Belt and Road Initiative might further increase the demand for the Northern Sea Route.