Arctic News and Analysis
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne For Germany, debates about the evolution of the country’s foreign and security policies are hardly new, and the ‘modern’ era of those deliberations can readily be traced to the end of the cold war in Europe, and the completion of German reunification in 1991. Since then, there have been numerous Wendepunkte (turning points) in Germany’s European… Continue reading Arctic Realpolitik: Germany’s Northern Strategies in a Time of Turning Points
US Coast Guard icebreaker Healy docked in Tromsø, Norway, October 2023 [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] By Marc Lanteigne As the Arctic Ocean faces ongoing warming and the breakup of the far north’s ice cap, access to the region, and to its resources, have become a greater concern for Arctic and non-Arctic governments. Ice erosion in… Continue reading Icebreaker Chess? A New Polar Shipbuilding Deal Amongst NATO Members
A bust of Roald Amundsen in the centre of the settlement at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Although there remains much conventional wisdom which still considers the Arctic to be only loosely situated within international law, and potentially subject to an inevitable competition over influence and resources, like any other body of… Continue reading Oasis No More? Svalbard and Contested Arctic Strategies
The Emerging Leaders' Group - 2023 [Photo courtesy of Arctic Frontiers] By Larry Ibrahim Mohammed, PhD Research Fellow, UiT- The Arctic University of Norway I often recount the story of my love affair with the Arctic when asked about my activities in the Arctic. The main point of the story lies in my journey from Ghana to the Arctic,… Continue reading Comment: A Trip Around the Circle – Living the Legacy of Fridjof Nansen
Greenland flag in Nuuk [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne The security situation in the Arctic has continued to evolve, due to both the continuing effects of climate change and the spillover of great power rivalries northwards. Finland has been a member of NATO for almost a year. Earlier this month, after the last political… Continue reading Greenland’s Roles in Arctic Security: Many Paths Leading to One?
Over the Circle 