A report by Australian Strategic Policy Institute: Key Findings: Some of China’s interests and activities in the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT), which include undeclared military activities and mineral exploration, may be at odds with Australian strategic interests and potentially breach… Read More »China’s expanding Antarctic interests: Implications for Australia
Crystal Two: The Origin of Iqaluit by Robert V. Eno Downloadable article at: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63662 “Iqaluit is unique among Canadian Arctic communities in that it originated not from a commercial venture, such as mining or the fur trade, or as a… Read More »Crystal Two: The Origin of Iqaluit
A number of papers related to Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security: Historical Perspectives are available online at the Calgary Papers in Military and Strategic Studies website at: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cpmss/issue/view/2442 Introduction (to the papers) by Whitney Lackenbauer Abstract: “Climate change is transforming… Read More »Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security: Historical Perspectives
MILITARY CAPABILITIES IN THE ARCTIC by Siemon T. Wezeman SIPRI Background Paper – March 2012 “In recent years the forecast of far-reaching climate change in the Arctic has led to fears of future conflict in the region. Such fears have… Read More »Military Capabilities in the Arctic – SIPRI Paper
The Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields This article by Richard S. Finnie is a riposte to Barry’s “Punch” Dickins and the Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields. It is available in Arctic VOL.33 NO. 2 (JUNE 1980) p.273-279
Abstract: Correspondence between the Canadian flyer, C. H. “Punch” Dickins, and government officials in Ottawa during the early summer of 1942 reveals that the United States Army began building an “unauthorized” military air route to Norman Wells much earlier than… Read More »“Punch” Dickins and the Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields
The Royal Air Force North Polar Research Flights, 1945 – Article by R. H. Winfield (1947) Polar Record / Volume 5 / Issue 33-34 / December 1947, pp 6-13 Accessible online via Cambridge Journals for authorised users The R.A.F. North Polar Research Flights were made… Read More »The Royal Air Force North Polar Research Flights, 1945
The War in Svalbard, 1939-45 – Article by J. G. Elbo (1952). Polar Record, Volume 6, Issue44, July 1952 pp 484-495 Accessible online via Cambridge Journals for authorised users This account deals mainly with Allied activities in Svalbard during the… Read More »The War in Svalbard, 1939-45