Arctic Report September 13, 2016
CSIS brought together several panels consisting of experts from the scientific, military, and international relations fields discuss the future of the Arctic as it becomes more
Arctic Report August 25, 2016
Speaking to the Alaska World Affairs Council in Anchorage, Alaska on Aug. 25, Adm. Robert Papp, the U.S. State Department’s Special Representative for the Arctic, said that a third international agreement is in the works for the Arctic Council.
Arctic Report July 13, 2016
Policy leaders, tech industry experts and other executives met to discuss the critical need for high-speed broadband across the circumpolar Arctic at the Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit in Barrow, Alaska in July.
The summit included presentations ranging from the government’s role in broadband development and expansion to the latest news about the Quintillion Subsea Cable Project, in which the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) is a minority partner.
ARCUS D.C. Arctic Research Seminar Series – Ambassador Mark Brzezinski
May 19, 2016 – ARCUS DC Office, Washington, D.C. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski, Executive Director of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee, provided a presentation giving an update on the activities of […]
A Conversation with Arctic Youth Ambassador Esau Sinnok
May 16, 2016 – U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental & Scientific Affairs’ (OES) Office of Oceans & Polar Affairs hosted a conversation […]
One Arctic: U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council
April 27-28, 2016 – The Wilson Center, Washington, D.C. The World Policy Institute’s Arctic in Context initiative, in collaboration with Trent University, the University of Washington, and the Woodrow Wilson […]
The Halfway Point of the U.S. Arctic Council Chairmanship
April 25, 2016 – The Brooking’s Institute, Washington, D.C. The Brookings Institute hosted U.S. Special Representative Admiral Papp for a discussion on what the U.S. has accomplished thus far in […]
Arctic Economic Development Forum
April 6, 2016 – Wilson Center, Washington, DC The Wilson Center’s Polar Initiative and Institute of the North co-hosted a forum that addressed the potential for Arctic economic development, the […]
Arctic Council Working Group Deep Dives
March 18, 2016 – Fairbanks, Alaska Ms. Renee Sauvé, who serves as Chair of the Arctic Council Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group (WG), was invited to discuss […]
State of Alaska and Arctic Council Observer States Meeting
March 15, 2016 – Fairbanks, Alaska This event was convened by the State of Alaska to share Alaska’s interests in the Arctic from a state perspective, and also to hear […]