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The Cold, Cold War: Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, Antarctic Expeditions, and the Evolution of America’s Strategic Interest in the Polar Regions

Today’s polar tensions trace back to the early Cold War, a time when Richard Byrd insisted on the strategic

Victoria Herrmann named White House Fellow

The Arctic Institute is proud to announce that its Managing Director, Dr. Victoria Herrmann, has been named a 2021-2022

Announcing Lillian Hussong as Interim Managing Director of The Arctic Institute

The Arctic Institute is happy to announce that Lillian Hussong has been selected as the Interim Managing Director of

Russia, the United States, and Churning Arctic Geopolitics

While the Arctic is a zone of cooperation and peace, militarization and the emergence of China as a potential rival

The Arctic Institute Named a Top Think Tank in the U.S. in 2020

The University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program has named a TAI a Top 100 Think Tank in the

Environmental Détente: What can we learn from the Cold War to manage today’s Arctic Tensions and Climate Crisis?

The climate crisis is a global security threat. Science cooperation offers an exemplar to improve relations and

Celebrating our Tenth Anniversary

The Arctic Institute, founded in 2011 as a think tank devoted to multidisciplinary analysis of the Arctic celebrates

Science Cooperation with the Snow Dragon: Can the U.S. and China work together on the Arctic Climate Crisis?

U.S.-China scientific cooperation to tackle climate change in the Arctic is achievable and can have benefits despite

Geopolitical Implications of New Arctic Shipping Lanes

The increasing accessibility of newly open Arctic shipping lanes and ports brings with them troubling geopolitical