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.<\/p>\n
The symposium was the first to examine the theme of the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council: \u201cOne Arctic: Shared Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Check out the conversation here<\/a>:<\/p>\n [Read the complete #OneArctic Symposium Twitter feed here<\/a>]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsoring Programs:<\/i><\/p>\n At Trent University, the <\/i>School for the Study of Canada<\/i><\/a> 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 <\/i>University of Washington<\/i><\/a> include the <\/i>Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies<\/i><\/a>; the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Centers in the Jackson School: the <\/i>Canadian Studies Center<\/i><\/a>, the <\/i>Center for Global Studies<\/i><\/a>, the <\/i>Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies<\/i><\/a>, the <\/i>Center for West European Studies<\/i><\/a>, and the <\/i>East Asia Center<\/i><\/a>; the Jackson School\u2019s International Policy Institute (funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York); the University of Washington\u2019s <\/i>Future of Ice initiative<\/i><\/a>; and the <\/i>Global Business Center<\/i><\/a> in the Michael G. Foster School of Business. At the World Policy Institute, New York City, <\/i>Arctic in Context<\/i><\/a> is the key sponsor. The <\/i>Polar Initiative<\/i> <\/a>at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the host for the workshop. Trent University\u2019s <\/i>Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies<\/i><\/a> and Western Washington University\u2019s Canadian American Studies Centre has also contributed.<\/i><\/p>\n The World Policy Institute would like to acknowledge the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council\u2019s role in support of knowledge mobilization from the One Arctic Symposium.<\/i><\/p>\n This article first appeared on the World Policy Institute website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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: \u201cOne Arctic: Shared Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities.\u201d During<\/p>\n