Running:
2023 to 2025
Funder:
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Partners:
Fridtjof Nansen Institute (lead), Nord University, Oslo New University College, The Norwegian Atlantic Committe, EGMONT: The Royal Institute of International Relations, The French Institute for International and Strategic Studies (IRIS), University of Copenhagen, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Wilson Center, Arctic Initiative (Belfer Center) Harvard University, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Atlantic Center, Ted Stevens Center, University of Iceland, Swedish Defence University, North American Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN), Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
Arctic Geopolitics in a New Era (GEOARC) is a three-year research project funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute under the direction of project leader – and TAI Senior Fellow – Andreas Østhagen, in collaboration with partner institutions across the world.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changes the security policy landscape in the Arctic, and more specifically, the High North. Interest in the Arctic among journalists, researchers and politicians will increase in the future. At the same time, the danger of conflict in the Arctic is repeated and exaggerated, and different dynamics and issues are often mixed up.
The goal of this project is to contribute to a more enlightened and knowledgeable debate about the security and geopolitical conditions in the Arctic, especially with regard to the Norwegian High North.