The Arctic Institute
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArcticInstituteOrg/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-arctic-institute/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArcticInstitute
Founded
2011
History
The Arctic Institute was founded by Malte Humpert in 2011, who had worked as an energy consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank at the time. Humpert first encountered the Arctic during graduate school at Georgetown University in 2009, where he researched the impact of climate change on the European Union (EU) and EU security.[
Humpert created The Arctic Institute in 2011 as a think tank devoted to multidisciplinary analysis of the Arctic. It was also created in response to the relative lack of think tanks with Arctic programs at the time. The Arctic Institute was therefore one of the first think tanks devoted exclusively to the Arctic through broad geographic and thematic lenses. TAI grew from an individual operation with weekly stories to half a dozen staff members in less than a year.
In 2012 The Arctic Institute launched "The Arctic this Week" (TATW), a weekly newsletter that listed news articles about Arctic-related politics and military developments, as well as economic issues related to mining, energy, and infrastructure. TATW also included news about scientific research and the health and wellness of those living in the Arctic. TATW is credited with increasing the institute's digital visibility, having shared over 90,000 news articles since 2012 with readers in more than 90 countries.
Since 2012, the Arctic Institute has worked with a number of external partners, including the Arctic Frontiers conference, and with the High North Center for Business & Development at Nord University on the annual High North Dialogue (formerly Arctic Dialogue).
Victoria Herrmann became the Institute's first President & Managing Director in 2015. The Arctic Institute significantly expanded its operations in 2016, hosting ten events across the world (up from two in 2015), increasing its presence on social media, and expanding its geographical reach to the United States, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Morocco. This led to it being shortlisted by Prospect Magazine for Best US Energy & Environment Think Tank that same year.
In 2017 The Arctic Institute increased its publication rate by 75% over the previous year, and in 2019, the Institute embarked on a new initiative to publish science education and policy infographics.
In August 2021, Dr. Victoria Herrmann was awarded a prestigious White House fellowship and was on leave from the Institute until August 2022. In the meantime, Dr. Lillian Hussong acted as interim Managing Director. In September 2022, The Arctic Institute named Mr. Romain Chuffart as its new President and Managing Director.
Aims
Help shape policy for a secure, just, and sustainable Arctic.
Activities
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Board of Directors; Leadership Group; Board of Advisors.
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