Climate and Environment

How Climate Change Amplifies Arctic Tensions, But Does Not Drive It

Climate change heightens Arctic security tensions, but the greater risk lies in how states respond in a transforming

China’s Strategic Role in Arctic Environmental Governance Under the Climate-Sceptic Trump 2.0 Administration

China exploits the United States' Arctic governance gap, reshaping the Arctic agenda as a stable, sustainable, and

Towards a Svalbard Convention on Scientific Research: Building on the ATCM Model

An international convention on science research, as envisaged in the Svalbard Treaty and modelled on the ATCM, is vital

Resilience in Bloom: Flowers at the Heart of Arctic Security

Arctic flowers play a key, yet often unrecognised role in Arctic security. However, climate shifts endanger Arctic

Militarization of the Nordic Arctic: Demographic, Economic and Environmental Implications

Demographic, economic and environmental impacts of increased militarization of the Nordic Arctic are

Fragile Fruit: Arctic Berries and Climate Change

Berries are vital to Arctic ecosystems, but climate change is disrupting their balance and threatening biodiversity and

The Arctic Institute’s 2025 Resilient Roots Series: An Introduction

Arctic flora under the lens: how plants sustain ecosystems, cultures, and security in a changing

Losing the Dividends of Neutrality in the Arctic

Nordic Arctic policies shifted from neutrality to NATO-EU alignment post-2022, harming climate ties and spurring

Trump’s Easiest Deliverable in Alaska – a Win-Win for the World on Permafrost

This commentary suggests a US-Russia science restart at the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska to address urgent Arctic