Circle Assembly News Today

Rather than focus on preparing for the very real problems of a continually changing climate, our leaders are concentrated instead on the goal of stopping climate change.

Addressing the opening session of the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik on Thursday, Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir stressed that nations must remain committed to the cause of dea

The 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly kicked off Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Iqaluit's former mayor has paid back the money he owed the city for a trip he took to Iceland in October for a conference he did not attend. Kenny Bell

The former Iqaluit mayor owes the city more than $9,000 for a conference he flew to Iceland for but did not attend. Kenny Bell flew to Reykjavik, Iceland,

The Polar Silk Road has recently gained renewed attention following its rapid growth in supporting regional economy and securing energy supplies amid volatility throughout global supply chains posed by an ongoing pandemic in many parts of the world. During the recent 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly hosted in Iceland, the Polar Silk Road, proposed by leaders ...

The 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly opened today at Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík.

Iceland’s then-president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson at a press conference during the 2015 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik. Grimsson was behind the formation of the assembly and its philosophy of the importance of including a range of voices, even from those outside of the circumpolar North, when discussing Arctic affairs. (Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Reuters) Iceland has given the green light to the new Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Arctic institute and has announced financial support towards the project. ...