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Marc Lanteigne (林晏)

@marclanteigne.bsky.social
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Professor, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, (Politics and International Relations of China, Asia-Pacific, Polar Regions); Adjunct Lecturer at Ilisimatusarfik - Nuuk 🇬🇱; traveler, 積ん読, and part-time おたく. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇹🇼

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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.svd.se/a/9paxRr/kin... Commented for this new article in Svenska Dagbladet 🇸🇪 on the potential impact of the Polar Silk Road, and Sino-Russian shipping cooperation, on European regional policies. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Smältande Arktis öppnar ny sidenväg
Ett sydkoreanskt fartyg har just tagit genvägen genom Arktis. Nu vill Kina göra ”polar-sidenvägen” till en etablerad handelsrutt. Vad får det för betydelse för världshandeln och maktbalansen i norr?
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228... Happy to comment for this new piece on the diplomatic challenges now facing Canada 🇨🇦 in the Arctic. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Des experts souhaitent plus de diplomates de l’Arctique
Des experts souhaitent plus de diplomates de l'Arctique, alors que le Canada veut l’élargir de ses activités de défense et économiques dans la région.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Quoted this weekend in @scmpnews.bsky.social on how the new security agreement between Kalaallit Nunaat - #Greenland, Denmark, and the United States may address Western concerns about Chinese and Russian Arctic strategies. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Keep out: why Greenland is the US military’s new eyes in the Arctic on China
Defence pact said to be aimed at Beijing and Moscow allows US to build two bases and calls for ‘stronger Nato engagement in the Arctic’.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/09/27/c... A new Comment post on @overthecircle.bsky.social on how a failed US attempt to annex Kalaallit Nunaat - Greenland resulted in a diplomatic win... for Nuuk. 🇬🇱
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Comment: The Art of the Capitulation
In this OtC Comment: In the wake of the new security deal between Greenland, Denmark, and the United States, who were the real winners and what ultimately was the point?
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a... An important week in Canadian diplomacy! Commented for this story by CBC News - Eye on the Arctic about how potential Canadian associate membership in the EU could enhance Arctic cooperation. 🇨🇦🇪🇺@uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Arctic would be "flagship project" in proposed EU-Canada partnership, von der Leyen says
The Arctic would become a centrepiece of a proposed new partnership between Canada and the European Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “We will make the Arct...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w... My interview with BBC Radio was posted earlier today. Had the opportunity to comment about the attention the revival of China's #Arctic shipping policies (and the Polar Silk Road) has been getting. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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BBC Audio | The Inquiry | Can China’s polar silk road change global trade?
Arctic waters are being commercialised as the first regular ships take to the sea.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Gave a lecture on China's Arctic geopolitics and expanding security interests, representing @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social, last week at the Forskerforbundet / Norwegian Association of Researchers conference in Tromsø. This at a time when Beijing is jump-starting its Arctic shipping and research.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/w... Are the geopolitical and legal knots in the Arctic over #Svalbard now entering a new phase?
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Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic
Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets. The Russians called it “piracy.”
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.scmp.com/news/china/d... Diverging views on the economic future of the Northern Sea Route reported today in @scmpnews.bsky.social
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EU gives Arctic shipping route cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead
Its opposition to the commercialisation of Arctic transit comes amid rising anxiety over Beijing and Moscow’s closer polar collaboration.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Presented some of my recent research on how #China is now describing (and accentuating) its policies on 'strategic new frontiers' (including maritime security, weaponised economic interdependence, and AI advancements) on behalf of the Grey Zone research group at @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FNy... Commented on the arguments being put forward by the Yes and No campaigns in this past weekend's referendum in #Iceland on the potential commencement of membership talks with the European Union. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Iceland divided over EU | Marc Lanteigne
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.scmp.com/news/china/d... Happy to comment for this weekend Focus article in @scmpnews.bsky.social as debates continue about the shape of Sino-Russian #Arctic cooperation. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
scmp.com
Is the Irtysh River the choke-free Arctic shipping gateway that China needs?
A proposed Irtysh route could link China to the Arctic, but political and natural barriers would have to be overcome.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3WF... Appeared this evening on a panel discussing the renewal of China's #Arctic strategy, including its Northern Sea Route plans, for The Newsmakers program. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Will the Arctic shipping route secure China’s status as a ‘great polar power’ by 2030?
YouTube video by The Newsmakers
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
www.bbc.com/audio/play/p... Commented last night for BBC News on the South Korean 🇰🇷 cargo ship 'PanStar Acro' transiting through the Northern Sea Route, and how the Arctic is now being seen as a viable maritime sea lane, given concerns about chokepoints elsewhere. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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BBC Audio | Global News Podcast | Canada says it has come under economic attack from the US
Ottawa vows 'dollar for dollar' response to Washington's 50 percent tariffs
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.elperiodico.com/es/internaci... Happy to contribute to this new piece in @elperiodico.com about how China is participating in the ongoing expansion of sea traffic through #Arctic sea lanes. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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China inaugura la primera ruta regular en el Ártico de la mano de Rusia: así funciona la nueva vía para el transporte de mercancías
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/science... Now South Korea 🇰🇷... I was interviewed this week by the @afp.com on the upcoming voyage of the ROK's first cargo transit through the Northern Sea Route as the #Arctic gets still more crowded. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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South Korea to send first container ship through Arctic route
South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ic...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... With the #Arctic 's Northern Sea Route back in the news, here is a just-published article from a colleague at @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social on the current challenges facing NSR governance.
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Governance of the Northern Sea Route in the Post-Post-Cold War Era
The lure of international shipping through the Arctic, and particularly via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) along the Russian coast has been on a roller coaster of attention in the 21st century. The i...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.npr.org/2026/08/18/n... Interviewed by @npr.org this morning about the economic and geopolitical implications of the new regularised #Arctic shipping route by China's Sea Legend group. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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For the first time, there is a scheduled cargo shipping route through the Arctic
For the first time, China has established a scheduled shipping route through the Arctic. NPR's Michel Martin asks Marc Lanteigne of the Arctic University of Norway why that matters.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.wsj.com/world/china-... Quoted this weekend in a report in @wsj.com about the significance of China's renewed #Arctic shipping initiatives, at a time of uncertainty over both maritime chokepoints and global energy prices. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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China Is Opening the First Regular Cargo Route Through the Arctic
Sending containerships through the northern passage now makes financial sense thanks to high oil prices and climate change.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
edition.cnn.com/2026/08/14/c... Quoted today in this @cnn.com story about how Beijing's renewed Arctic ambitions may be bringing the country still closer to Russia. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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How an icy shipping route at the top of the world is bringing China and Russia together | CNN
The Moscow-controlled Northern Sea Route is a controversial artery cutting through a region that’s increasingly cast as a new arena of great-power rivalry.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202... Commented on this new article in Klassekampen (Norway) on how China's rebooted Arctic strategy may affect security in the Nordic region. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Kina sjøsetter polar silkevei: «Påskudd for å utøve hard makt»
Global oppvarming sluker isen, og Donald Trump har hendene fulle. Nå lanserer et kinesisk selskap den første faste frakttjenesten gjennom Arktis.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
china-decoded-nw.beehiiv.com/p/china-deco... Was quoted today in @newsweek.com's 'China Decoded' Newsletter about the country's 'Arctic 2.0' strategy, including a new research expedition and plans for regular cargo service along the Northern Sea Route. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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China Decoded: Getting busy in the Arctic, again
With more ships and science, it's "Arctic 2.0"
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/7pj... Commented for this new article in @aftenposten.no about the political and security implications of China's latest #Arctic expedition. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Kina sender rekordstor flåte til Arktis
Etter flere år med lav aktivitet markerer Kina seg på nytt i nord – i samarbeid med Russland.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
www.liberation.fr/internationa... Happy to be interviewed for this new article in @liberation.fr about the political and strategic implications of China's newest #Arctic expedition. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Sous la banquise du Grand Nord, les grandes manœuvres de Pékin
La Chine a lancé en juillet sa 16e expédition scientifique dans la région Arctique. Elle est scrutée par les Américains, qui craignent une expansion économique et militaire chinoise dans une zone au c...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Summer detour in #Luxembourg! 🇱🇺
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
thediplomat.com/2026/07/chin... My latest article in @thediplomat.com on how Beijing's revised #Arctic strategy is starting to take shape. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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China’s Arctic Comeback
Many of China’s initial, ambitious Arctic objectives collided with political and logistical realities. Now Beijing is testing out an “Arctic 2.0” strategy.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/07/19/r... My latest post in @overthecircle.bsky.social on how various Arctic governments, including Canada / #Saskatchewan, are responding to the growing need for reliable rare earth / strategic material supplies. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
overthecircle.com
Rocks Remember: Why the Arctic Is Now an Arena for Rare Earth Strategies
As energy prices spike and many countries are seeking green alternatives, the issue of strategic materials in the Arctic is moving quickly from abstract question to hard strategy. Which Arctic acto…
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, #Luxembourg.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... A new article just published by Rikke Østergaard at #ilisimatusarfik University of #Greenland. Congratulations!
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Systemic Inequality, Media Framing, and Greenlandic Self-Determination in Danish Newspapers | Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | Cambridge Core
Systemic Inequality, Media Framing, and Greenlandic Self-Determination in Danish Newspapers
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Had the opportunity to speak to the Foreign Ministry of #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 this afternoon on the evolving policy approaches to #Arctic security, including the emergence of hybrid and below-threshold threats. Really enjoyed the dialogue, and learned much about EU policy! @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... Did Beijing just overreach in the #Pacific? A new comment from @lowyinstitute.bsky.social.
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Beijing’s own goal in the Pacific
Did China’s missile test just solve Albanese’s Pacific security problem?
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Never underestimate the plum rain in #Taiwan !
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202... Commented for this story on Chinese FM Wang Yi's Northern European tour, and how it relates to Beijing's attempts to jump-start its Arctic strategy. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Kina er på sjarmoffensiv i Norden
Mens EU skjerper kursen mot Kina, legger utenriksminister Wang Yi ut på en uvanlig rundreise i Norden.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Quoted this evening in this piece in @scmpnews.bsky.social on where the Asia-Pacific might appear on the agenda for the upcoming #NATO conference in Ankara. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Why the Indo-Pacific might be on the back burner at the Nato summit
Immediate pressures over Ukraine, Iran and spending mean alliance’s concerns about China could be sidelined at Ankara gathering.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9co-... Commented for this new @france24.com article on how Beijing may be using AI to take its 'social credit' surveillance system to new lengths. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Quand la Chine rêve d’identifier les futurs opposants politiques grâce à l’IA
L’entreprise chinoise Geedge Network, déjà accusée d’avoir vendu le système de censure numérique chinois à d’autres pays, planche également sur la possibilité de laisser l’IA déceler qui pourrait à l'...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b... 祝賀您!
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International Booker Prize Goes to a Love Story Out of Taiwan
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9-... Commented for this piece by @tvpworld.bsky.social on the recent Beijing summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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What did Trump achieve in China? | Marc Lanteigne
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Added comments this week for a new @france24.com article on the strategic implications of the recent summit between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Poutine en Chine : le président russe obtiendra-t-il plus de Xi Jinping que Donald Trump ?
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine se rend mardi à Pékin pour une visite de deux jours. Sa rencontre avec le président Xi Jinping intervient quatre jours seulement après le sommet entre le dirigeant…
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Commented for this @france24.com article on the (long) list of talking points for this week's summit in Beijing. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Trump et Xi Jinping : qui dispose des meilleurs atouts pour rafler la mise à Pékin ?
Le président américain Donald Trump est arrivé mercredi à Pékin, pour sa première visite depuis 2017. Un sommet aux multiples enjeux qui pourrait surtout entériner un nouveau rapport de force favorabl...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/05/10/t... My latest post in @overthecircle.bsky.social about how the current debates about chokepoints and the Strait of Hormuz might affect discussions about the Arctic as an emerging alternative transit route. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
overthecircle.com
The Strait and Narrow: Chokepoints, Trade and the Arctic
With chokepoints, energy, and supply lines now being the talk of many policymakers in light of the ongoing conflict in Iran, how are debates about the Arctic as an economic corridor being revived, …
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9co-... Quoted this week in @france24.com on the decision by Beijing to make use of a 2021 'blocking rule' to defy US sanctions on Iran. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Pétrole iranien : entre la Chine et les États-Unis, faudra-t-il choisir ?
La Chine a, pour la première fois, invoqué une loi qui permet d’interdire à des entités chinoises mises sur la liste noire par Washington de se plier aux sanctions américaines. Il s’agit de sociétés…
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/04/29/a... This week's OtC Arctic News Roundup features stories from Finland, Norway, and a conference in Alaska! @overthecircle.bsky.social
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Arctic News Roundup: 20-26 April
The Roundup this week looks at the effects in the European Arctic of ongoing international conflicts, as well as calls from a recent conference in Alaska for greater Indigenous inclusion in regiona…
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/04/23/a... This week's OtC @overthecircle.bsky.social Arctic News Roundup has just been published!
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Arctic News Roundup: 13-19 April
Debates over language and Indigenous voices, research on the formation of subglacial lakes, and good news about regional wildlife, are all featured in this week’s Roundup.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/04/16/a... The latest @overthecircle.bsky.social Arctic News Roundup has just been posted!
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Arctic News Roundup: 6-12 April
In this week’s Roundup, concerns are raised over local bird populations in the far north, Iceland prepares for a key vote, and the Svalbard Treaty receives another signature.
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGhJ... The Arctic Circle - Rome 🇮🇹 panel in which I participated, on Chinese and Russian influences in the Arctic, has just been posted. Really happy to have had the chance to join the dialogue! @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Arctic Power Dynamics: Russia, China, and the Shifting Security Landscape
YouTube video by Arctic Circle
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Spring is arriving in #Tromsø!
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/04/12/t... My latest @overthecircle.bsky.social post on the United Arab Emirates joining the Svalbard Treaty as part of the country's emerging polar strategies. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
overthecircle.com
The UAE and Widening Asia-Arctic Diplomacy
This month, the United Arab Emirates became the most recent country to sign on to the Svalbard Treaty. This is the latest in a long string of policies created to solidify the UAE as a major polar p…
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Commented for this new @france24.com story about the sudden NOTAM / 'Notice to Airmen' imposing flight restrictions in areas off the coast of Shanghai, and what the security implications might be. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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La Chine fait planer un mystère aérien au large de Shanghai
La Chine a instauré, fin mars, une zone de restriction aérienne sur une vaste région maritime au large de Shanghai. Elle doit rester en place pendant une période inédite de 40 jours et Pékin refuse d’...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Commented for this new article in @france24.com on how Chinese intelligence and AI may have been assisting Iran, and challenging the perception of US military infallibility. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Images satellite, IA et "tutoriel" contre le F-35 : le discret soutien de Chinois à l’Iran
La publication d’informations sur la localisation des forces américaines au Moyen-Orient et la mise en ligne récente d’un "tutoriel pour abattre un F-35" par un internaute chinois illustrent le soutie...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
overthecircle.com/2026/04/08/a... Economic, security and science challenges in the Arctic are all featured in this week's Roundup at @overthecircle.bsky.social.
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Arctic News Roundup: 30 March-5 April
After a difficult week in global affairs, the Roundup looks at the state of great power security in the Arctic, comments on NATO, and the rules of thumb for polar research.
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