China

China’s Adaptive Diplomacy and Economic Statecraft in a Fragmented Arctic Order

China’s Arctic strategy blends pragmatic investment, diplomatic signaling, and normative flexibility to exert

Soft Snow Dragon: China’s Arctic Policy Legitimation Discourses between 2012 and 2019

China's discourses of multilateralism, respect, and convergence advance its strategic and normative objectives in the

​​From the Indus to the Ice: China, Pakistan, and Lessons for Arctic Engagement

China's Arctic engagement can be understood by considering the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in

Navigating Uncertainty: China-Russia Arctic Security Cooperation in a Game-Theoretic Framework

A game-theoretic analysis of China–Russia Arctic cooperation shows that uncertainty influences divergent

A Pragmatic Approach to Conceptual Divergences in Russia-China Relations: the Case of the Northern Sea Route

The Russia-China Arctic relationship is characterized by pragmatism and situational cooperation, rather than a

Alaska, not Greenland, should worry the United States in the Arctic

The Trump administration’s focus on Greenland distracted from the real concern: the dynamics off Alaska's coast in

A Grand Illusion: America’s Anti-China Arctic Policy Is Rooted in Paranoia and Political Bias, Not Strategic Reality

The portrayal of China's rise and alignment with Russia as a threat to the Arctic is rooted not in strategic reality,

What if? “Strategic Competition” vs. “Selective Cooperation”

The article presents a framework of "selective cooperation" between China and the seven Western Arctic

The Arctic Institute’s 2025 China Series: An Introduction

The Arctic Institute's 2025 China in the Arctic series presents a holistic view of Chinese activities in the