Home Members Member Profiles United States Wilson Center - Polar Institute Wilson Center - Polar Institute All News Articles Back to content April Fulbright Arctic Initiative IV Exchange: Rachael Lorna Johnstone 2024 Dr. Mike Sfraga confirmed as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs Arctic Science Diplomacy: Charting a Path Through Conflict 2023 October The Arctic Council: Still our best tool for circumpolar cooperation September Webinar: Arctic Governance and Cooperation Through Conflict August Seminar recording available: Antarctica today – shared challenges for science and environmental protection in the final frontier July Save the date: Arctic Encounter 2024 in Alaska June Introducing Mike Sfraga: UArctic engagement throughout the years May Extended Deadline: Call for abstracts, Second International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region March Webinar: The Arctic Ocean and Climate Change in a Time of Tension February Congratulations to Mike Sfraga, Nominee for Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Virtual event: Release of the US Arctic Research Commission 2023-2024 Goals Report Arctic Circle Japan Forum: Program is now out New report: The Disruption of Arctic Exceptionalism in the Light of Russian Aggression Live webcast announcement: Release of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission 2023-2024 Goals Report Save the date and call for abstracts: Second International Symposium on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions 2022 Events: Two-part series on Climate Change & Population Registration open: Arctic Futures Symposium 2022 Open position: Polar Institute Director Book release: Navigating the Arctic's 7 Cs Online Panel: Antarctic Marine Conservation: Policy Directions and Current Challenges Call for Abstracts: Arctic Yearbook 2022 2021 Thematic Networks interviews series, part 11: Law and politics Event: The 14th Polar Law Symposium, November 21-23, 2021 Wilson Center's webinar recording available: The Past, Present, and Future of the Arctic Council Gender Equality in the Arctic: Phase III Report Launch 1st Annual Arctic Youth Symposium Arctic Security Dialogues III Wilson Center Webinar: Realities of Life in the 49th State "Asian Interests and the Path Forward in the New Arctic" symposium - recordings available New Opportunities for Arctic Science, Policy, and Diplomacy in the Biden Administration 2020 Event: Arctic Telecommunications & Data Infrastructure: Quintillion's Solution for North America, Dec. 14, 2020 2020 Stefansson Memorial Lecture: Seawomen of Iceland 2018 21st Meeting of the Council of UArctic at UArctic Congress 2018