In April 2016, approximately 50 scholars and practitioners participated in the two-day workshop, the inaugural Arctic and International Relations Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, focused on the theme of “One Arctic” and the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The workshop was sponsored by six Title VI Centers in the JSIS including

On April 13th, 2016 Professor Heather Nicol, Trent University, UW’s 2015-16 Fulbright Canada Chair in Arctic Studies, spoke at the Maple Leaf Luncheon hosted by the Canadian Consulate. Heather and Consul General James Hill pose for a photo (left) following her talk, A Canadian View of the U.S. Arctic Council Chairmanship at the Maple Leaf Luncheon hosted

Affiliated graduate student, Brandon Ray, attended the Model Arctic Council held in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Model Arctic Council is a Thematic Network of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) consortium. Information about the Thematic Network can be found here: http://www.uarctic.org/organization/thematic-networks/model-arctic-council/.

Task Force students from ARCTIC 495C: The Arctic – A New Player in International Relations, traveled to Canada’s capital, Ottawa, from January 23rd to 30th, 2016 to engage in on-the-ground research with organizations and specialists in the field and learn on climate change and the current issues facing the Arctic region.

Joel Heath, UW’s 2014-15 Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies, is now working with Google to bring the hamlet of Sanikiluaq in Hudson Bay in the Canadian Arctic to the world. The islands are home to the Eider duck that is suffering die-off as a result of hydro-electric development around the Bay – the

The Center hosted a day-long dialogue on the current status and future of the Arctic Council including some of the founding voices in the Arctic Council and heads of the Permanent Participant organizations. Photos provided by Rudy Yuly, UW Creative Consultants Network.