As the next Arctic Council meeting takes place in 2015, 2014 is a critical year for developments in the High North. We’ve witnessed record low levels of Arctic Ocean sea ice, offshore drilling breakthroughs and setbacks, mining joint-ventures, expanding shipping routes, new observer states, and geostrategic political games. With hundreds of billions of dollars at stake, how do business, government, indigenous communities and environmentalists navigate these choppy waters?
