Restoring Arctic Exceptionalism

Thursday June 12th, 2025 to
Thursday June 12th, 2025

The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies and The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft held a public policy conference on Arctic security and cooperation, featuring keynote speaker Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a long-time advocate for the Arctic as a national priority who continues to push the United States to invest in the infrastructure and assets critical to supporting an Arctic strategy. Her speech was moderated by Victoria Herrmann, Senior Fellow at The Arctic Institute.

Her speech was followed by an expert panel, “Arctic Exceptionalism and Climate Crisis”, featuring Edward Alexander, Senior Arctic lead of the Woodwell Climate Research Center, Pavel Devyatkin, Senior Associate & Leadership Group Member at The Arctic Institute, Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute, and Jennifer Spence, Director of the Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. Cynthia Lazaroff, Founder of Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy, moderated the conversation.

You can download the conference transcript here and read some post-conference reflections here. For more information on the conference and TAI’s intention, please reach out to Pavel Devyatkin.