ARCS Of Progress – The Arctic World In 2050

This about Futurism, tagged , , was written by for on August 20, 2012 .18 Comments

Editorial note: This article was first published at Arctic Progress in February 2011. In the next few weeks I will be reposting the best material from there. The Arctic to become a pole of global economic growth? Image credit – Scenic Reflections. Behold! Far north along the shores of the Arctic a quiver of upspringing settlements fringes […]

3000 AD: The Rise Of Polar Civilizations

This about Futurism, tagged , , , was written by for on October 16, 2011 .27 Comments

The river of time flows on, and empires crumble, leaving behind only legend that becomes myth, while new polities arise to take their place. This process of decay and creation is going to receive a boost from “peak energy” and, above all, climate change – which will redraw the maps of power to an extent […]

Translation: On Canada’s Arctic Militarization

This about Geopolitics, tagged , , , , was written by for on November 21, 2010 .21 Comments

This is a reprint of a post from Arctic Progress. This is a TRANSLATION of an article by Jules Dufour published September 7th, 2010 at Mondialisation.ca (“Le Canada: un plan national pour la militarisation de l’Arctique et de ses ressources stratégiques“). In my opinion its a tad too alarmist over the scope of Canada’s military […]

New Project: Arctic Progress

This about Futurism, tagged , was written by for on September 4, 2010 .8 Comments

The Arctic is one of the most ignored regions in commentary about global trends. This is unsurprising. The vastnesses of Hyperborea, a semi-mythical world of curdled seas, boreal lights and eternal sunshine, have always been “outside” history. But the fast pace of global warming in recent years is kick-starting Arctic history, bringing with it the promise and peril […]