Politics and Strategy

Sino-Russian Sub-Regional Cooperation in the Far East and Arctic: From “Border Economic Belt” to “Strategic Cooperation Engine”

Sub-regional Arctic cooperation acts as a "strategic stabilizer" that can reduce fluctuations in relations between

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

“Buying Greenland is foolish” – or is it?

Greenland’s strategic significance drives U.S. Arctic policy, and Greenland continues to anchor Washington’s

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