Politics and Strategy

Strong Because Weak: Strategic Dependency, Legal Constraints, and Greenland in Contemporary Arctic Geopolitics

Greenland turns strategic vulnerability into international influence, echoing the geopolitical indispensability it held

The Arctic Institute’s 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion

The 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series recaps key findings and arguments, concluding with a broader

Research, Survey, Espionage: The Securitization of Marine Scientific Research in US Law?

A US bill could upend the Law of the Sea's consent regime by making consent depend on who conducts marine research, not

Local Perspectives in Disaster Risk Reduction: Visualising Disaster Risk in Svalbard

This photo essay explores local perspectives in disaster risk reduction through a curated visual narrative of

Iceland’s EU Accession Debate: Domestic Drivers over Geopolitical Concerns

Arctic tensions have not fundamentally changed Iceland’s EU accession debate, which remains dominated by domestic

Choosing the Bear: Navigating Spectacular Risks in Longyearbyen

Disaster in Longyearbyen is rarely spectacular. Women navigate intimate threats the state ignores, redefining safety

Sovereignty Below the Threshold: Why Arctic Security Demands a Nordic Economic Strategy

The US may provide NATO's ultimate security guarantee but the task of economic security in the Arctic is a European and

Keeping an Eye on Iceland: Volcanoes and Climate Change

Research suggests climate change can increase eruptions beneath ice. Iceland helps study how climate change and

A Framework for Avoiding Polar Disasters

The Disasters Avoided project provides six characteristics for actions to ensure disasters avoided, applied here to the