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🚀🇳🇴 Northern Norway is ready for liftoff but Europe’s regulations may not be 🌍🛰️

As the EU updates its policy with a stronger focus on , , and connectivity, a key question remains: will Europe fully embrace strategic launch capabilities already taking shape in the Arctic? ❄️🚀

A thought-provoking read on the future of European space policy and the Arctic’s growing role in it by Johannes Schmied-Wirén & Andreas Raspotnik 👇

Northern Norway is ready to launch. EU Space Regulation — and its new Arctic policy – is not. Northern Norway is ready to launch. EU Space Regulation — and its new Arctic policy – is not.

🎙️❄️ This week’s new episode of The Circumpolar Podcast is out: “Italy in the Arctic” 🇮🇹🌍

Hosted by Serafima Andreeva, this episode features expert Marco Dordoni discussing Italy’s growing role in the Arctic, from and to shipping routes and strategic interests in the High North 🧊

👉 A fascinating conversation on why the Arctic matters far beyond the polar region

🎧 Listen here ⤵️

The Circumpolar Podcast - Italy in the Arctic In this episode of The Circumpolar, Serafima Andreeva speaks with Marco Dordoni on Italy in the Arctic in 2026.

📨 Today’s publication by TAI’s Anthony Heron: “An Incomplete Renewal: The Case for an Dimension to the Lancaster House Treaties” ❄️

🔗 Link to the full commentary below ⬇️
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/incomplete-renewal-case-arctic-dimension-lancaster-house-treaties/

📬 Check out this week’s news roundup with The Arctic This Week Take Five! Online now! 🗞️❄️

🔗 https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/arctic-week-take-five-week-18-may-2026/

📨 Today’s publication by Frédéric Lasserre: “Purchasing Greenland: Trump's Fantasy or a Real National Security Stake for the United States?” ❄️

🔗 Find the full report below! ⤵️
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/purchasing-greenland-trumps-fantasy-real-national-security-stake-united-states/

🎙️ New episode of The Circumpolar Podcast is live! ❄️🌍

🎧 Join Serafima Andreeva and Gabriella Gricius as they explore hybrid threats in the , from cyber risks and disinformation to the evolving landscape in the High North 🛰️🌐

Insightful, timely, and essential listening for anyone interested in Arctic affairs and international security 👇

The Circumpolar Podcast - Hybrid Threats in the Arctic In this episode of The Circumpolar, Serafima Andreeva speaks with Gabriella Gricius on hybrid threats in the Arctic.

📨 Today’s publication by Ilan Kelman and Jeevan Toor: “The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: An Introduction” ❄️

🔗 Find the full commentary, that is the first part of a new TAI series, below! ⤵️

The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: An Introduction The Arctic Institute's 2026 Series Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response explores risks, and solutions in changing polar regions.

❄️ A sharp look at Britain’s place in a changing world by Nima Khorrami

The publication explores geopolitics, strategy, security, and the choices shaping Britain’s future 🌍

🔗 Essential reading for anyone following global affairs 👇

Britain’s Arctic blind spot: The case for trilateral underwater co-production The Memorandum | No. 20.2026

📬 Check out this week’s news roundup with The Arctic This Week Take Five! Online now! 🗞️❄️

🔗 https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/arctic-week-take-five-week-11-may-2026/

🚢❄️ France’s new Tara Polar Station is set to drift through the ocean on a groundbreaking scientific mission collecting vital climate and biodiversity data in one of Earth’s fastest-changing regions 🌍🧊

🔗 Read the full commentary, by Brenda Lovell, below ⤵️
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/french-tara-polar-station-expedition-arctic-ocean/