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{{Short description|InternationalForeign policy think tank based in London}}

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| status = Independent, international think-tank incorporated in England and Wales

| purpose = Promote UK and international engagement with the [[Arctic]] and the [[Antarctic]]

| location = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]England

| region_served = {{flagiconflag|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]];

{{flagiconflag|Commonwealth of Nations}} [[Commonwealth of Nations]];

{{flagiconflag|United States}} [[United States]];

{{flagiconflag|European Union}} [[European Union]];

{{flagiconflag|Greenland}} [[Greenland]]

{{flagiconflag|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroe Islands]]

{{flagiconflag|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]

{{flagiconflag|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]

{{flagiconflag|Norway}} [[Norway]]

{{flagiconflag|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]

{{flagiconflag|Finland}} [[Finland]]

{{flagiconflag|Russia}} [[Russia]]

{{flagiconflag|Antarctica}} [[Antarctica]]

| leader_title = Director

| leader_name = Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

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'''The Polar Research and Policy Initiative''' (PRPI), commonlyalso known as '''PRPI''' or '''The Polar Connection''', is a foreign policy [[think tank based in [[London]], dedicatedEngland. primarilySpecializing toin the [[Arctic]], [[Nordic countries|Nordic]], [[Baltic states|Baltic]], and [[Antarctic]] regions, as well as [[energy]] and [[Natural environment|environment]]environmental issues., PRPI is headquartered in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/team/|title=Team|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125817/https://polarconnection.org/team/|url-status=live}}</ref> Its goal isaims to promote sustainable regional development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/about/profile/|title=Profile|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125834/https://polarconnection.org/about/profile/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

=== Founding ===

'''Polar Research and Policy Initiative,''' was founded by Dwayne Ryan Menezes and Christophe Milhères in 2015-2016 as the UK's first policy think-tank dedicated primarily to the [[Arctic]] and [[Antarctic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-tænketank-afviser-være-partisk|title=Britisk tænketank afviser at være partisk|website=knr.gl|date=26 February 2016|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-t%C3%A6nketank-afviser-v%C3%A6re-partisk|url-status=live}}</ref> It was incorporated in [[England and Wales]] in September 2015, six months after the founders returned from [[Greenland]], and launched in February 2016, at a private reception held at the [[Travellers Club]] in [[London]]. The event heard from [[Aleqa Hammond]], the former [[Prime Minister of Greenland]] and [[Andrew Rosindell]], Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Romford]] and Founder and former Chair of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]] on Polar Regions, as speakers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/%EF%BB%BFaleqa-hammond-medlem-af-ny-arktisk-t%C3%A6nketank|title=Aleqa Hammond medlem af ny arktisk tænketank|website=KNR|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/%EF%BB%BFaleqa-hammond-medlem-af-ny-arktisk-t%C3%A6nketank|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-t%C3%A6nketank-afviser-v%C3%A6re-partisk|title=Britisk tænketank afviser at være partisk|website=KNR|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-t%C3%A6nketank-afviser-v%C3%A6re-partisk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/185439|title=Aleqa medlem af ny arktisk tænketank|website=Sermitsiaq.AG|date=17 February 2016 |access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125821/https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/185439|url-status=live}}</ref> and attendees included [[Kamalesh Sharma]], [[Commonwealth Secretary-General]]; Captain Ashok Mahapatra, Director of the Maritime Safety Division of the [[International Maritime Organization]]; Stefan Asmundssen, President of the [[North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission]]; [[Donald Lamont]], Chairman of the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust|UK Antarctic Heritage Trust]], former Governor of the [[Falkland Islands]] and Commissioner of [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]; and [[Jock Wishart]], polar explorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/kl/node/185442|title=Issittoq pillugu isumalioqatigiissitami nutaami Aleqa ilaasortaassaaq|website=Sermitsiaq.AG|date=17 February 2016 |access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125821/https://sermitsiaq.ag/kl/node/185442|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avalanneq.dk/arktisk_er_ikke%20et_free_for_al_anliggende.htm#xl_xr_page_.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706190637/http://www.avalanneq.dk/arktisk_er_ikke%20et_free_for_al_anliggende.htm#xl_xr_page_.|archivedate=2017-07-06|title= Arktisk er ikke et "free-for-all"-anliggende|date=7 February 2016|website=avalanneq.dk}}</ref> Its web portal, '''Polar Connection,''' was launched thereafter in July 2016.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2016-07/jul18_16briefs.html|title=News Briefs|first=Northern News|last=Services|access-date=2016-12-24|archive-date=2016-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224164411/http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2016-07/jul18_16briefs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Polar Research and Policy Initiative''' was founded by Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes and Mr. Christophe Milhères in 2015-2016 as the UK's first policy think-tank dedicated primarily to the [[Arctic]] and [[Antarctic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-tænketank-afviser-være-partisk|title=Britisk tænketank afviser at være partisk|website=knr.gl|date=26 February 2016|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-t%C3%A6nketank-afviser-v%C3%A6re-partisk|url-status=live}}</ref> It was incorporated in [[England and Wales]] in September 2015, six months after their return from [[Greenland]], and launched in February 2016 at a private reception held at the [[Travellers Club]] in [[London]], with [[Aleqa Hammond]], the former [[Prime Minister of Greenland]], and [[Andrew Rosindell]], Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Romford]] and Founder and former Chair of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]] on Polar Regions, as speakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/%EF%BB%BFaleqa-hammond-medlem-af-ny-arktisk-t%C3%A6nketank|title=Aleqa Hammond medlem af ny arktisk tænketank|website=KNR|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/%EF%BB%BFaleqa-hammond-medlem-af-ny-arktisk-t%C3%A6nketank|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-t%C3%A6nketank-afviser-v%C3%A6re-partisk|title=Britisk tænketank afviser at være partisk|website=KNR|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/britisk-t%C3%A6nketank-afviser-v%C3%A6re-partisk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/185439|title=Aleqa medlem af ny arktisk tænketank|website=Sermitsiaq.AG|date=17 February 2016 |access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125821/https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/185439|url-status=live}}</ref> Among the attendees were [[Kamalesh Sharma]], [[Commonwealth Secretary-General]]; Captain Ashok Mahapatra, Director of the Maritime Safety Division of the [[International Maritime Organization]]; Stefan Asmundssen, President of the [[North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission]]; [[Donald Lamont]], Chairman of the [[UK Antarctic Heritage Trust]] and former Governor of the [[Falkland Islands]] and Commissioner of [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]; and [[Jock Wishart]], polar explorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/kl/node/185442|title=Issittoq pillugu isumalioqatigiissitami nutaami Aleqa ilaasortaassaaq|website=Sermitsiaq.AG|date=17 February 2016 |access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125821/https://sermitsiaq.ag/kl/node/185442|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avalanneq.dk/arktisk_er_ikke%20et_free_for_al_anliggende.htm#xl_xr_page_.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706190637/http://www.avalanneq.dk/arktisk_er_ikke%20et_free_for_al_anliggende.htm#xl_xr_page_.|archivedate=2017-07-06|title= Arktisk er ikke et "free-for-all"-anliggende|date=7 February 2016|website=avalanneq.dk}}</ref> Its web portal, '''Polar Connection,''' was launched thereafter in July 2016.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2016-07/jul18_16briefs.html|title=News Briefs|first=Northern News|last=Services|access-date=2016-12-24|archive-date=2016-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224164411/http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2016-07/jul18_16briefs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Current status ===

The [[Mission statement|mission]] of PRPI, as stated on its website, is to:

* Raise the profile and understanding of the Polar Regions in the UK and across the Commonwealth;{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

* Support polar researchers and polar research institutions in maximizingmaximising the visibility, impact, and reach of their research;{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

* Increase and sustain the scholarly, cultural, political, and commercial engagement of the UK and relevant Commonwealth member states with the Polar Regions (especially the Arctic Council member states);{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

* Help address some of the toughest political, social, economic, and environmental challenges facing polar people and places;{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

* Facilitate greater bilateral trade and investment between Arctic states and Commonwealth member states.<ref name=prpi-mission>{{cite web |url=http://polarconnection.org/about/mission/ |title=Mission |publisher=Polar Research and Policy Initiative |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224032118/http://polarconnection.org/about/mission/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Over the past two years, itsPRPI's focus has gradually expanded: whilefrom PRPIan hadearly aemphasis on [[UK]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. specificThis focusexpansion at the start, this has expanded to include, over the first six months,includes the [[United States]] and, after the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]] (popularly known as [[Brexit]]), the rest of [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcticjournal.com/press-releases/2153/former-prime-minister-greenland-aleqa-hammond-launches-uks-first-polar-regions|title=Former Prime Minister of Greenland, Aleqa Hammond, launches UK's first 'Polar Regions' Think-tank|access-date=2016-12-24|archive-date=2016-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424110157/http://arcticjournal.com/press-releases/2153/former-prime-minister-greenland-aleqa-hammond-launches-uks-first-polar-regions|url-status=live}}</ref> Currently, it positions itself asAs a UK-based international think-tank that operates principally in the international arena. Furthermore, at the time of its inception, PRPI engaged with different geographic constituencies through four engagement forums,. dealingThese withengagement theforums include [[Asia Pacific]], [[European Union]], [[Small Island Developing States]] and [[World Ocean]] respectively.<ref name="polarconnection.org">{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/engagement-forum/|title=Engagement Forum|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125822/https://polarconnection.org/engagement-forum/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the 2016 Arctic Circle Assembly, itPRPI also introduced a new [[BRICS]] engagement forum.<ref name="polarconnection.org1">{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/brics/|title=BRICS Engagement Forum|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125817/https://polarconnection.org/brics/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Activities ==

Since its inception, PRPI's most prominent features have been the provision of research, analysis and commentary; high engagement with policymakers, industry leaders, academics and Indigenous representatives; ongoing dialogue with national governments and multilateral fora; and active participation at national and international conferences. It has also aligned its principal activities with the key priorities of the incumbent Chairs of the [[Arctic Council]]: the [[United States]], 2015–2017, on "improving economic and living conditions in Arctic communities";<ref name="2009-2017.state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/e/oes/ocns/opa/arc/uschair/index.htm|title=U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council|website=2009-2017.state.gov|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102310/https://2009-2017.state.gov/e/oes/ocns/opa/arc/uschair/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Finland]], 2017–2019, in "the Agenda 2030 framework [2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development] can be used in Arctic cooperation for the benefit of humans and nature".<ref name="2009-2017.state.gov"/>

=== Research, Analysisanalysis and Commentarycommentary ===

PRPI publishes its research and provides analysis and commentary both, via its digital platform, [http://www.polarconnection.org Polar Connection] and through partner platforms. PRPI Fellows also publish their research. Its research interests are reflected in its organizational structure, which features three [[division (business)|divisions]]: theme-specific units; industry-specific units; and [[stakeholder engagement]] forums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/|title=The Polar Connection - Home of Polar Research and Policy Initiative|website=The Polar Connection|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125823/https://polarconnection.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

PRPI publishes its research and provides analysis and commentary both via its digital platform '''Polar Connection''' (www.polarconnection.org) and through partner platforms such as '''Arctic Today''' and other national and international media outlets. PRPI Fellows also make their research available through monographs, book chapters in edited volumes and research papers in journals. Its research interests are reflected in its organisational structure, which features three [[division (business)|divisions]]: [[theme (linguistics)|theme]]-specific units; [[Industry (economics)|industry]]-specific units; and [[stakeholder engagement]] forums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/|title=The Polar Connection - Home of Polar Research and Policy Initiative|website=The Polar Connection|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125823/https://polarconnection.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Theme-specific Units ====

==== Theme-specific units ====

PRPI has six theme-specific units:

* [[Natural Environment]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/category/research/natural%E2%80%A8-environment/|title=Natural Environment Archives &#124; The Polar Connection|access-date=2016-12-24|archive-date=2016-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225080400/http://polarconnection.org/category/research/natural%E2%80%A8-environment/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* [[Geopolitics]] and [[Security]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/category/research/geopolitics-%E2%80%A8and-security/|title=Geopolitics and Security Archives &#124; The Polar Connection|access-date=2016-12-24|archive-date=2016-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225080402/http://polarconnection.org/category/research/geopolitics-%E2%80%A8and-security/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Industry-specific Unitsunits ====

PRPI has six industry-specific units:

* [[Energy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/category/research/industry/energy/|title=Energy Archives|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125824/https://polarconnection.org/category/research/industry/energy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* [[Information and communications technology]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/category/research/industry/ict/|title=ICT Archives|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125826/https://polarconnection.org/category/research/industry/ict/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Engagement Forumsforums ====

PRPI engages with different geopolitical constituencies through five engagement forums:<ref name="polarconnection.org"/>

* [[Asia Pacific]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/category/services/engagement-forums/asia-pacific/|title=Asia Pacific Archives|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125815/https://polarconnection.org/category/services/engagement-forums/asia-pacific/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* [[BRICS]]<ref name="polarconnection.org1"/>

=== Stakeholder Engagementengagement ===

PRPI positions itself as the nexus between stakeholders in policy, industry, academia, civil society and the media, and it provides a platform for dialogue and cooperation among different stakeholders. It does so in a variety of ways:

PRPI positions itself as the nexus between stakeholders in policy, industry, academia, civil society and the media, and it provides a platform for dialogue and cooperation between different stakeholders. It does so in a variety of ways:

==== Parliamentary Evidence, Policy Briefs and Industry Briefs ====

PRPI has regularly provided written and oral evidence to relevant UK Parliamentary inquiries, such as:

* UK House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, 'Leaving the EU: Negotiating Priorities for Energy and Climate Change Policy Inquiry';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/WrittenEvidence/CommitteeEvidence.svc/EvidenceDocument/Business,%20Energy%20and%20Industrial%20Strategy/Leaving%20the%20EU%20energy%20and%20climate%20negotiation%20priorities/written/44557.html|title=Written evidence - Polar Research and Policy Initiative|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165455/http://data.parliament.uk/WrittenEvidence/CommitteeEvidence.svc/EvidenceDocument/Business,%20Energy%20and%20Industrial%20Strategy/Leaving%20the%20EU%20energy%20and%20climate%20negotiation%20priorities/written/44557.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmbeis/909/909.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2017-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919133303/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmbeis/909/909.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

* UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee, 'Scotland and the High North Inquiry';<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/high-north-16-17/ |title=Scotland and the High North inquiry - UK Parliament |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102805/https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/high-north-16-17/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/scottish-affairs-committee/scotland-and-the-high-north/oral/46742.html|title=Oral evidence - Scotland and the High North - 25 Jan 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165508/http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/scottish-affairs-committee/scotland-and-the-high-north/oral/46742.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/scottish-affairs-committee/scotland-and-the-high-north/written/43834.html|title=Written evidence - Professor Rachael Lorna Johnstone|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165502/http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/scottish-affairs-committee/scotland-and-the-high-north/written/43834.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/scottish-affairs-committee/scotland-and-the-high-north/written/44498.html|title=Written evidence - Polar Research and Policy Initiative|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165537/http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/scottish-affairs-committee/scotland-and-the-high-north/written/44498.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/175fcec9-3167-40ed-b6d1-24bbefe02a52|title=Parliamentlive.tv|website=www.parliamentlive.tv|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319125508/http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/175fcec9-3167-40ed-b6d1-24bbefe02a52|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2015/high-north-first-evidence-16-17/ |title=Environment, energy and industry in the High North examined - News from Parliament - UK Parliament |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102822/https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2015/high-north-first-evidence-16-17/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, 'Closing the STEM Skills Gap Inquiry';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/science-and-technology-committee/closing-the-stem-skills-gap/written/44946.html|title=Written evidence - Polar Research and Policy Initiative|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165512/http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/science-and-technology-committee/closing-the-stem-skills-gap/written/44946.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="parliament.uk">{{Cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/inquiry3/publications/ |title=Closing the STEM skills gap inquiry - publications - UK Parliament |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102713/https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/inquiry3/publications/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* UK House of Commons International Trade Committee, 'UK Trade Options Beyond 2019 Inquiry'.<ref name="parliament.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/international-trade-committee/uk-trade-options-beyond-2019/written/45353.html|title=Written evidence - Polar Research and Policy Initiative|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165458/http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/international-trade-committee/uk-trade-options-beyond-2019/written/45353.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmintrade/817/817.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102824/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmintrade/817/817.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmintrade/585/58502.htm|title=UK trade options beyond 2019: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2016–17 - International Trade Committee - House of Commons|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102520/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmintrade/585/58502.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/international-trade/correspondence/letter-liam-fox-uk-trade-options-200417.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102657/https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/international-trade/correspondence/letter-liam-fox-uk-trade-options-200417.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/international-trade/correspondence/correspondence-chair-liam-fox-151116.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102718/https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/international-trade/correspondence/correspondence-chair-liam-fox-151116.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

PRPI also provides policy briefs and industry briefs, when requested, to policymakers and industry leaders.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==== Missions and Delegationsdelegations ====

PRPI also briefs national governments and intergovernmental bodies about various Arctic, Nordic, and Antarctic issues. In September 2016, its founder, Dwayne Menezes, represented PRPI at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] and was invited to attend the UN Paris Climate Change Agreement Ratification Ceremony in [[New York City]] as a Civil Society Observer. In its early years, PRPI delegations were also received by the Executive Secretary of the [[Antarctic Treaty Secretariat]] in [[Buenos Aires]]; the Executive Office of the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] at the [[Headquarters of the United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]]; the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] at the [[White House]], the [[United States Department of State]], the [[International Monetary Fund]] and the [[National Science Foundation]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]; the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] in [[London]]; the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)]] in [[Canberra]]; [[Global Affairs Canada]], [[Senate of Canada]] and [[Government of Newfoundland and Labrador]]; the [[Prime Minister's Office (Finland)]] and [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)]] in [[Helsinki]]; the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)]] in [[Copenhagen]]; the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iceland)]] in [[Reykjavík]]; among others.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

PRPI also sends missions or delegations to brief national governments and intergovernmental bodies about various Arctic, Nordic, and Antarctic issues, as well as the ongoing work of PRPI. In September 2016, its founder, Dr. Dwayne Menezes, represented PRPI at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] and was invited to attend the UN Paris Climate Change Agreement Ratification Ceremony in [[New York City]] as a Civil Society Observer. In its early years, PRPI delegations were also received by the Executive Secretary of the [[Antarctic Treaty Secretariat]] in [[Buenos Aires]]; the Executive Office of the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] at the [[Headquarters of the United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]]; the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] at the [[White House]], the [[United States Department of State]], the [[International Monetary Fund]] and the [[National Science Foundation]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]; the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] in [[London]]; the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)]] in [[Canberra]]; [[Global Affairs Canada]], [[Senate of Canada]] and [[Government of Newfoundland and Labrador]]; the [[Prime Minister's Office (Finland)]] and [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)]] in [[Helsinki]]; the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)]] in [[Copenhagen]]; the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iceland)]] in [[Reykjavik]]; among others.

==== Conferences ====

PRPI has sent delegations to, or convened policy dialogues at the Arctic Circle Assemblies organized by [[Arctic Circle (organization)]] in [[Reykjavík]] in October 2015, October 2016 and October 2017; the Arctic Circle Forums hosted by the same organization in [[Edinburgh]] in November 2017 and [[Tórshavn]] in May 2018; the Arctic Encounter Symposia held in the margins of the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Paris]] in December 2015 and in [[Seattle]] in April 2018; the Arctic Spirit Conference hosted in [[Rovaniemi]] in November 2017; the [[Ramboll]] Arctic Roundtable in [[Portland, Maine]] in December 2016; the [[Natural Environment Research Council|NERC]] Arctic Science Conference convened in [[Sheffield]] in September 2015 and Antarctic Science Conference in [[Norfolk]] in July 2016; the Antarctica 100 Annual Meeting at the [[Royal Geographical Society]] in [[London]] in November 2015; the Arctic Future Symposium hosted by the [[International Polar Foundation]] in [[Brussels]] in November 2015; and the Arctic Science Summit Week and Arctic Observing Summit held in [[Fairbanks]] in April 2016 and [[Davos]] in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arctic.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/sites/8/2015/01/UK-ARCTIC-SCIENCE-CONFERENCE-2015_Book-of-Abstracts_14.09.15.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-12-23 |archive-date=2016-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030450/http://www.arctic.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/sites/8/2015/01/UK-ARCTIC-SCIENCE-CONFERENCE-2015_Book-of-Abstracts_14.09.15.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/|title=Advisory Board|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125828/https://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== High-level dialogues on SDGs in the Arctic ====

With respect to conferences, PRPI has sent delegations to, or convened policy dialogues at, the Arctic Circle Assemblies organised by [[Arctic Circle (organization)]] in [[Reykjavik]] in October 2015, October 2016 and October 2017; the Arctic Circle Forums hosted by the same organisation in [[Edinburgh]] in November 2017 and [[Tórshavn]] in May 2018; the Arctic Encounter Symposia held in the margins of the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Paris]] in December 2015 and in [[Seattle]] in April 2018; the Arctic Spirit Conference hosted in [[Rovaniemi]] in November 2017; the [[Ramboll]] Arctic Roundtable in [[Portland, Maine]] in December 2016; the [[Natural Environment Research Council|NERC]] Arctic Science Conference convened in [[Sheffield]] in September 2015 and Antarctic Science Conference in [[Norfolk]] in July 2016; the Antarctica 100 Annual Meeting at the [[Royal Geographical Society]] in [[London]] in November 2015; the Arctic Future Symposium hosted by the [[International Polar Foundation]] in [[Brussels]] in November 2015; and the Arctic Science Summit Week and Arctic Observing Summit held in [[Fairbanks]] in April 2016 and [[Davos]] in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arctic.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/sites/8/2015/01/UK-ARCTIC-SCIENCE-CONFERENCE-2015_Book-of-Abstracts_14.09.15.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-12-23 |archive-date=2016-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030450/http://www.arctic.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/sites/8/2015/01/UK-ARCTIC-SCIENCE-CONFERENCE-2015_Book-of-Abstracts_14.09.15.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/|title=Advisory Board|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125828/https://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/|url-status=live}}</ref>

PRPI has been widely credited for ensuring the [[Sustainable Development Goals]] remain high on the policy agenda of [[Arctic Council]] member and observer governments, and for bringing about a re-articulation of the global [[Arctic]] discourse along the lines of the 17 Global Goals.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} It is particularly known for its high-level, multi-stakeholder dialogues on SDGs in the Arctic, which have been convened thus far at the Arctic Circle Assembly at [[Harpa (concert hall)]] in [[Reykjavík]], Iceland in October 2017;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-and-the-arctic|title=Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and in the Arctic|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130731/http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-and-the-arctic|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://polarconnection.org/session-1-sdgs-arctic/|title = Proceedings of 'SDGS in the Arctic' High-Level Dialogue Series, Session I: Arctic Circle Assembly 2017, Iceland|date = 4 February 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102636/http://polarconnection.org/session-1-sdgs-arctic/|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Lapland University of Applied Sciences]] in [[Rovaniemi]], Finland in November 2017;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi/EN/Program/Side-Events |title=Side Events &#124; Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit - Rovaniemiprocess |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102459/https://www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi/EN/Program/Side-Events |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://polarconnection.org/sdgs-arctic-finland/|title = Proceedings of 'SDGS in the Arctic' High-Level Dialogue Series, Session II: Arctic Spirit Conference 2017, Finland|date = 11 February 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102225/http://polarconnection.org/sdgs-arctic-finland/|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Trent University]] in [[Peterborough, Ontario]], Canada, in December 2017;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-trent-canada/|title=3rd High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Canada|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102237/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-trent-canada/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trentu.ca/bess/news-events/20191|title=Exploring Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic - Bachelor of Environmental Science / Studies - Trent University|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165508/https://www.trentu.ca/bess/news-events/20191|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trentu.ca/about/news-events/19949|title=Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic - About - Trent University|website=www.trentu.ca|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165519/https://www.trentu.ca/about/news-events/19949|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Australian Institute of International Affairs]] in [[Canberra]], Australia, in January 2018;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-australia/ | title=4th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Australia | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2018-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102246/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-australia/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/sdgs-arctic/ | title=Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic Roundtable - AIIA | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2018-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629103950/http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/sdgs-arctic/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], United Kingdom in February 2018;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-london-uk/ | title=5th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: UK | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2018-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102652/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-london-uk/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-governance/ggi-events/sdgs-arctic|title = Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in the Arctic: 5th High-Level Dialogue and Reception|date = 14 August 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 20 February 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165600/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-governance/events/2018/feb/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-arctic-5th-high-level-dialogue-and-reception|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]] in [[Boston]], United States in March 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-boston/|title=6th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: US (Boston)|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102514/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-boston/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://sites.tufts.edu/fletcherarctic/2018-conference-agenda/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2018/03/12/fletcher-arctic-vii-conference-speaks-science-diplomacy-sustainability/|title = Fletcher Arctic VII Conference speaks about science diplomacy, sustainability|date = 12 March 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102634/https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2018/03/12/fletcher-arctic-vii-conference-speaks-science-diplomacy-sustainability/|url-status = live}}</ref> Arctic Encounter Symposium in [[Seattle]], United States in April 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-seattle/|title=7th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: US (Seattle)|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102355/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-seattle/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcticencounter.com/|title=Arctic Encounter Symposium|website=Arctic Encounter Symposium|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125812/https://www.arcticencounter.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="jsis.washington.edu">{{cite web|url=https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/news/canadian-studies-center-polar-research-policy-initiative-host-high-level-dialogue-arctic-transportation/|title=Canadian Studies Center, Polar Research and Policy Initiative host high-level dialogue on Arctic Transportation|date=8 May 2018|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102428/https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/news/canadian-studies-center-polar-research-policy-initiative-host-high-level-dialogue-arctic-transportation/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[University of Tromsø]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway in April 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-norway/|title=8th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Norway|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102522/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-norway/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediasite.uit.no/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/8c538b09e5664529a5eaf614db19756f21|title=8th High-Level Dialogue on 'SDGS in the Arctic': Sustainable Arctic Tourism|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629104305/https://mediasite.uit.no/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/8c538b09e5664529a5eaf614db19756f21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://mereconomics.com/2018/05/04/sustainable-development-goals-in-the-arctic-sustainable-arctic-tourism/|title = Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic: Sustainable Arctic Tourism|date = 4 May 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102328/https://mereconomics.com/2018/05/04/sustainable-development-goals-in-the-arctic-sustainable-arctic-tourism/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordregio.org/events/nordregio-joins-8th-high-level-dialogue-in-tromso/|title=Nordregio joins 8th High-Level Dialogue in Tromsø|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130805/http://www.nordregio.org/events/nordregio-joins-8th-high-level-dialogue-in-tromso/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>http://www.publicnow.com/view/9A9B00B71E413959662B58A9D2B147B9C17F374E?2018-04-27-11:30:25+01:00-xxx9046 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Arctic Circle Forum in [[Tórshavn]], Faroe Islands in May 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-faroe-islands/|title=9th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Faroe Islands|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102549/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-faroe-islands/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/forums/faroeislands|title=Arctic Circle|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130750/http://www.arcticcircle.org/forums/faroeislands|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in [[New Delhi]], India in June 2018.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

=== Policy Dialogues ===

Annually, PRPI hosts 50-60 events around the world, ranging from lectures, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, workshops, conferences, policy breakfasts and dinners, and receptions for visiting dignitaries.

==== High-Level Dialogues on SDGs in the Arctic ====

PRPI has been widely credited for ensuring the [[Sustainable Development Goals]] remain high on the policy agenda of [[Arctic Council]] member and observer governments, and for bringing about a re-articulation of the global [[Arctic]] discourse along the lines of the 17 Global Goals. It is particularly known for its high-level, multi-stakeholder dialogues on SDGs in the Arctic, which have been convened thus far at the Arctic Circle Assembly at [[Harpa (concert hall)]] in [[Reykjavik]], [[Iceland]], in October 2017;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-and-the-arctic|title=Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and in the Arctic|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130731/http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-and-the-arctic|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://polarconnection.org/session-1-sdgs-arctic/|title = Proceedings of 'SDGS in the Arctic' High-Level Dialogue Series, Session I: Arctic Circle Assembly 2017, Iceland|date = 4 February 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102636/http://polarconnection.org/session-1-sdgs-arctic/|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Lapland University of Applied Sciences]] in [[Rovaniemi]], [[Finland]], in November 2017;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi/EN/Program/Side-Events |title=Side Events &#124; Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit - Rovaniemiprocess |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102459/https://www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi/EN/Program/Side-Events |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://polarconnection.org/sdgs-arctic-finland/|title = Proceedings of 'SDGS in the Arctic' High-Level Dialogue Series, Session II: Arctic Spirit Conference 2017, Finland|date = 11 February 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102225/http://polarconnection.org/sdgs-arctic-finland/|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Trent University]] in [[Peterborough, Ontario]], [[Canada]], in December 2017;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-trent-canada/|title=3rd High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Canada|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102237/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-trent-canada/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trentu.ca/bess/news-events/20191|title=Exploring Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic - Bachelor of Environmental Science / Studies - Trent University|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165508/https://www.trentu.ca/bess/news-events/20191|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trentu.ca/about/news-events/19949|title=Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic - About - Trent University|website=www.trentu.ca|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165519/https://www.trentu.ca/about/news-events/19949|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Australian Institute of International Affairs]] in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]], in January 2018;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-australia/ | title=4th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Australia | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2018-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102246/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-australia/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/sdgs-arctic/ | title=Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic Roundtable - AIIA | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2018-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629103950/http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/sdgs-arctic/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]], in February 2018;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-london-uk/ | title=5th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: UK | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2018-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102652/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-london-uk/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-governance/ggi-events/sdgs-arctic|title = Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in the Arctic: 5th High-Level Dialogue and Reception|date = 14 August 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 20 February 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165600/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-governance/events/2018/feb/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-arctic-5th-high-level-dialogue-and-reception|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]] in [[Boston]], [[United States]], in March 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-boston/|title=6th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: US (Boston)|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102514/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-boston/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://sites.tufts.edu/fletcherarctic/2018-conference-agenda/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2018/03/12/fletcher-arctic-vii-conference-speaks-science-diplomacy-sustainability/|title = Fletcher Arctic VII Conference speaks about science diplomacy, sustainability|date = 12 March 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102634/https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2018/03/12/fletcher-arctic-vii-conference-speaks-science-diplomacy-sustainability/|url-status = live}}</ref> Arctic Encounter Symposium in [[Seattle]], [[United States]], in April 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-seattle/|title=7th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: US (Seattle)|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102355/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-us-seattle/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcticencounter.com/|title=Arctic Encounter Symposium|website=Arctic Encounter Symposium|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125812/https://www.arcticencounter.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="jsis.washington.edu">{{cite web|url=https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/news/canadian-studies-center-polar-research-policy-initiative-host-high-level-dialogue-arctic-transportation/|title=Canadian Studies Center, Polar Research and Policy Initiative host high-level dialogue on Arctic Transportation|date=8 May 2018|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102428/https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/news/canadian-studies-center-polar-research-policy-initiative-host-high-level-dialogue-arctic-transportation/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[University of Tromsø]] in [[Tromsø]], [[Norway]], in April 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-norway/|title=8th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Norway|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102522/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-norway/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediasite.uit.no/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/8c538b09e5664529a5eaf614db19756f21|title=8th High-Level Dialogue on 'SDGS in the Arctic': Sustainable Arctic Tourism|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629104305/https://mediasite.uit.no/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/8c538b09e5664529a5eaf614db19756f21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://mereconomics.com/2018/05/04/sustainable-development-goals-in-the-arctic-sustainable-arctic-tourism/|title = Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic: Sustainable Arctic Tourism|date = 4 May 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102328/https://mereconomics.com/2018/05/04/sustainable-development-goals-in-the-arctic-sustainable-arctic-tourism/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordregio.org/events/nordregio-joins-8th-high-level-dialogue-in-tromso/|title=Nordregio joins 8th High-Level Dialogue in Tromsø|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130805/http://www.nordregio.org/events/nordregio-joins-8th-high-level-dialogue-in-tromso/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>http://www.publicnow.com/view/9A9B00B71E413959662B58A9D2B147B9C17F374E?2018-04-27-11:30:25+01:00-xxx9046 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Arctic Circle Forum in [[Tórshavn]], [[Faroe Islands]], in May 2018;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-faroe-islands/|title=9th High-Level Dialogue on SDGS in the Arctic: Faroe Islands|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102549/http://polarconnection.org/event/sdgs-arctic-faroe-islands/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/forums/faroeislands|title=Arctic Circle|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130750/http://www.arcticcircle.org/forums/faroeislands|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], in June 2018.

==== Dialogues on Arctic Border Governance ====

In June 2017, PRPI co-hosted a workshop on 'Regional Security in the North: Emerging Themes and Challenges' in [[Whitehorse, Yukon]], Canada, in collaboration with [[Trent University]], [[Yukon College]], [[Royal Military College of Canada]], [[St. Jerome's University]], the Consulate General of the United States in [[Toronto]], Borders in Globalization and the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/regional-security-north-emerging-themes-challenges/|title=Regional Security in the North: Emerging Themes and Challenges|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125833/https://polarconnection.org/event/regional-security-north-emerging-themes-challenges/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the workshop, David Johnny, former chief of the [[White River First Nation]], highlighted the challenges posed by borders to indigenous communities, such as the [[Upper Tanana]] peoples, whose villages and dwellings were near the boundary or even straddled the line.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.yukon-news.com/news/white-river-first-nation-cut-off-from-relatives-by-alaska-yukon-border/|title = White River First Nation cut off from relatives by Alaska-Yukon border|date = 23 June 2017|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130931/https://www.yukon-news.com/news/white-river-first-nation-cut-off-from-relatives-by-alaska-yukon-border/|url-status = live}}</ref> Likewise, [[Dalee Sambo Dorough]], professor at [[University of Alaska Anchorage]] and former chair of the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]], discussed the difficulties faced by American and Canadian [[Inuit]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Two months later, in August 2017, PRPI, along with [[University College London]] (UCL), [[Trent University]] and the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] of [[Canada]], convened a follow-up interdisciplinary panel discussion on 'Arctic Borders Governance' at [[University College London|UCL]] in [[London]], with Heather Nicol, Ilan Kelman and Dwayne Menezes as speakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-borders-governance/|title=Arctic Borders Governance: Emerging Themes and Challenges|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102242/http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-borders-governance/|url-status=live}}</ref> The discussion focused on the implications of borders on [[indigenous peoples]] in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions - particularly the [[Inuit]] in [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Greenland]] and [[Russia]]; the [[Aleuts]] in [[Aleuts in Russia|Russia]] and the United States; the [[Gwich'in]] people in Canada and the United States; and the [[Sami people]] in [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]] and Russia. These discussions also formed the basis of the paper on 'Canada, Indigenous Peoples and Northern Borders' that Menezes published in [[The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs]] in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1080/00358533.2017.1377905|title = Canada, Indigenous Peoples and Northern Borders| journal=The Round Table| volume=106| issue=5| pages=579–581|year = 2017|last1 = Menezes|first1 = Dwayne Ryan|s2cid = 158593787}}</ref>

In June 2017, PRPI co-hosted a workshop on 'Regional Security in the North: Emerging Themes and Challenges' in [[Whitehorse, Yukon]], [[Canada]], in collaboration with [[Trent University]], [[Yukon College]], [[Royal Military College of Canada]], [[St. Jerome's University]], the Consulate General of the [[United States]] in [[Toronto]], Borders in Globalization and the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/regional-security-north-emerging-themes-challenges/|title=Regional Security in the North: Emerging Themes and Challenges|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125833/https://polarconnection.org/event/regional-security-north-emerging-themes-challenges/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the workshop, David Johnny, former chief of the [[White River First Nation]], highlighted the challenges posed by borders to indigenous communities, such as the [[Upper Tanana]] peoples, whose villages and dwellings were near the boundary or even straddled the line.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.yukon-news.com/news/white-river-first-nation-cut-off-from-relatives-by-alaska-yukon-border/|title = White River First Nation cut off from relatives by Alaska-Yukon border|date = 23 June 2017|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130931/https://www.yukon-news.com/news/white-river-first-nation-cut-off-from-relatives-by-alaska-yukon-border/|url-status = live}}</ref> Likewise, Dr [[Dalee Sambo Dorough]], professor at [[University of Alaska Anchorage]] and former chair of the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]], discussed the difficulties faced by American and Canadian [[Inuit]].

Two months later, in August 2017, PRPI, along with [[University College London]] (UCL), [[Trent University]] and the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] of [[Canada]], convened a follow-up interdisciplinary panel discussion on 'Arctic Borders Governance' at [[University College London|UCL]] in [[London]], with Prof. Heather Nicol, Dr Ilan Kelman and Dr Dwayne Menezes as speakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-borders-governance/|title=Arctic Borders Governance: Emerging Themes and Challenges|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102242/http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-borders-governance/|url-status=live}}</ref> The discussion focused on the implications of borders on [[indigenous peoples]] in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions - particularly the [[Inuit]] in [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Greenland]] and [[Russia]]; the [[Aleuts]] in [[Aleuts in Russia|Russia]] and the [[United States]]; the [[Gwich'in]] people in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]; and the [[Sami people]] in [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]] and [[Russia]]. These discussions also formed the basis of the paper on 'Canada, Indigenous Peoples and Northern Borders' that Menezes published in [[The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs]] in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1080/00358533.2017.1377905|title = Canada, Indigenous Peoples and Northern Borders| journal=The Round Table| volume=106| issue=5| pages=579–581|year = 2017|last1 = Menezes|first1 = Dwayne Ryan|s2cid = 158593787}}</ref>

In December 2017, on behalf of PRPI and [[Trent University]], Menezes and Nicol chaired a panel discussion on [[Arctic]] borders at the [[Erasmus+]] - and [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council|SSHRC]]- funded Borders in Globalization 2nd International Conference held at the [[Lord Elgin Hotel]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]], with Canadian [[Senator]] [[Charlie Watt]], historian [[P. Whitney Lackenbauer]], lawyer Robin Campbell and [[Université de Montréal]] professor Suzanne Lalonde as speakers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biglobalization.org/sites/default/files/content-attachments/big_international_conference_2017_-_preliminary_program_5.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629134756/http://biglobalization.org/sites/default/files/content-attachments/big_international_conference_2017_-_preliminary_program_5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Dialogues on Arctic Transportation ====

In June 2016, PRPI Fellow and [[University College London|UCL]] Researcher and Author Dr Domagoj Baresic <ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/energy/people/domagoj-baresic |title=Dr Domagoj Baresic|date=26 February 2020 }}</ref> presented his research at the International Conference on 'Maritime Actors and Climate Change: Incentives and Strategies for Voluntary Action' organised by the Transatlantic Maritime Emissions Research Network (TRAMEREN), a joint research venture between the Center for Enterprise Liability, Faculty of Law, [[University of Copenhagen]] and the Frank Guarini Center, School of Law, [[New York University]], held in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]].<ref>http://polarconnection.org/event/conference-trans…network-trameren/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Acknowledging the challenges involved with developing a comprehensive international legal framework for controlling maritime greenhouse gas emissions, the conference examined some of the innovative, yet decentralised, approaches for incentivising maritime emissions controls, paying attention to the fragmented legal architecture governing the sector.

Following the adoption and implementation of a prohibition on the use and carriage of [[heavy fuel oil]] (HFO) by ships operating in the Antarctic, the Clean Arctic Alliance (CAA) has campaigned to establish similar environmental protection measures in the Arctic. In November 2017, PRPI joined forces with CAA in its efforts to introduce a HFO ban in the Arctic and co-hosted a panel discussion on 'Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Use in Arctic Shipping: Risks, Alternatives and Legal Options for a Phase-Out' at the 10th Polar Law Symposium in [[Rovaniemi, Finland]], with support from the [[European Climate Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/hfo-arctic-shipping/|title=Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Use in Arctic Shipping: Risks, Alternatives and Legal Options for a Phase-Out|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102604/http://polarconnection.org/event/hfo-arctic-shipping/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the event, PRPI became a signatory to the Arctic Commitment. In January 2018, PRPI also published a report by Dr Sian Prior of CAA and Liana James of the Clean Air Task Force about the progress made at the [[International Maritime Organization]] on a phase-out of the use of HFO as marine fuel in the Arctic, wherein they also laid out some of the measures which could be implemented to mitigate the risks associated with HFO use and the legal options available to ban HFO use in the Arctic altogether.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://polarconnection.org/hfo-arctic/|title = Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Use in Arctic Shipping: Risks, Alternatives and Legal Options for a Phase-Out|date = 26 January 2018|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155657/http://polarconnection.org/hfo-arctic/|url-status = live}}</ref> Dr Baresic also discussed his ongoing research on 'Sustainability Transitions in Arctic Maritime Transport' at the Arctic Circle Assembly in [[Reykjavik]] in October 2017 and the Arctic Circle Forum in [[Edinburgh]] in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/Media/060917-2017-arctic-circle-assembly-program.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2017-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119001758/http://www.arcticcircle.org/Media/060917-2017-arctic-circle-assembly-program.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/Media/2017-arctic-circle-scotland-forum-program.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155111/http://www.arcticcircle.org/Media/2017-arctic-circle-scotland-forum-program.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In December 2017, on behalf of PRPI and [[Trent University]], Menezes and Nicol chaired a panel discussion on [[Arctic]] borders at the [[Erasmus+]] - and [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council|SSHRC]]- funded Borders in Globalization 2nd International Conference held at the [[Lord Elgin Hotel]] in [[Ottawa]], Canada, with Canadian [[Senator]] [[Charlie Watt]], historian [[P. Whitney Lackenbauer]], lawyer Robin Campbell and Suzanne Lalonde, professor at [[Université de Montréal]], as speakers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biglobalization.org/sites/default/files/content-attachments/big_international_conference_2017_-_preliminary_program_5.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629134756/http://biglobalization.org/sites/default/files/content-attachments/big_international_conference_2017_-_preliminary_program_5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Alongside fuel use in Arctic shipping, the development of support infrastructure for safe, secure, effective and efficient Arctic transport has also been a research and policy priority for PRPI. In July 2017, PRPI organised a keynote lecture by PRPI Fisheries Head and [[University of Southern Denmark]] Professor Dr Brooks Kaiser on 'Arctic Ports: Local Community Development Issues' at [[Korea Polar Research Institute]] [[KOPRI]] in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].<ref name="ReferenceA">http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-fisheries…ts-seminar-korea/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In November 2017, Dr Baresic and Dr Menezes also presented about Arctic maritime and coastal infrastructure at the 11th Arctic Shipping Summit in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marsecreview.com/2017/08/11th-arctic-shipping-summit/|title=11th Arctic Shipping Summit – Maritime Security Review|date=14 August 2017 |access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129171145/http://www.marsecreview.com/2017/08/11th-arctic-shipping-summit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/arctic-shipping-summit-europe-2017/|title=11th Arctic Shipping Summit|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155104/https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/arctic-shipping-summit-europe-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oilandgasdrill.com/event/11th-arctic-shipping-summit/|title=11th Arctic Shipping Summit|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155248/http://www.oilandgasdrill.com/event/11th-arctic-shipping-summit/|url-status=live}}</ref> A number of subsequent PRPI 'SDGs in the Arctic' dialogues, such as those in Seattle and Tórshavn, also focused on Arctic transportation, with high-level speakers drawn from the [[Arctic Council]], [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)]], [[Alaska Airlines]], [https://www.maineports.com/ Maine Port Authority], [[Maine Department of Transportation]], [[United States Department of Transportation]], [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]] [[Homeland Security Centers of Excellence]] and the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Folketing]].<ref name="jsis.washington.edu"/> PRPI has also provided analysis and commentary on Arctic shipping to publications in the maritime domain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seanews.co.uk/arctic-shipping-an-overview-by-dr-dwayne-ryan-menezes-director-polar-research-policy-initiative/ |title=Arctic Shipping: An Overview, by Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes – Director, Polar Research & Policy Initiative &#124; Sea News |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629160809/http://seanews.co.uk/arctic-shipping-an-overview-by-dr-dwayne-ryan-menezes-director-polar-research-policy-initiative/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Dialogues on Arctic Sealing ====

In October 2017, PRPI and the Embassy of Canada in Iceland hosted a screening of the 2016 [[Canada|Canadian]] feature-length documentary film [[Angry Inuk]] at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland, followed by a Q&A session with the Inuk filmmaker [[Alethea Arnaquq-Baril]]. [[Canada]]'s [[Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs]] [[Carolyn Bennett]], Canadian Ambassador to Iceland Anne-Tamara Lorre and PRPI Director Dwayne Menezes offered addresses, while Penny Goodman of [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] moderated the discussion with Arnaquq-Baril.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/angry-inuk/|title=Angry Inuk: Film Screening and Q&A with Film Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102524/http://polarconnection.org/event/angry-inuk/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/angry-inuk-film-screening-and-qa-with-director-alethea-arnaquq-baril|title=Angry Inuk - Film Screening and Q&A with Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102414/http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/angry-inuk-film-screening-and-qa-with-director-alethea-arnaquq-baril|url-status=live}}</ref> The film presented a defense of the [[Inuit seal hunt]] in the face of the [[EU Ban on Seal Products]]. The film also set the stage for a panel discussion on 'Arctic Sealing: Threat or Blue Prospect?' convened the next day by the [[North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission]] (NAMMCO), [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] (WWF) and [[Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated]] in which Arnaquq-Baril and Menezes both sat on the panel. The panel also included NAMMCO General Secretary Genevieve Desportes, [[Makivik Corporation]] Vice-president Adamie Alaku, [[Aaja Chemnitz Larsen]] and [[Nordic Council]] senior adviser Geir Oddsson, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect|title=Arctic sealing: Threat or blue prospect?|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155123/http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nammco.no/topics/events/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|title=Arctic sealing: Threat or blue prospect?|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155712/https://nammco.no/topics/events/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nammco.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/short-report-ac-bos-2017.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155722/https://nammco.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/short-report-ac-bos-2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nammco.no/topics/november-24-2017-report-from-arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|title=November 24, 2017: Report from Arctic Sealing: Threat or blue prospect?|date=24 November 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155353/https://nammco.no/topics/november-24-2017-report-from-arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/which-is-more-blue-arctic-sealing-or-the-eu-seal-ban/|title = Which is more blue, Arctic sealing or the EU seal ban?|newspaper = www.euractiv.com|date = 7 December 2017|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155314/https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/which-is-more-blue-arctic-sealing-or-the-eu-seal-ban/|url-status = live}}</ref>

==== Dialogues on British, Canadian and American Arctic engagement ====

In October 2017, PRPI and the Embassy of Canada in Iceland hosted a screening of the 2016 [[Canada|Canadian]] feature-length documentary film [[Angry Inuk]] at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly in [[Reykjavik, Iceland]], followed by a Q&A session with the Inuk filmmaker [[Alethea Arnaquq-Baril]]. [[Canada]]'s [[Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs]] [[Carolyn Bennett]], Canadian Ambassador to Iceland Dr Anne-Tamara Lorre and PRPI Director Dr Dwayne Menezes offered addresses, while Penny Goodman of [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] moderated the discussion with Arnaquq-Baril.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/angry-inuk/|title=Angry Inuk: Film Screening and Q&A with Film Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102524/http://polarconnection.org/event/angry-inuk/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/angry-inuk-film-screening-and-qa-with-director-alethea-arnaquq-baril|title=Angry Inuk - Film Screening and Q&A with Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102414/http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/angry-inuk-film-screening-and-qa-with-director-alethea-arnaquq-baril|url-status=live}}</ref> The film presented a defence of the [[Inuit seal hunt]] in the face of the [[EU Ban on Seal Products]]. The film also set the stage for a panel discussion on 'Arctic Sealing: Threat or Blue Prospect?' convened the next day by the [[North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission]] (NAMMCO), [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] (WWF) and [[Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated]] in which Arnaquq-Baril and Menezes both sat on the panel. The panel also included NAMMCO General Secretary Genevieve Desportes, [[Makivik Corporation]] Vice-president Adamie Alaku, [[Aaja Chemnitz Larsen]] and [[Nordic Council]] senior adviser Geir Oddsson, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect|title=Arctic sealing: Threat or blue prospect?|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155123/http://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2015/breakout-sessions/session/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nammco.no/topics/events/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|title=Arctic sealing: Threat or blue prospect?|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155712/https://nammco.no/topics/events/arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nammco.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/short-report-ac-bos-2017.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155722/https://nammco.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/short-report-ac-bos-2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nammco.no/topics/november-24-2017-report-from-arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|title=November 24, 2017: Report from Arctic Sealing: Threat or blue prospect?|date=24 November 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155353/https://nammco.no/topics/november-24-2017-report-from-arctic-sealing-threat-or-blue-prospect/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/which-is-more-blue-arctic-sealing-or-the-eu-seal-ban/|title = Which is more blue, Arctic sealing or the EU seal ban?|newspaper = www.euractiv.com|date = 7 December 2017|access-date = 29 June 2018|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155314/https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/which-is-more-blue-arctic-sealing-or-the-eu-seal-ban/|url-status = live}}</ref>

In April 2017, PRPI Director Menezes visited [[Rovaniemi]], [[Finland]], where he highlighted the opportunities for trade and investment between the [[UK]] and the eight [[Arctic Council]] member states at Northern STARS, the annual international seminar of Lapin AMK - [[Lapland University of Applied Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/northern-starts-seminar/|title=Northern Stars Seminar 2017|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125814/https://polarconnection.org/event/northern-starts-seminar/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.innobarentslab.org/blog/2017/04/10/northern-stars-2017-an-international-students-success-story/ |title=innobarentslab.org |publisher=innobarentslab.org |date= |accessdate=2022-02-20 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155333/http://www.innobarentslab.org/blog/2017/04/10/northern-stars-2017-an-international-students-success-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/blogabwinterschool/2017/04/20/northern-stars-seminar-creative-entrepreneurship-in-the-arctic-5-4-2017/ |title=Northern Stars Seminar "Creative Entrepreneurship in the Arctic" 5.4.2017 – Arctic Business Winter School Blog |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155350/https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/blogabwinterschool/2017/04/20/northern-stars-seminar-creative-entrepreneurship-in-the-arctic-5-4-2017/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2017, PRPI hosted a discussion on the same topic at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/uk-arctic-nordic/|title=The UK and the Arctic and Nordic Regions: Opportunities for Trade and Investment|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102702/http://polarconnection.org/event/uk-arctic-nordic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Likewise, early in July 2017, in order to mark the [[150th anniversary of Canada]], PRPI convened a special 'Canada 150' lecture and reception with Canadian historian [[Ken Coates]] of the [[Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy]], [[University of Saskatchewan]], at the [[Institute of Commonwealth Studies]], [[School of Advanced Study]], [[University of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/canada-150/|title='Canada 150: What Lies Ahead' Lecture and Reception|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131358/http://polarconnection.org/event/canada-150/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, in October 2017, PRPI hosted two keynote lectures by [[Tony Penikett]], former [[Premier of Yukon]], on 'Indigenous Chiefs, Regional Legislators, and Nation States: Who Rules the Arctic?' in the [[UK]], the first with [[University College London]] (UCL) in [[London]] and the second with the [[University of Edinburgh]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/tony-penikett-london/|title=Who Rules the Arctic? Keynote Lecture with Tony Penikett, Former Premier of the Yukon|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125822/https://polarconnection.org/event/tony-penikett-london/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2017, PRPI and the Department of Political Science at [[University of Western Ontario]] (UWO or Western University) convened two keynote lectures by Elizabeth Riddell Dixon in [[London, Ontario]], Canada, the first on 'Ice Camps and Icebreakers: The Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Seabed' at [[London Public Library]] and the second on 'Sovereignty and Canada's Arctic Extended Continental Shelf' at UWO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/elizabeth-arctic-seabed-mapping/|title=Ice Camps and Icebreakers: The Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Seabed|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102516/http://polarconnection.org/event/elizabeth-arctic-seabed-mapping/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sovereignty-canada-arctic/|title=Sovereignty and Canada's Arctic Extended Continental Shelf|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102338/http://polarconnection.org/event/sovereignty-canada-arctic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Dialogues on British, Canadian and American Arctic Engagement ====

In January 2018, PRPI hosted a keynote lecture by American publisher and philanthropist [[Alice Rogoff]] on 'The US and its Emerging Arctic Interest' at UCL in London, United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/alice-rogoff-arctic/|title=The US and its Emerging Arctic Interest: Evening with Alice Rogoff|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102234/http://polarconnection.org/event/alice-rogoff-arctic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2017, PRPI Director Menezes visited [[Rovaniemi]], [[Finland]], where he highlighted the opportunities for trade and investment between the [[UK]] and the eight [[Arctic Council]] member states at Northern STARS, the annual international seminar of Lapin AMK - [[Lapland University of Applied Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/northern-starts-seminar/|title=Northern Stars Seminar 2017|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125814/https://polarconnection.org/event/northern-starts-seminar/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.innobarentslab.org/blog/2017/04/10/northern-stars-2017-an-international-students-success-story/ |title=innobarentslab.org |publisher=innobarentslab.org |date= |accessdate=2022-02-20 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155333/http://www.innobarentslab.org/blog/2017/04/10/northern-stars-2017-an-international-students-success-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/blogabwinterschool/2017/04/20/northern-stars-seminar-creative-entrepreneurship-in-the-arctic-5-4-2017/ |title=Northern Stars Seminar "Creative Entrepreneurship in the Arctic" 5.4.2017 – Arctic Business Winter School Blog |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155350/https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/blogabwinterschool/2017/04/20/northern-stars-seminar-creative-entrepreneurship-in-the-arctic-5-4-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2017, PRPI hosted a discussion on the same topic at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly in [[Reykjavik, Iceland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/uk-arctic-nordic/|title=The UK and the Arctic and Nordic Regions: Opportunities for Trade and Investment|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102702/http://polarconnection.org/event/uk-arctic-nordic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Other dialogues ====

Likewise, early in July 2017, in order to mark the [[150th anniversary of Canada]], PRPI convened a special 'Canada 150' lecture and reception with Canadian historian [[Ken Coates]] of the [[Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy]], [[University of Saskatchewan]], at the [[Institute of Commonwealth Studies]], [[School of Advanced Study]], [[University of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/canada-150/|title='Canada 150: What Lies Ahead' Lecture and Reception|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131358/http://polarconnection.org/event/canada-150/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, in October 2017, PRPI hosted two keynote lectures by [[Tony Penikett]], former [[Premier of Yukon]], on 'Indigenous Chiefs, Regional Legislators, and Nation States: Who Rules the Arctic?' in the [[UK]], the first with [[University College London]] (UCL) in [[London]] and the second with the [[University of Edinburgh]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/tony-penikett-london/|title=Who Rules the Arctic? Keynote Lecture with Tony Penikett, Former Premier of the Yukon|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125822/https://polarconnection.org/event/tony-penikett-london/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2017, PRPI and the Department of Political Science at [[University of Western Ontario]] (UWO or Western University) convened two keynote lectures by Elizabeth Riddell Dixon in [[London, Ontario]], [[Canada]], the first on 'Ice Camps and Icebreakers: The Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Seabed' at [[London Public Library]] and the second on 'Sovereignty and Canada's Arctic Extended Continental Shelf' at UWO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/elizabeth-arctic-seabed-mapping/|title=Ice Camps and Icebreakers: The Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Seabed|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102516/http://polarconnection.org/event/elizabeth-arctic-seabed-mapping/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/sovereignty-canada-arctic/|title=Sovereignty and Canada's Arctic Extended Continental Shelf|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102338/http://polarconnection.org/event/sovereignty-canada-arctic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, PRPI Geopolitics and Security Fellow Barbora Padrtova was part of a research team that supported the preparation of an Arctic Analysis Research Report at the behest of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)]]. She discussed her work in this regard at the 2016 General Conference of the [[European Consortium for Political Research]] held at [[Charles University]] in [[Prague]] in July 2016, the Annual Meeting of the Austrian Polar Research Institute in [[Vienna]] in November 2016 and an Expert Seminar on 'The Arctic: Emerging Importance of the Region for the Czech Republic' held at the [[Institute of International Relations Prague]] in Prague in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/ecprs-2016-general-conference/|title=2016 General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125826/https://polarconnection.org/event/ecprs-2016-general-conference/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/austrian-polar-research-institute-apri-annual-meeting/|title=Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) Annual Meeting|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125824/https://polarconnection.org/event/austrian-polar-research-institute-apri-annual-meeting/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-emerging-importance-region-czech-republic/|title=The Arctic - Emerging Importance of the Region for the Czech Republic|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155609/http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-emerging-importance-region-czech-republic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In JanuaryJuly 20182017, PRPI hostedconvened a keynote lecture by AmericanPRPI publisherFisheries andFellow philanthropistBrooks [[Alice Rogoff]]Kaiser on 'A Case for the Commons: The USSnow andCrab itsin Emerging Arcticthe InterestBarents' at UCL[[Korea inPolar Research Institute]] [[LondonKOPRI]], in [[UKIncheon]], South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|urlname="ReferenceA">http://polarconnection.org/event/alicearctic-rogofffisheries…ts-arcticseminar-korea/ {{Dead link|titledate=TheFebruary US2022}}</ref> In September 2017, PRPI Fellow Nic Craig presented on the 'Implications of Brexit on UK - Arctic Interconnection and itsthe EmergingContinued Need for Cooperation' at the 2017 Arctic InterestEnergy Summit in [[Helsinki]], Finland.<ref>http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-energy-summit-2017/ Evening{{Dead withlink|date=February Alice2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://arcticenergysummit.com/story/Nic_Craig |title=Nic Craig Rogoff|access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018062910223420180629155258/http://polarconnectionarcticenergysummit.orgcom/event/alice-rogoff-arcticstory/Nic_Craig |url-status=livedead}}</ref>

==== Other Dialogues ====

In 2016, PRPI Geopolitics and Security Fellow Barbora Padrtova was part of a research team that supported the preparation of an Arctic Analysis Research Report at the behest of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)]]. She discussed her work in this regard at the 2016 General Conference of the [[European Consortium for Political Research]] held at [[Charles University]] in [[Prague]] in July 2016, the Annual Meeting of the Austrian Polar Research Institute in [[Vienna]] in November 2016 and an Expert Seminar on 'The Arctic: Emerging Importance of the Region for the Czech Republic' held at the [[Institute of International Relations Prague]] in [[Prague]] in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/ecprs-2016-general-conference/|title=2016 General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125826/https://polarconnection.org/event/ecprs-2016-general-conference/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://polarconnection.org/event/austrian-polar-research-institute-apri-annual-meeting/|title=Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) Annual Meeting|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125824/https://polarconnection.org/event/austrian-polar-research-institute-apri-annual-meeting/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-emerging-importance-region-czech-republic/|title=The Arctic - Emerging Importance of the Region for the Czech Republic|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155609/http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-emerging-importance-region-czech-republic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2017, PRPI convened a keynote lecture by PRPI Fisheries Fellow Brooks Kaiser on 'A Case for the Commons: The Snow Crab in the Barents' at [[Korea Polar Research Institute]] [[KOPRI]] in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In September 2017, PRPI Fellow Nic Craig presented on the 'Implications of Brexit on UK - Arctic Interconnection and the Continued Need for Cooperation' at the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].<ref>http://polarconnection.org/event/arctic-energy-summit-2017/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://arcticenergysummit.com/story/Nic_Craig |title=Nic Craig |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155258/http://arcticenergysummit.com/story/Nic_Craig |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2017, PRPI joined [[University College London]] in hosting a keynote lecture by [[Timo Koivurova]] of [[Arctic Centre, University of Lapland]] on 'How Finland, as Chair of the Arctic Council, aims to improve Arctic Governance' at UCL in [[London, UK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarconnection.org/event/finland-timo-koivurova/|title=Finland 100: Evening on Finland and Arctic Governance with Timo Koivurova|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102256/http://polarconnection.org/event/finland-timo-koivurova/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-governance/ggi-events/finland-arctic-governance|title=Finland 100: Evening on Finland and Arctic Governance with Timo Koivurova|date=14 August 2018|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165558/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-governance/events/2017/nov/finland-100-evening-finland-and-arctic-governance-timo-koivurova|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://vimeo.com/246970533| title=Finland 100: Evening on Finland and Arctic Governance with Timo Koivurova - 30/11/2017| date=2017-12-12| access-date=2018-06-29| archive-date=2022-02-20| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165557/https://vimeo.com/246970533| url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2018, PRPI Fellow Nic Craig presented on the issue of black carbon in the Arctic and policy and business opportunities to address these issues at [https://nxnfestival.com/program/friday-april-27-daily-program/ North by North Festival] in Anchorage, Alaska.

== Governance ==

=== Managing Director ===

Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes

=== Advisory board ===

==== UK Advisory Board ====

The members of the PRPI UK Advisory Board include:<ref name="PRPI UK Advisory Board">{{cite web |url=http://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/#filter=.uk |title=UK Advisory Board |publisher=Polar Research and Policy Initiative |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224032115/http://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/#filter=.uk |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper]], Member of the [[House of Lords]]

* [[Richard Balfe]], Member of the [[House of Lords]]

* [[Andrew Rosindell]], [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)]]

* [[Angela Smith (politician, born 1961)|Angela Smith]], [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Penistone and Stocksbridge (UK Parliament constituency)]]

* [[Angus MacNeil]], [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)]]

* [[Helen Goodman]], [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)]]

* [[Admiral]] [[Sir]] [[James Perowne]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|KBE]], [[Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle|Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle]]; former [[Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic|Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic]]

* [[Rear Admiral]] Nick Lambert, former UK National Hydrographer, [[United Kingdom Hydrographic Office]]; Chairman of the Committee of the Friends of [[Scott Polar Research Institute]]

* [[Donald Lamont]], Chairman of the [[UK Antarctic Heritage Trust]]; former [[Governor of the Falkland Islands]] and [[Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]; former Chief Executive of [[Wilton Park]]

* Philippa Foster Back [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]], Chairman of the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]]; Chairman of the South Georgia Heritage Trust

* Professor Gisele Arruda, [[Oxford Brookes University]]

* Dr Ilan Kelman, [[University College London]]

* Dale Templar, Executive Producer, [[Human Planet]] ([[BBC One]]/[[Discovery Channel]]/[[BBC Worldwide]])

==== International Advisory Board ====

The members of the PRPI International Advisory Board include:<ref name="PRPI International Advisory Board">{{cite web |url=http://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/#filter=.international |title=International Advisory Board |publisher=Polar Research and Policy Initiative |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224032115/http://polarconnection.org/advisory-board/#filter=.international |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Aleqa Hammond]], former [[List of Prime Ministers of Greenland|Prime Minister of Greenland]]

* Tero Vauraste, CEO of [[Arctia (company)]] and vice-chair of Arctic Economic Council

* Asmundur Gudjonsson, Director, The Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA), [[Nordic Council]]

* Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Minister Plenipotentiary for [[Greenland]], [[Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C.]]

* [[Alice Rogoff]], Owner and Publisher, [[Arctic Today]]

* [[Mead Treadwell]], former president, Pt Capital; former [[List of lieutenant governors of Alaska|Lieutenantt Governor of Alaska]]

* Craig Fleener, Arctic Policy Adviser to [[Bill Walker (American politician)|Bill Walker]], [[Governor of Alaska]]; former chair, [[Gwich'in]] Council International

* [[Reggie Joule]], former [[Mayor]] of the [[Northwest Arctic Borough]], [[Alaska]] and Member of the [[President of the United States]] State, Local and Tribal Leaders' Taskforce on Climate Preparedness and Resilience

* [[Rajendra K. Pachauri]], former chairperson, [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]]

* Professor [[Lawrence Susskind]], Director, [[MIT]] Science Impact Collaborative; Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]; Co-founder, [[Program on Negotiation]], [[Harvard Law School]]

* Professor Oran Young, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, [[Bren School of Environmental Science & Management]], [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]

* Professor Timo Koivurova, Director, [[Arctic Centre, University of Lapland]]

* Professor Lassi Heininen, Professor, [[University of Lapland]]; chairman, Steering Committee, Northern Research Forum, [[University of the Arctic]]

* Professor Julia Jabour, [[Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies]], [[University of Tasmania]]

* Professor Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Professor, [[University of Akureyri]]

* Professor Maria Ackren, Head, Department of Social Sciences [[University of Greenland]]

* Embla Eir Oddsdottir, Director, [[Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network]]

* Terzah Tippin Poe, Lecturer, [[Harvard University]]

* Nils Arne Johnsen, Founder and Principal, Haleyg AS; former International Arctic Director, [[Ramboll]]

* Richard Brosseau, Director - Public Affairs and Community Relations, Stolt LNGaz; former Senior Special Adviser, [[Premier of Quebec]]

* Linda V. Priebe, Partner, Culhane Meadows PLLC; Vice-president, [[Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce]] Mid-Atlantic Chapter Board; former Deputy General Counsel and Ethics Official, [[White House]] Offices under three US Presidential Administrations

* Stéphanie & Jérémie Gicquel, lawyers, polar explorers

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