Defense and Security

The Increasing Security Focus in China’s Arctic Policy

China is to be a key Arctic actor. To do this, China’s Arctic policy has an increased security focus to defend its

The Arctic Institute’s Reaction to the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Arctic Strategy

The Arctic Institute's Reaction to the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Arctic Strategy, issued on 7 June

Russian Strategic Intentions in the Arctic

Pavel Devyatkin explores the Russian strategic intentions in Arctic shipping routes, energy extraction, and circumpolar

What the new US Coast Guard Strategy tells us about the Arctic anno 2019

What does the new US Coast Guard Arctic Strategy tell us about the state of Arctic politics in 2019? Is it only about

A Sea of Conflict? The Growing Obsession with Maritime Space

As we are entering a new era for maritime politics, the potential for conflict over maritime space, not only in the

Areas of (no) Conflict in the Arctic

Resources and boundary disputes are no longer issues of serious contention in Arctic affairs. But global deterrence,

Russia’s Arctic Strategy: Military and Security (Part II)

The author analyzes Russia’s official security policies related to Arctic cooperation, search and rescue operations,

The Arctic Security Constellation

Our Special Issue widened the debate on Arctic security and provided an “arctification” of securitization

What Kind of Nation State will Greenland be?

How will the prioritization of the Greenlandic, Danish, and English languages put Greenland on very different routes