Commentaries
The European Ocean Pact, adopted by the European Commission in June 2025 and presented at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, is the most comprehensive EU initiative on ocean […]
External publications
Science, research and innovation play a key role in increasing our knowledge of the Arctic, in understanding the changes of the region and hence in contributing to providing policy responses […]
Commentaries
In the face of accelerating global climate change, the call for a Belgian Arctic Policy is not only obvious but urgently required. As the Arctic stands on the frontlines of […]
The Arctic region has re-emerged as an area of geostrategic importance and is attracting increasing attention from Belgium. Accelerating climate change has altered living conditions in the region. The prospect […]
Commentaries
The escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February 2022 has impacted the whole world, including the Arctic. The region has long been considered a place where global political tensions […]
External publications
Since the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February 2022, Arctic scientific cooperation at the institutional level among the eight Arctic states has halted. However, the need for a […]