Policy

A new mental‑health fund has been launched to strengthen community‑based services across the Canadian Arctic, aiming to fill critical gaps and support local resilience.

Seaspan Shipyards has finished the first major block of Canada’s new heavy polar icebreaker, a 26,000‑tonne Polar Class 2 vessel built to operate year‑round in the high Arctic, marking a significant step in Canada’s Arctic capability build‑out.

Arctic Allies in NATO issued a joint statement on Arctic security, aligning five member states on defense priorities.

A coalition of 127 stakeholders urges the European Union not to allow supply crisis to push ahead with new Arctic oil and gas projects, citing slow progress and risks.

Norway is lobbying EU officials in Brussels, sending nearly a dozen ministers this year, to push for lifting the 2021 Arctic drilling ban today.

Norway is lobbying the EU to lift its 2021 Arctic drilling moratorium, arguing the ban is unnecessary for northern waters, while EU officials cite climate commitments.

The EU is reviewing its Arctic energy policy amid an energy crisis, warning that short‑term narratives should not dictate future drilling decisions.

Anchorage Daily News opinion piece argues that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council should close the loophole allowing midwater pollock trawlers to bottom‑trawl, protecting seafloor ecosystems and Alaska tribal fisheries.

Senator Murkowski questioned a general about U.S. investments in Arctic security, highlighting concerns over funding levels and strategic priorities.

Sampension joins 127 signatories in an open letter urging the EU to oppose further Arctic oil and gas projects, citing climate and environmental concerns.

Russia's first LNG tanker of the year departed from the Arctic LNG 2 plant and sailed east along the Northern Sea Route toward Asia, marking an earlier‑than‑usual opening of the Arctic shipping corridor.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius promoted the Type 212CD submarine to Canada, touting a C$86 billion GDP boost, 650,000 job‑years, and a larger NATO fleet that would strengthen Arctic maritime security.

Canada is negotiating to buy an aerial surveillance system from Sweden for Arctic patrols, opting out of a U.S. competitor, reshaping the country’s defense procurement and Arctic security posture.

Canada will acquire six Saab GlobalEye early‑warning aircraft, costing over $5 billion CAD, to boost Arctic surveillance and support domestic defense production.

The icebreaker Christophe de Margerie began an unusually early eastbound run along the Northern Sea Route after loading Arctic LNG 2, marking one of the earliest May LNG transits and highlighting Russia’s push to sustain exports amid sanction‑driven shipping constraints.

Nordic financial groups, unions and climate experts urge the EU not to ease its opposition to Arctic oil and gas drilling during a policy review.

EU Commissioner Kadis visited the Faroe Islands to stress that a sustainable Arctic is key to a safer, prosperous future, while the EU prepares an updated Arctic policy, strengthening cooperation with the Arctic Council.

Nordic coalition of financial groups, unions and climate experts urges EU to keep its ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling amid policy review.

Canada will buy the Swedish Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, replacing U.S. radar planes, to strengthen independent Arctic threat detection and reduce reliance on American military equipment.

Nordic asset owners and managers urge the EU to maintain its Arctic oil and gas moratorium, citing climate and nature risks and calling for greater renewable energy use.

The Trump administration is proposing to speed up drilling on Alaska’s North Slope, where oil majors such as ConocoPhillips are planning new projects.

The Trump administration is proposing to fast‑track environmental reviews for new oil projects on federal land in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a move that could speed drilling amid an industry revival but has sparked concern from environmental and Indigenous groups over