07 Apr 2026

Photo by Daniel Olah   Sweden has seized and subsequently released an oil tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet after it was suspected of causing a 12-kilometre oil slick in the Baltic Sea east of Gotland, in what authorities described as a landmark case in the campaign to hold sanctioned vessels to account. The incident began in […]

20 Jan 2026

Photo by Venti Views   Once seen as a remote and largely isolated Arctic territory, Greenland is rapidly emerging as a focal point of global geopolitics as climate change, melting ice and technological advances transform the island into a strategic hub. New shipping routes, vast mineral resources and growing rivalry between major powers, particularly the […]

04 Nov 2025

Photo by Knut Troim   The Antarctic krill fishery has become the focal point of escalating international tensions, with Norway’s proposal to nearly double catch limits, the arrest of a Ukrainian marine biologist on treason charges, and a major UK retailer’s decision to withdraw from the krill market highlighting the complex challenges facing Southern Ocean […]