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Explaining Arctic geopolitics, governance and security. Supported by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and the Arctic Institute
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Circumpolar is hosted by Serafima Andreeva. The show has published 25 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Critical minerals in the Arctic" (30 June 2026, 29 minutes), "Critical minerals in the Arctic" (30 June 2026, 29 minutes), and "Why China plays by the rules in the Arctic" (23 June 2026, 24 minutes).
The Circumpolar publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 25 episodes.
Booking probability for The Circumpolar is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Circumpolar requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Circumpolar's contact route on record: public web form.
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Serafima Andreeva hosts The Circumpolar, a news podcast with 25 episodes published.
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Episode #14
China controls almost every critical mineral the green transition needs. Gørild Heggelund, research professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, explains how it built that lead, going back to a Deng Xiaoping line about...
Episode #14
<p>China controls almost every critical mineral the green transition needs. Gørild Heggelund, research professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, explains how it built that lead, going back to a Deng Xiaoping line...
Episode #13
China has no Arctic territory, calls itself a near-Arctic state, and has worked its way into almost every legal regime in the region. Dr Iselin Stensdal talks about international law as China's way in. The conversation...
Episode #13
<p>China has no Arctic territory, calls itself a near-Arctic state, and has worked its way into almost every legal regime in the region. Dr Iselin Stensdal talks about international law as China's way in. The...
Episode #12
<p>For four years, Russian climate data has been nearly impossible to reach. Now the United States is cutting its climate support and stepping back from the IPCC and the UN climate convention. Two of the biggest Arctic...
Episode #11
<p>For a dead institution, the Arctic Council has been remarkably busy.</p><p>Serafima Andreeva draws on four years of research to explain how the Arctic Council survived Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and why...
Episode #10
<p>Japan and South Korea became Arctic Council observers on at the same time in 2013, and they usually get filed alongside China as "Asian observers." But Tokyo and Seoul are not the same actor.</p><p>Alma Karabeg is...
Episode #9
<p>Recorded from Rome, we cover the question of what Italy really wants in the Arctic and how it can achieve it. Marco Dordoni, todays guest, is a PhD candidate at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, where his...
Episode #8
<p>Hybrid threats are everywhere and nowhere. Cable cutting in the Baltic, drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo, the shadow fleet moving sanctioned oil under foreign flags, self-igniting parcels routed through DHL...
Episode #7
<p>Arild Moe, research professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, joins Serafima Andreeva to unpack what the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East mean for Russia's Arctic energy sector. They discuss whether Russia is...
Episode #6
<p>What does space sustainability actually mean, and why does it matter for the Arctic? In this episode of The Circumpolar, Serafima sits down with Tom Gabriel Royer, PhD candidate in space law at the University of...
Episode #5
<p>Is space governed well enough, and can we still prevent it from becoming a field of conflict or competition? Serafima sits down with Michael Byers, Professor of Political Science at the University of British...
Episode #4
<p>France is not an Arctic state, but it has been present in the region longer than most. Dr. Florian Vidal, senior researcher at UiT's Center for Geopolitics, Peace and Security, joins us to map the shape of that...
Episode #3
<p>Research professor Arild Moe from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute joins us to discuss Russia's Arctic ambitions and the Northern Sea Route. How realistic are Russia's development plans? And what role is China really...
Episode #2
<p>What can an artist actually do in the face of climate change? Ruth Maclennan is an artist, filmmaker, and researcher affiliated with the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge. She has spen many years trying to...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode, Serafima speaks with Ekaterina Sharova, art historian, curator, and doctoral researcher at the University of Lapland. As the co-founder of the Arctic Art Forum, she has spent a decade building...
Episode #11
<p>What is the Arctic for the European Union?</p><p>In this episode of What’s New, host Serafima Andreeva speaks with Andreas Raspotnik, Director of the High North Center for Business and Governance and senior...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode of What’s New, Serafima Andreeva speaks with Guðbjörg Ríkey Th. Hauksdóttir about Iceland’s evolving role in Arctic geopolitics. The conversation explores how Iceland has shifted from viewing the...
Episode #9
<p>In this episode of What’s New?, Serafima Andreeva speaks with Iselin Nemeth Winther from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute about how Norway understands and navigates the Arctic today.</p><p>The conversation begins by...
Episode #8
<p>In this episode of What’s New?, Serafima Andreeva speaks with <b>Iver Neumann</b>, Professor and Director at the <b>Fridtjof Nansen Institute</b>, about what the return of great power politics means for the Arctic...
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Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, University of British Columbia
founding partner and creative director, Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies
Fridtjof Nansen Institute
AMAP
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