Arctic Science Cannot Afford a New Cold War
Editorial Nature Records are being broken in the Arctic, but not the kinds to celebrate. Last summer, Greenland lost more than twice as much ice as the yearly average since […]
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America is Preparing for the Wrong Arctic Crisis
By Victoria Herrmann Scientific American In late July, the Trump Administration appointed James DeHart as the first U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. […]
China and Its Arctic Trajectories
By Sanna Kopra The Arctic Institute China’s Arctic engagement has increased considerably during the past decade, which has not only offered plentiful economic opportunities but also created new risks and […]
The Different Levels of Geopolitics of the Arctic
By Andreas Østhagen Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Few areas have been the source of as much speculation, hype, and overgeneralization as the Arctic region at the start of the […]
Arming Icebreakers
By Andreas Kuersten RealClearDefense Icebreakers ply polar waters, smashing open sea lanes with their heavily armored bows. Yet in addition to being equipped to do battle with the elements, should […]
The Dangerous Myth of an ‘Icebreaker Gap’
By Andreas Kuersten Defense One America is finally taking steps to fix its woeful shortage of icebreakers, the armor-bowed vessels that enable year-round presence and passage through the ever-more-important Arctic […]
The Nature of International Cooperation in the Arctic
By Eli Kintisch Science & Diplomacy On a planet that is undergoing profound change, the Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid changes, leading to historic, unexpected, and largely […]
Why Can’t America Build an Icebreaker?
By Andreas Kuersten The Arctic Journal The United States is one of five countries with an Arctic coastline and continental shelf. As such, it is both burdened with direct responsibility […]
Russia’s Military Buildup in the Arctic: Political Rhetoric vs. Reality
By Ekaterina Klimenko World Policy Although over the last decade there has been concern regarding the possible emergence of territorial conflicts or a ‘resource race’ in the Arctic, in reality the […]
The Arctic Continental Shelf: Geological, Legal, or Geopolitical?
By Mia Bennett Cryopolitics With Shell receiving conditional approval to drill in the Chukchi Sea in offshore Alaska, the phrase “continental shelf” has come up a lot lately. The term also appears […]
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