From April 27-28, 2016, the World Policy Institute in collaboration with the University of Washington and Trent University co-hosted the One Arctic symposium at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.
The symposium was the first to examine the theme of the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council: “One Arctic: Shared Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities.”
During the event, the World Policy Institute invited those in attendance to Tweet their thoughts on the themes and discussions that occurred over the two-day period. What follows are discussions that cover a range of topics from indigenous peoples and climate change to economic policy, security, and the role of the Arctic Council. Attendees used the hashtag #OneArctic.
Check out the conversation here:
[Read the complete #OneArctic Symposium Twitter feed here]
Sponsoring Programs:
At Trent University, the School for the Study of Canada is the key sponsor of the workshop with funding provided by a grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Sponsors at the University of Washington include the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Centers in the Jackson School: the Canadian Studies Center, the Center for Global Studies, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Center for West European Studies, and the East Asia Center; the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute (funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York); the University of Washington’s Future of Ice initiative; and the Global Business Center in the Michael G. Foster School of Business. At the World Policy Institute, New York City, Arctic in Context is the key sponsor. The Polar Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the host for the workshop. Trent University’s Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies and Western Washington University’s Canadian American Studies Centre has also contributed.
The World Policy Institute would like to acknowledge the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s role in support of knowledge mobilization from the One Arctic Symposium.
This article first appeared on the World Policy Institute website.