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Mia Bennett is a PhD candidate and National Science Foundation graduate research fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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Canada’s self-proclaimed environmentalist prime minister has taken a page out of the playbook of his conservative predecessor by cozying up to northern mining interests, writes Mia Bennett, a research fellow in the Department of Geography at UCLA.
It’s hard to think of a better way to experience Canada Day than to drive along a highway that permanently etched the Canadian state into the northern wilderness, writes Mia Bennett at Cryopolitics.
The arrival of Chinese workers at a factory in Maniitsoq goes to show how balancing wage work with subsistence practices is a challenge across the Arctic, writes Mia Bennett at Cryopolitics.
New rules are in effect for ships traveling in Arctic waters, but big questions remain about whether it’s enough to protect a fragile ecosystem from the increasing incursions of cruise ships, writes Mia Bennett, a research fellow in the Department of Geography at UCLA.
It’s economic development, rather than military aggression, that drives Russia’s growing activity in the Arctic, writes Mia Bennett, a research fellow in the Department of Geography at UCLA.
Reactions across the Arctic will diverge significantly over Donald Trump’s plans to name Rex Tillerson as U.S. secretary of state, writes Mia Bennett, a research fellow in the Department of Geography at UCLA.
Satellites orbiting the Earth can spot signs of human activity during the dark polar night. These light-sensitive new technologies keep tabs on development, add security to Arctic maritime activities and can even be used to detect illicit activity, writes Mia Bennett.
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