Resilience, resistance, and strength. The history of the Sámi from medieval times to the present is one of not only colonization but also Indigenous survival and resistance, which is sometimes overlooked when the atrocities perpetuated by the Nordic nation-states are piled high. After more than 500 years of colonization, the very diverse and geographically scattered

This summer four UW graduate students, including three JSIS MA students, attended advanced Arctic institutes to hone their critical thinking and policy-writing skills. International Studies (IS) MA student Jay-Kwon Park was accepted to the 3rd Annual Korea Arctic Academy in Busan. At the Academy, hosted by the Korea Maritime Institute, Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of

This past summer the World Policy Institute’s Arctic in Context blog site ran a 13-part blog series called “The Arctic Council: A Unique Institution in 21st-Century International Relations,” written by Jackson School International Policy Institute (IPI) Arctic Fellows. The blog posts analyze how nation-states and Indigenous peoples are using the Arctic Council to promote enhanced

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, International Policy Institute (IPI) Arctic Fellows interviewed representatives from Indigenous organizations in Canada, Russia, and Greenland at the Indigenous Influence in Arctic Affairs symposium held at the University of Washington, June 2, 2017. The participants discussed the growing influence of Indigenous peoples in Arctic policy development and

Brandon Ray, 2016-2017 International Policy Institute Arctic Fellow, long-time student affiliation with the Center, published a blog post on his recent trip to Finland, attending the Arctic Energy Summit in mid September. Read the article.

In 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first major political figure to deliver a speech on Arctic issues, setting in motion a process to establish a regional governance body. This week on World Policy On Air, Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of the Canadian Studies Center and lead for the International Policy Institute Arctic Fellows program in the Jackson School,

International Policy Institute Fellows traveled to Dartmouth and Busan for an amazing experience in training in Arctic studies. Check their blog posts in the series here.

I am pleased to let you know about a relatively new website by contemporary urban Inuit photographer from Nunatsiavut, Barry Pottle. We are fortunate to now have access to his body of work via the barrypottle.com web site. In 2013, the Canadian Studies Center hosted an exhibit of Pottle’s photography titled Food(land) Security (supported by

In early August Marwa Maziad, a doctoral candidate in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and IPI Arctic Fellow, co-directed a workshop at the 8th Annual Gulf Research Meetings title The Arab Gulf in the West: Perceptions and Realities, Opportunities and Perils. As part of the workshop, Maziad presented on her research on the

International Policy Institute Fellows attended the summer institute at Darthmouth College this past June 2017 summer. Check the post here.