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Arctic explorer Artur Chilingarov shows a photograph of the Russian national flag that he planted on the seabed under the North Pole in August 2007. The provocative act, intended to stake a symbolic claim to the Arctic’s mineral riches, didn’t go down too well with Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay. ‘This isn’t the 15th century,’ he spluttered. ‘You can’t go around the world and just plant flags and say “We’re claiming this territory”.’ Photo: Alexander Natruskin / Reuters

Who owns the Arctic?

Could countries come to blows over the North's resources? Professor Michael Byers explains.

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The Arctic: a history

A mythical place – land of the frozen ocean, the aurora borealis and the midnight sun.

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A typical Greenland landscape. Photo by: McPhoto / Still Pictures

A vanishing world

Images of the unique landscapes and wildlife under threat.

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Pouring oil on frozen waters: Prudhoe Bay, operated by BP, is by far the largest oilfield in the US. Sprawling across the North Slope, it currently produces about 400,000 barrels of oil a day, with an estimated 
2 billion still to exploit. Photo by: Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photography

Slick operators

Jess Worth meets two indigenous activists battling Big Oil's dirty tricks.

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The Arctic climate

Facts and figures about the planet's thermostat.

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An Inuit hunter jumps across a gap in the sea-ice. Climate change is causing the ice to melt, making hunting increasingly perilous. Photo: Bryan and Cherry Alexander

A slow earthquake

The Arctic is changing dramatically. Jess Worth finds out what it means for the people who live there.

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Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Directed by Jamie J Johnson, yes, it is about Eurovision, and many of the songs are appalling, but what comes over is the solidarity between the contestants, and how un-egotistical they are.

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Sugar

Sugar

More than a sports film: Sugar explores the American Dream, competitiveness and simple human values.

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Confucius goes to Chile

Confucius goes to Chile

Lezak Shallat discovers why Latin Americans are learning Chinese.

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Mohamed Al-Daradji Photo by Ed Stocker

Mohamed Al-Daradji

Ed Stocker talked with the Iraqi filmmaker

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Dirty diplomacy

Dirty diplomacy

Concern over the Canadian Government's handling of Canada’s tar sands

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Denial and dismissal

Denial and dismissal

Despite growing evidence, the Kenyan Government evades accountability for murder

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Cargill exposed

Cargill exposed

Transnational food company found modifying all its rice to evade price controls

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A pressing issue

A pressing issue

Belarusian journalists ‘gagged’ by draconian censorship laws

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Who owns the Arctic?

Could countries come to blows over the North's resources? Professor Michael Byers explains.

Jess Worth July, 2009 424 Preview
The Arctic: a history

A mythical place – land of the frozen ocean, the aurora borealis and the midnight sun.

July, 2009 424 Preview
A vanishing world

Images of the unique landscapes and wildlife under threat.

July, 2009 424 Preview
Slick operators

Jess Worth meets two indigenous activists battling Big Oil's dirty tricks.

Jess Worth July, 2009 424 Preview
The Arctic climate

Facts and figures about the planet's thermostat.

July, 2009 424 Preview
A slow earthquake

The Arctic is changing dramatically. Jess Worth finds out what it means for the people who live there.

Jess Worth July, 2009 424 Preview
Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Directed by Jamie J Johnson, yes, it is about Eurovision, and many of the songs are appalling, but what comes over is the solidarity between the contestants, and how un-egotistical they are.

Malcolm Lewis June, 2009 423 Preview
Sugar

More than a sports film: Sugar explores the American Dream, competitiveness and simple human values.

Malcolm Lewis June, 2009 423 Preview
Confucius goes to Chile

Lezak Shallat discovers why Latin Americans are learning Chinese.

Lezak Shallat June, 2009 423 Preview
Mohamed Al-Daradji

Ed Stocker talked with the Iraqi filmmaker

Ed Stocker June, 2009 423 Preview
Big Bad World - Our children’s inheritance

by Polyp

P J Polyp June, 2009 423 Preview
Dirty diplomacy

Concern over the Canadian Government's handling of Canada’s tar sands

June, 2009 423 Preview
Denial and dismissal

Despite growing evidence, the Kenyan Government evades accountability for murder

L Muthoni Wanyeki June, 2009 423 Preview
Cargill exposed

Transnational food company found modifying all its rice to evade price controls

June, 2009 423 Preview
A pressing issue

Belarusian journalists ‘gagged’ by draconian censorship laws

Riccardo Valsecchi June, 2009 423 Preview