On the 24th of June 2008 in Oslo the research institute Ocean Futures and the Northern Research Forum jointly hosted a very well attended seminar that explored various aspects of Arctic and northern affairs. The seminar was entitled “The Politics of the Eurasian Arctic. National Interests and International Challenges”.

Now, the Northern Research Forum has published the presentations from the Oslo seminar. Principal speakers at the seminar were Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, Lassi Heininen, Professor, University of Lapland, Marit Nybakk, Member of the Storting, Norway and Willy Østreng, Professor, Ocean Futures.

Table of contents are:

Foreword by Jan Magne Markussen, Director, Ocean Futures

Nordic Interests and the Future of the North by Dr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland

Norwegian Interests, Norwegian Policy in the High North by Ms. Marti Nybakk, Member of the Storting, Norway

Extended Security and Climate Change in the Regional and Global Context: A Historical Account by Dr. Willy Østreng, Ocean Futures

Changing Geopolitics of the North by Dr. Lassi Heininen, University of Lapland

To view the 2008 Oslo Seminar Publication, go to the Books and Publication section of the NRF webpage, or simply click here.

For hard copy, please contact the NRF secretariat at nrf[@]unak.is