Lawson Brigham

‘Huge, Historic’ International Pact Governs Shipping in Increasingly Ice-Free Arctic

Tim Ellis

A landmark maritime agreement for polar shipping …Ask Lawson Brigham about the Polar Code and he’ll emphatically make it clear that it’s more than just a…

Changing Arctic

Sea-ice Extent Reports Help Public Understand Climate Change’s Impact on Arctic, Experts Say

Tim Ellis

Sea ice extent becoming a climate-change barometer …The National Snow and Ice Data Center last week issued its annual declaration on how much the north…

Changing Arctic

Canadian Security Expert: Arctic Isn’t Immune to Growing U.S.-Russian Geopolitical Rivalry

Tim Ellis

Is the U.S.-Russian rivalry playing out in the Arctic?“The notion that we’re headed to some sort of regional conflict in the Arctic – I don’t buy it,”…

Politics

U.S. to Assume Arctic Council Chair Amid Dispute Over Russian Military Moves

Tim Ellis

The United States will take over Friday as chair of the Arctic Council, the international body of representatives from eight nations with territory in the…