Alina Bykova

NATO in the Arctic: The Arctic Institute’s NATO Series 2024-2025 (Part I)

TAI's NATO Series 2024-2025 examines the NATO’s role in a changing Arctic, characterized by climate woes and rising

NATO has always been an Arctic Alliance (Part II)

The Arctic is reentering the geopolitical arena as tensions due to Russian aggression, and NATO must adjust to these

NATO has always been an Arctic Alliance (Part I)

According to historical documents, the Arctic has figured into NATO security from the earliest days of the Alliance’s

Svalbard’s Extractive Economy: Past, Present, Future

This report examines extraction on Svalbard, which takes many forms, including mining, hunting, fishing, scientific

The Two Arctics: Soviet Environmental Experiences and Socialist Realism in the Far North (Part II)

The second part of this two-part series explores the example of Norilsk in further detail to examine varying Soviet

The Two Arctics: Soviet Environmental Experiences and Socialist Realism in the Far North (Part I)

Comparing Pyramiden and Norilsk offers insights into two Soviet Arctic experiences: idealism and reality; both

Permafrost Thaw in the Warming Arctic: Final Remarks

Permafrost thaw is caused by climate change and threatens life in the Arctic and beyond. TAI’s series aims to shed

Permafrost Thaw in a Warming World: The Arctic Institute’s Permafrost Series Fall-Winter 2020

Permafrost melt is threatening the Arctic and the rest of the world. A global effort is needed to stop permafrost

The Changing Nature of Russia’s Arctic Presence: A Case Study of Pyramiden

Pyramiden was a socialist utopia in the Arctic, until it was abandoned in 1998. Now you can visit it to see the Soviet