Greenland’s Lost Norse: Parables of Adaptation from the North Atlantic
What lessons for contemporary climate adaptation can we learn from the Viking-era Norse settlement on Greenland, which was founded in the midst of the Mediaeval Warm Period and disappeared during the ...
18 Feb 201911min
The Arctic Council: Indispensable international regime?
In part two of the interview with Polar Geopolitics, Dr. Annika Nilsson shares her insights into the history and inner-workings of the Arctic Council, including its role in promoting peace, enhancing ...
6 Feb 201915min
King of the Cryosphere: Antarctica and the Earth system with Will Steffen
Earth system science studies the planet as an array of interacting “spheres” that represent components of a single system. Antarctica dominates the cryosphere—the frozen parts of the planet consisting...
21 Jan 201912min
Climate Adaptation and Food Security in Alaskan indigenous communities
Indigenous communities are facing multiple challenges from a changing climate across the circumpolar North. In this episode, two experts with extensive experience in the American Arctic —former senior...
12 Dec 201821min
Michael Byers: Outer Space and the Arctic—Governance in Cold, Dark and Dangerous Places
What parallels exist in governance regimes for Outer Space and the Arctic? On this episode, Prof. Michael Byers, a leading Arctic and international law expert, shares his insights into why extreme env...
21 Nov 201823min
John Holdren: Climate change, the Arctic and current U.S policies
Prof. John P. Holdren is a leader of the Arctic Initiative at the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The former Chief Scientific Advisor to President Barack Obama attended the 20...
7 Nov 201814min
Arctic Council's ambivalent engagement with climate change
Despite the Arctic Council’s core mission of promoting sustainable development and environmental protection, it has to date done little to actually combat climate change. According to Dr. Annika Nilss...
1 Nov 201821min
The Geopolitics of Greenland within the Kingdom of Denmark: Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 2
The economic development and political evolution of Greenland, whether remaining within the Kingdom of Denmark or eventually as an entirely independent country, is an ongoing process and open question...
7 Aug 201820min
