Interview with the German inspector of the Navy. “Even in times of unmanned systems it remains true that it’s not ships that fight. It’s humans.” www.reservistenverband.de/magazin-loya...

📨 This week’s publication & the first of TAI’s new #series: “Relating to the Planetary #Arctic: More-than-human considerations” by Vesa Väätänen ❄️ 🔗 Find the full commentary below! ⤵️ www.thearcticinstitute.org/relating-pla...

Europe not on the table, but on the menu

OTD in 2022 i denied any invasion would happen. So you can believe my promises about peace now.

What should Arctic research cooperation look like in a changing world? In their latest piece, Jennifer Spence, John Holdren, and Fran Ulmer discuss this important question. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🛠️New FNI Policy Brief: China dominates the global critical minerals supply chain, posing challenges for the green transition & defense industry. How are the US, EU & Norway responding? Read more 👇📄 www.fni.no/publications... @arcticfrontiers.bsky.social @goerild.bsky.social #CriticalMinerals

We're excited to be on BlueSky! Expect to hear from us on all things #Arctic, #cdnpoli, and #continentaldefence starting tomorrow.

FYI - PhD opportunity - Open position for a PhD student at Nasiffik – Center of Foreign- and Security Policy at Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland (application deadline: 31 January 2025) uk.uni.gl/vacancies/ / uk.uni.gl/media/d2qfon... @rasmusleander.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social

La France dénonce une « action agressive » de la Russie après qu’un avion de la marine française a été la « cible de mesures d’intimidation » au-dessus de la mer Baltique

"There’s a lot of high-ranking people talking about Greenland, and the people of Greenland, as an object, as property, as something that can be bought": www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Geography matters. On the correlation between distance to Moscow and defence spending/aid to Ukraine. Great charts by @economist.com Europe could be torn apart by new divisions econ.st/4fQq6iL

Tänään on skábmavuođđu eli kaamoksen pohja. Vuoden lyhyin päivä. Huomenna päivä on jo yhden riekonaskeleen pitempi.

www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a... Commented last week on how the North Pacific has begun to factor into Canada's updated #Arctic strategies.

🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission plans to slash EU embassy staff around the world. Full story here: trib.al/WuZ0DXy

Kaamospinkki on taas täällä 🩷 Kaamos alkoi Utsjoella virallisesti tänään, Inarissa kohta.