As a group of interdisciplinary professionals focused on the Arctic region who work from locations around the globe, we understand that learning, researching, or covering issues related to the Arctic is not an easy process.
The Arctic Institute’s database offers easy-to-understand guides about Arctic policies, science, organizations, and issues. Explore our multimedia backgrounders below.
Arctic security in the 21st Century is defined by Arctic and non-Arctic actors. Our country backgrounders provide you with 21 go-to guides on policy, people, economy, and environment for each state active in the circumpolar north today.
The Arctic is experiencing unprecedented environmental changes. Our science backgrounders provide you with 8 guides on understanding basic science principals and current Arctic research on ice, permafrost, and ecosystem change.
To give a full understanding of the complicated and interconnected challenges facing the region today, The Arctic Institute’s quick-start guides cover basic concepts in Arctic military, economic, social, political, cultural, and environmental issues.
The Arctic College program, run in partnership with the Ecologic Institute and the Migration in Harmony Research Coordination Network, offers half-hour lecture overviews of current Arctic research. Watch our recorded lectures and read our visual notes to get a better understanding of ongoing research.