Politics and Strategy

Is Belgium the Next Near-Arctic State?

As a near-Arctic state, Belgium needs an Arctic policy linking science diplomacy and cooperation, and streamlining

Dubai and the Opening Arctic: Russia’s Rosatom and UAE Logistics Company to Cooperate in the Far North

This article explores the new Arctic partnership between Russia and the UAE and what it could mean for Arctic

The Arctic Institute After Ten Years: A Dynamic Think Tank for a Changing Region – Infographic

An infographic highlighting the growth and development of The Arctic Institute the organization’s founding in 2011

The Cold, Cold War: Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, Antarctic Expeditions, and the Evolution of America’s Strategic Interest in the Polar Regions

Today’s polar tensions trace back to the early Cold War, a time when Richard Byrd insisted on the strategic

Oops, they did it again: The European Union’s 2021 Arctic Policy Update

On October 13, 2021, the European Union published its most recent Arctic policy. The Arctic Institute offers an

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Making and Unmaking Reindeer with Corinna Röver

In this month’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk to Corinna Röver about social constructions of reindeer in the

Finland, Japan, South Korea, and Sweden: A Middle Power Partnership for Enhanced Maritime Capacity in the Arctic

As leading maritime nations, this article calls for a quadrilateral maritime partnership between Finland, Japan, South

Environmental Policy Integration with the Existing Arctic Strategies

The article serves as a quick guide to the Arctic strategies of different countries, with a focus on environmental

Time for Expansion: The Arctic Council at the Crossroad of Heightened Strategic Tensions and Climate Change

Highlighting the nexus of climate change-international security, this article makes the case for the expansion of the