WASHINGTON/LONDON/OSLO, May 9 (Reuters) - For nearly three decades, the Arctic Council has been a successful example of post-Cold War cooperation. Its eight members, including Russia and the ...

The council’s mandate is to work collaboratively with Arctic nations, Indigenous communities and increasingly engaged observer states — like China — on polar issues affecting the entire world.

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 ...

Denmark has taken over the Arctic Council's rotating chairmanship at a time when regional security tensions are fraught and U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to annex Greenland.

Changing Geopolitics in the Arctic Prepared statement by Esther D. Brimmer James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance Council on Foreign Relations Before the Subcommittee on Transportation ...

Norway also offered to organise a meeting of the Arctic Council - its 14th - in 2025, a notable move as all members participate in meetings, meaning Russia would also be invited.

Arctic Council activities paused in March of 2022, when seven of the eight member nations decided that business could not continue as usual given Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

Arctic states and Arctic Council observer states must step up at their meeting next week to address the shortfall in Arctic shipping rules. The states should show their determination to act as a group ...

A new coalition of Arctic businesses, established today at an Arctic Council meeting in Yellowknife, Canada, could be a missed opportunity without greater transparency and accountability, says WWF.

COPENHAGEN – 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 in protecting ...

Business Science Norway takes over presidency of Arctic Council from Russia May 11, 2023 at 8:12 am FILE – Large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019.