Polar Points

Polar Points is a collection of editorials and opinion pieces exploring the central policy issues of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions of the Polar Institute.

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Fridtjof Nansen

A Journey to the North Pole—Then and Now

October 4, 2024

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Arctic Lands

By Robin Wright on September 16, 2024

In Search of Polar Bears in the Arctic Summer: Part II

By Robin Wright on August 13, 2024

In Search of Polar Bears in the Arctic Summer: Part I

By Robin Wright on August 13, 2024

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Fridtjof Nansen

A Journey to the North Pole—Then and Now

By Robin Wright on October 4, 2024

Ice pond, heart shape

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Arctic Lands

By Robin Wright on September 16, 2024

Polar bears Robin Wright 8

In Search of Polar Bears in the Arctic Summer: Part II

By Robin Wright on August 13, 2024

Polar bears on thin ice

In Search of Polar Bears in the Arctic Summer: Part I

By Robin Wright on August 13, 2024

DOD Event panel

Security and Defense

Strategic Shifts in the Arctic: Insights from the Wilson Center’s DOD Arctic Strategy Event

By Elley Donnelly on August 7, 2024

Container Ship in the Arctic

No. 34 | Combatting Shipping Emissions in the Arctic

By Jim Gamble on July 15, 2024

Puffin in Iceland

No. 33 | Turning the Tide for Imperiled Arctic Biodiversity

By Alex Shahbazi on July 15, 2024

Photo of flag in Antarctica

No. 32 | Antarctic Diplomacy in a BRICS+ World

By Mathieu Boulègue on July 3, 2024

Salmon spawning

No. 31 | Modernizing Alaskan Fisheries Regulation for a Changing, Warming Ocean

By Connor Sakati on July 2, 2024

Photo of Navy ship

No. 30 | Strategic Competition and the Case for UNCLOS

By Troy Bouffard on June 4, 2024

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