Politics and Strategy

The Faroe Islands in WTO? A Path to Sovereignty and Recognition or Paradiplomatic Crisis with Denmark over the Arctic?

Faroe Islands WTO membership advances sovereignty, expanding autonomy while testing Denmark's unity and Arctic

Disaster Risk Reduction and Response: Greenland

Greenland’s ocean at Kapisillit. Photo: Ilan Kelman Interventions designed to prevent disasters and minimise

An Incomplete Renewal: The Case for an Arctic Dimension to the Lancaster House Treaties

The Lancaster House Treaties lack an Arctic dimension and must be updated to reflect strategic realities as competition

Purchasing Greenland: Trump’s Fantasy or a Real National Security Stake for the United States?

President Donal Trump wanted to purchase Greenland in January 2026. To what extent is purchasing Greenland strategic

The Arctic Institute’s 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: An Introduction

The Arctic Institute's 2026 Series Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response explores risks, and solutions in changing

The Role of EU-Japan Collaboration in Trans-Arctic Cable Development

EU–Japan collaboration on trans-Arctic cable development depends on public authorities shaping digital infrastructure

FOIP Goes Northward: Japan’s Maritime Identity and the Defense of Rule of Law in the Arctic

Japan aligns Arctic policy with its Indo-Pacific strategy as domestic and international pressures shape its maritime

Sweden’s Forthcoming Arctic Strategy: A Preview

Three sets of policy categories will feature prominently in Sweden’s yet to be realised (2026) Arctic

The Role of Russia in Japan’s Arctic Policy

Russia’s place in Japan’s Arctic calculus reflects a deeper struggle between economic pragmatism and strategic