All posts in Arctic and Antarctic

David Jones: Canada's claim to the Northwest Passage
August 15, 2008, 1 Comment

August 15, 2008 David Jones . Don’t kid yourselves, Canada Citizen Special Sometimes one wonders why a politician ...

Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
August 6, 2008, Comments Off on Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots

Enlarged map and notes See also Arctic and Antarctic (BBC) British scientists say they have drawn up the first detailed ...

The Arctic and Canada’s Foreign Policy
May 29, 2008, 6 Comments

…the first principle of Arctic sovereignty is: Use it or lose it – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Resolute Bay, ...

Wednesday Night #1369
May 28, 2008, 1 Comment

An unexpected treat … Chil Heward will be bringing his son Geoffrey, Senior Vice-President and Director of G.F.G. ...

The Arctic Oil Rush: Alex Shoumatoff
April 19, 2008, Comments Off on The Arctic Oil Rush: Alex Shoumatoff

No one should miss Alex Shoumatoff‘s piece on the Arctic Oil Rush In addition to a wealth of information about the ...

Wednesday Night #1363
April 16, 2008, 1 Comment

First, we would draw your attention to last Wednesday’s discussion of China, Tibet & the Olympics – a nu ...

Wednesday Night #1360
March 26, 2008, 1 Comment

Bhutan In contrast to the chaos and violence of many elections in emerging democracies (not to mention some of those tha ...

US firm claims Arctic oil resources
March 21, 2008, Comments Off on US firm claims Arctic oil resources

U.S. firm lays claim to ‘potentially vast’ Arctic oil resources Randy Boswell, The Ottawa Citizen Friday, Ma ...

EU paper warns of climate chaos
March 20, 2008, Comments Off on EU paper warns of climate chaos

Rising temperatures will damage even strong economies and pose a global threat to security, top officials say. Extreme c ...

Wednesday Night #1351
January 23, 2008, 1 Comment

23 January 2008 We are delighted that at the suggestion of Consul General Mary Marshall, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins w ...