July 5, 2017
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
July 5, 2017
“These are urgent times,” warned Carnegie Corporation of New York president Vartan Gregorian, “that require up-to-date, in-depth research to allow the vast learning reservoir of our universities to be of assistance
June 20, 2017
The International Policy Institute Arctic Fellows in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, visited Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska in May 2017 for the events held
June 7, 2017
Nuclear facilities are among the most highly secured type of critical infrastructure in the U.S. Despite the implementation of safety measures, digital instruments and computer-based systems associated with the physical protection system and the control systems inside facilities are still vulnerable. Creating air-gaps and standalone systems is somewhat ineffective when it comes to protecting nuclear facilities against complicated and targeted cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks on nuclear power plants and their control systems could expedite the theft of usable nuclear materials and malicious acts by adversaries.
June 6, 2017
The screening of We Breathe Again at the Week of the Arctic conference in Fairbanks, Alaska, was an awesome opportunity to see the Arctic as more than just a chess
May 31, 2017
“Climate change is the one place, the issue where the individual makes a difference,” Anchorage First Lady Mara Kimmel assured the audience during her talk about resistance and resilience in
May 30, 2017
I’ve always perceived the Arctic as the last frontier, where conditions are harsh and survival difficult. My experience attending the events during the Week of the Arctic, which took place
May 30, 2017
On May 10, 2017, at the Arctic Council meeting, one of the Fairbanks residents spoke about livelihood in the city. Stacey Stoudt, who holds an MA in oceanography from the
May 30, 2017
The residents living in the Arctic region currently number around 4 million – 400,000 of which are considered Arctic Indigenous people. While some areas of the Arctic have been developed
May 26, 2017
Fairbanks, Alaska – The Indigenous people, who make upIndigenous peoples account for about 10 percent of the total population of the circumpolar north, were entitled to acelebration last Thursday, May 11th, after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a pledge to address