{"id":53,"date":"2021-11-04T12:14:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mitc.com\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:47:13","slug":"north-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mitc.com\/focused-initiatives\/north-atlantic\/","title":{"rendered":"North Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53\" class=\"elementor elementor-53\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc7fad1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc7fad1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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In addition, we welcome and facilitate introductions for international partners looking to innovate, invest, and\/ or locate in Maine.<\/p><p>Formed in 2013 as the Maine North Atlantic Development Office (MENADO), this focused initiative ensures that Maine voices and expertise are included in key international forums such as the Arctic Economic Council, High North Atlantic Business Alliance, the Arctic Council, the Arctic Circle Assembly, and Arctic Frontiers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-488bb67\" data-id=\"488bb67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22aabb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22aabb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What is the North Atlantic?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42b35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a42b35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Atlantic Canada<\/li><li>Denmark<\/li><li>Faroe Islands<\/li><li>Finland<\/li><li>Greenland<\/li><li>Iceland<\/li><li>Ireland<\/li><li>Norway<\/li><li>Sweden<\/li><li>United Kingdom<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f13ed4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f13ed4d\" 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-284eac5\" data-id=\"284eac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bf6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31bf6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Navigating the Climate Frontier: UMaine and Air Force Partner Up to Weather Arctic Storms<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6488e1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6488e1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-888821c\" data-id=\"888821c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327c373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"327c373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eKjLze\"><div class=\"g\"><div lang=\"en\" data-hveid=\"CA0QAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi569nczryBAxVrEFkFHXhbDGEQFSgAegQIDRAA\"><div class=\"tF2Cxc\"><div class=\"IsZvec\"><div class=\"VwiC3b yXK7lf yDYNvb W8l4ac lyLwlc lEBKkf\"><p class=\"p1\">In a groundbreaking collaboration, the University of Maine has teamed up with the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to tackle the rapidly changing Arctic environment. With melting ice opening up once-frozen waters, accessibility and resource exploitation questions loom large, prompting nations, including the US, to seek diplomatic solutions to establish rights and sovereignty in the region. By combining academic expertise with military resources, the collaboration seeks to bolster national security interests while championing environmental stewardship in one of the most critical regions on the planet.<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arctictoday.com\/navigating-the-climate-frontier-umaine-and-air-force-partner-up-to-weather-arctic-storms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ MORE&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6b92ff\" data-id=\"b6b92ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438bb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"438bb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a831e43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a831e43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e56cfd\" data-id=\"0e56cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a0dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65a0dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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