Charting Canada’s Arctic Future Natan Obed (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami), Sean Boyd (Agnico Eagle), Heather Exner -Pirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute) & Dr. Jessica Shadian (Arctic 360) with Hannah Thibedeau (Global Public Affairs) watch the full conversation here

Thin ice: Navigating Canadian Arctic sovereignty  Jessica Shaidan joined Erin O’Toole, Major General (Ret’d) Colin Keiver, and Gary Mar at the Canada West Foundation to discuss Canada’s claim to the Arctic, the NWP, and what Canada needs to do to defend its Arctic sovereignty. watch the full conversation here

Future of Canada’s Arctic patrol lies in diesel-electric submarines Read the Article

Alaska Senator Says She Understands Canadians Feeling Betrayed by Trump Read the Article

Trump’s annexation threats draw calls for Canada to deepen ties with other Arctic countries Read the Article

Canada Needs to Build an Arctic Seaway (The Globe and Mail) Read the Article

Looking North: Pension funds are key to developing Canada’s critical minerals Canada needs long-term and venture capital to build infrastructure, innovate and develop its critical minerals to meet the global net-zero energy transition. Pension funds are key to that goal. While Canada’s debate does circles about the merits of mandating that

Will Small modular [nuclear] reactors be part of net zero carbon emissions in the North? If we’re in a war against climate change, then Canada’s north is arguably on the front line of that existential battle. The northern part of Canada is where climate change is having some of its most

Arctic360's Jessica Shadian and Madeleine Redfern contribute to the Parliamentary Affairs subcommittee Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence "A SECURE AND SOVEREIGN ARCTIC" Dr. Shadian underlined that "we need to know what we have. We need a comprehensive inventory of existing critical infrastructure with potential multi-use purposes [and] its

'Discussions with Diplomats' Returns with a Nordic Diplomacy Panel Braving snowy conditions in both Canadian and Nordic spirit, on February 22, 2023, students gathered at the Munk Observatory for the highly anticipated in-person return of the Discussions with Diplomats series. The University of Toronto’s European Studies Students’ Association (ESSA) has grown