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From climate change and geopolitics to Indigenous issues, economic shifts, and sustainable travel, we’re committed to bringing you the most insightful coverage of the Arctic and the countries that touch it.

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Geopolitical posturing and resource-grabbing: Trump’s distraction from the real Greenland problem - ArcticToday Heard any news about Greenland recently? A stupid question these days, since Donald Trump openly set his sights on the icy island in the High North. A NATO country threatening to take control of a par...

For many Indigenous and Arctic leaders, the debate over territorial influence obscures the more urgent reality: dramatic environmental change that affects culture, travel and food systems across the North.
www.arctictoday.com/geopolitical...

25.02.2026 12:03 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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A new era of extremes is taking hold in the Arctic - ArcticToday The Arctic isn’t just warming, it’s undergoing a fundamental shift in the kinds of weather events it experiences.

New data and real-world impacts show the Arctic is diverging from historical patterns, with major implications for communities, ecosystems and global climate systems alike.
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23.02.2026 15:15 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Greenland prime minister says 'no thanks' to Trump's hospital ship - ArcticToday Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday “no thanks” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of sending a hospital ship to Greenland, a territory that Trump has repeatedly said he...

A high-visibility U.S. offer has sparked a firm response from Greenland’s leadership, highlighting deeper tensions over autonomy and international engagement in the Arctic.
www.arctictoday.com/greenland-pr...

23.02.2026 13:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wildfires are spreading across the Arctic and the impacts reach far beyond the north - ArcticToday Wildfires are becoming bigger, hotter, and more frequent across the Arctic, including in areas that were once too cold or wet to burn.

Wildfires in the Arctic are growing bigger, hotter, and spreading into places that once never burned.

From permafrost carbon to smoke drifting thousands of miles… this isn’t just a “northern problem.” Read why this matters far beyond the Arctic www.arctictoday.com/wildfires-ar...

16.02.2026 10:06 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Allies’ doubts over US reliability take centre stage at Arctic Frontiers - ArcticToday Doubts over US reliability surfaced at Arctic Frontiers as European leaders grappled with Greenland, multilateral strain and alliance uncertainty.

Big questions in the High North:

At #ArcticFrontiers, European allies openly wrestle with whether the U.S. can still be counted on as a dependable partner in Arctic security

www.arctictoday.com/allies-doubt...

04.02.2026 11:42 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Overwhelmed Greenlanders are telling the media to stop calling.

From the University of #Greenland front page to a clear statement from the #Nuuk mayor, the message is consistent: attention has consequences.

Respect, context, and responsibility matter.

03.02.2026 13:23 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
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Is the Arctic on the menu? Arctic Frontiers opens with stark warnings for Europe - ArcticToday Arctic Frontiers 2026 opens with warnings that Arctic exceptionalism is over, leaving Europe scrambling to define strategy as great-power competition intensifies.

“When we’re talking about geopolitics, in fact, we in society are actors in geopolitics,” said Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv. “And so we need to reorient how we think about who is doing what.” with @arctictoday.bsky.social

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03.02.2026 05:58 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination - ArcticToday Amid the discussion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Danish and European leaders about who should own Greenland, the Inuit who live there and call it home aren’t getting much attention. The…

Greenland’s path toward self-determination has been long, contested, and led by Inuit voices.

Understanding today’s political moment means understanding that history:

30.01.2026 12:03 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Why are Arctic undersea cables going regional? - ArcticToday Since the late 2000s, several Western countries have attempted to build optical fiber subsea cables across the Arctic Ocean. Some projects, such as Finland’s Arctic Connect, have been suspended, while...

The Arctic’s digital future is fragmenting — by design.

Regional undersea cables are replacing grand trans-Arctic visions as geopolitics, security risks, and great-power rivalry reshape the North. Read why and how:
www.arctictoday.com/why-are-arct...

30.01.2026 08:27 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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"The Arctic region is on its way to becoming a giant ocean beltway... Russia and China already recognize the value of these seagoing routes and have conducted joint naval exercises near Alaskan waters."

29.01.2026 14:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“The relentless focus on Greenland risks drowning out the urgent need to strengthen U.S. defenses in Alaska."

Alice Rogoff, founder and publisher of Arctic Today, makes the case that U.S. Arctic security starts at home in a new opinion piece for @washingtonpost.com

29.01.2026 14:32 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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The Arctic region is on its way to becoming a giant ocean beltway...Russia and China already recognize the value of these seagoing routes and have conducted joint naval exercises near Alaskan waters.

29.01.2026 10:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“The relentless focus on Greenland risks drowning out the urgent need to strengthen U.S. defenses in Alaska."

Alice Rogoff, founder and publisher of Arctic Today, makes the case that U.S. Arctic security starts at home in a new opinion piece for @washingtonpost.com

29.01.2026 10:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Our salmon are vanishing — and the State of Alaska is letting it happen - ArcticToday I live along the Yukon River, where my family has harvested salmon for countless generations. Every summer used to bring the same reassuring sight: Busy fish camps. Full smokehouses. Families coming…

"Salmon were the living thread binding generations. Now, they’re a precious memory, one my youngest child has yet to experience. How can this be?"

An important read from an indigenous voice for the @alaskabeacon.com

26.01.2026 13:01 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher - ArcticToday US President Donald Trump’s position on Greenland has shifted almost daily, from threats to take it by force to assurances he won’t. But one thing remains consistent: his insistence the Arctic island ...

Trump’s interest in #Greenland is not just a sideshow. It reflects a growing space and security race unfolding in the Arctic, with major implications for global power and surveillance. Read why www.arctictoday.com/trumps-green...

26.01.2026 10:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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An open letter to President Trump - ArcticToday Dear President Trump, America’s friends are running out of ways to tell you that your policies are having entirely the opposite effect than their purported aims. They aren’t making America first, or…

Strong nations don’t weaken their alliances, they invest in them. A must-read open letter urging cooperation over coercion #Davos #Greenland

22.01.2026 10:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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#BREAKING Trump tied his push for #Greenland to being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. Writing in a letter to Norway’s PM, Trump said the world “is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland,” and that he no longer feels bound to “think purely of peace.”

19.01.2026 11:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The U.S. Arctic is ‘woefully unprepared’: Murkowski - ArcticToday As White House rhetoric escalates about taking Greenland by force or purchase, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski suggests attention should focus more on the existing U.S. Arctic, where “we are woefully un...

As White House rhetoric about #Greenland escalates, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski suggests attention should focus more on the existing U.S. Arctic, where “we are woefully unprepared.”

Murkowski spoke with Arctic Today on the sidelines of Copenhagen talks:
www.arctictoday.com/the-u-s-arct...

17.01.2026 13:23 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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"Hands off #Greenland!" Massive crowds gather to protest in front of Copenhagen city hall as Danish and Greenlandic officials meet with U.S. counterparts #Trump

17.01.2026 12:04 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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US lawmakers arrive in Copenhagen to counter Trump's Greenland threats - ArcticToday A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers will meet with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support despite President Donald Trump’s threats to seize the ...

“At a time of increasing international instability, we need to draw closer to our allies, not drive them away.”

www.arctictoday.com/us-lawmakers...

16.01.2026 09:11 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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A letter from a reader... #Greenland #Trump

15.01.2026 13:18 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What a U.S.-Greenland COFA solution might mean - ArcticToday A Compact of Free Association (COFA) between the United States and Greenland has now surfaced as one of the options being considered – quietly but seriously – inside the White House for redefining Was...

What would a U.S.-Greenland Compact of Free Association might entail?

Dwayne Menezes breaks it down in this commentary as well as how, if it arises as a fallback option, Greenland & Denmark could transform it into a win-win scenario, not compromise, for all concerned. buff.ly/pV6K8XE

15.01.2026 09:37 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Denmark and Greenland draw red lines as U.S. talks lead to working group - ArcticToday Denmark and Greenland agreed to form a working group with the United States after talks on Greenland, but said core disagreements and red lines remain.

“Our perspectives continue to differ,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told a press conference alongside his Greenlandic counterpart following high-stakes talks at the White House with U.S. officials J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio

www.arctictoday.com/denmark-and-...

14.01.2026 19:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What's this new red hat we are seeing in Arctic news? "Nu e det nok" is a Danish saying for...."Enough already" or "Enough is enough." Changing "nok" to Nuuk is a clever play on words, as the capital of Greenland is pronounced the same.

14.01.2026 17:23 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Denmark and Greenland to face Vance in high-stakes White House meeting - ArcticToday The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Wednesday following weeks of threats by President Donald Trump to take control…

Denmark and Greenland to face Vance in high-stakes White House meeting buff.ly/NtKUDdt

14.01.2026 15:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Who is saying what about Greenland? A compilation of opinions and analysis - ArcticToday After two weeks of escalating comments from the White House about “getting” Greenland, either by force or by purchase, publications around the world have pumped out commentary and analysis about what ...

Curious who is saying what about #Greenland? Here's a compilation of opinions and analysis #Trump

www.arctictoday.com/who-is-sayin...

14.01.2026 12:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Trump, Greenland, and the Arctic: A Reality Check from Arctic Today Founder
Trump, Greenland, and the Arctic: A Reality Check from Arctic Today Founder YouTube video by Arctic Today

“It’s a perfect case for good and sensitive diplomacy… It just takes patience and listening.”

Arctic Today founder Alice Rogoff joined the BBC to unpack the geopolitical realities behind renewed interest in Greenland.

Watch the full interview 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5q6...

13.01.2026 10:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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03.11.2025 16:22 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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29.10.2025 16:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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