On Friday, Greenland appointed Kenneth Høegh as its first Arctic ambassador to the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum that works to promote cooperation in the region. As the planet's ...

On May 12, at the 14th meeting of the Arctic Council, representatives from the eight Arctic States and six Permanent Participant organizations met virtually to conclude Norway’s two-year ...

the Arctic Council. Founded in 1996 in the afterglow following the end of the Cold War, the Arctic Council embodies the spirit of cooperation; decisions are made by consensus. The forum focuses on ...

The Arctic region is becoming a theater for competition between states over its resources and geopolitical advantages. This ...

It’s a difficult but essential mindset as he steps up to lead the operations of the Arctic Council, the preeminent body tasked with maintaining multilateral cooperation in the Arctic.

The Arctic Council’s chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark will take place virtually on May 12. In response to an email query, the Council confirmed that all components of the forum ...

Trying to sell ice in the Arctic? This is a figure of speech to describe good salesmanship, not a literal challenge. Good salesmanship will not work in this case, however. The last thing people ...

FILE - Large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019. Norway has taken over the Arctic Councils rotating presidency from Russia on Thursday, May 11, 2023 amid ...

The Arctic Council — the main body for cooperation among the eight nations that share guardianship — is in limbo. Its meetings have been suspended since last year, and no one is quite sure ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway on Thursday took over the Arctic Council’s rotating chairmanship from Russia amid questions about what role the eight-country intergovernmental body can play ...