Under US chairmanship, Arctic Council convenes in Anchorage

The United States has taken the helm of the Arctic Council and the eight-nation body is meeting in Anchorage this week.The borders of the Arctic Ocean, according to the CIA The World Factbook[5] (blue area), and as defined by the IHO (black outline – excluding marginal waterbodies). Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Nils Andreassen is the executive director of the Institute of the North. The Institute is facilitating the meetings. He says the U.S. has identified several priorities for its cha