Over the Circle

Although much recent international focus on, and some American ire about, non-Arctic states in the circumpolar north has focused on China’s emerging Arctic policies, Beijing is hardly alone in seeking an expanded regional presence despite a lack of far-northern geography. In addition to some of China’s neighbours, including Japan, South Korea and Singapore, many European… Continue reading ‘Anfangen ist leicht, Beharren eine Kunst’: Germany’s Deepening Arctic Engagement →

[This post was co-written by OtC editors Marc Lanteigne and Mingming Shi]  At first, the story read like something out of a fanciful Monopoly game. US President Donald Trump, according to a recent article [paywall] in the Wall Street Journal, had repeatedly stated an interest in purchasing Greenland from Denmark and had asked aides to look… Continue reading ‘No Sale’: How Talk of a US Purchase of Greenland Reflected Arctic Anxieties →

Canada will be returning to the polls on 21 October and just before the election date was confirmed, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly published a long-awaited, and according to some commentators, long-delayed, updated set of policies for the Canadian North. The main element of the policy documentation, the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework,… Continue reading On the Eve of an Election Call, Canada Revisits its Arctic Policies →

Map of the Arctic Ocean outside of the Arctic Council Secretariat building, Tromsø [photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Under the administration of Donald Trump, US Arctic policy has experienced wild swings ranging between near-neglect and a more recent and rapid focus on countering perceived great power competition from China and Russia. At the… Continue reading Greenland: The United States’ Fantasy Island →

Very pleased to announce that the fourth edition of Chinese Foreign Policy: An Introduction, written by OtC editor Marc Lanteigne, has been published this month by Routledge. The book examines various facets of China's international policies and strategies using different levels of analysis, including which political actors within China are contributing what to foreign policymaking,… Continue reading Interlude: ‘Chinese Foreign Policy (4th Edition)’ is Published →