Society and Culture

Celebrating our Tenth Anniversary

The Arctic Institute, founded in 2011 as a think tank devoted to multidisciplinary analysis of the Arctic celebrates

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Debunking Arctic Exploration Narratives with Greg Sharp and Christian Drury

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk to Gregor Sharp and Christian Drury about how to challenge the

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Arctic Identities with Ingrid Medby

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk to Dr. Ingrid Medby about building Arctic identities and regional

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

COVID-19 in the Arctic – Infographic

This infographic traces the development of COVID-19 cases and measures to halt the spread in the Arctic from January to

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Arctic with Emily Tsui

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk to Emily Tsui about underwater cultural heritage and polar

Infrastructure and Community Resilience in the Changing Arctic: Status, Challenges, and Research Needs

The article presents the impacts of permafrost degradation on Arctic infrastructure and an ongoing permafrost research

Climate Change and Geopolitics: Monitoring of a Thawing Permafrost

Rapid permafrost degradation has enormous implications for climate change. International monitoring of permafrost is

North but Maybe Not North Enough: Adapting Sub-Arctic Communities and Infrastructure to a Changing Climate

Churchill, a northern city in Manitoba, is located on thawing permafrost, and is taking action to address the rapidly