Polar

The Arctic is no longer an isolated or remote region; it is a critical component of the global political, economic, social, physical, and national security landscape. The region is experiencing rapid change in: commerce, climate, commodities, cooperation, competition, communities, and connectivity. Therefore, navigating the Arctic’s 7 C’s requires regional expertise as well as purposeful interdisciplinary approaches. The Wilson Center is addressing the future of the new “global Arctic.”

Events

Book Talk | Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities

Insight & Analysis

Image - The Fragile Antarctic Peninsula: Conserving Biodiversity through Marine Protected Areas

Publication

Environment

The Fragile Antarctic Peninsula: Conserving Biodiversity through Marine Protected Areas

Publication

Human Rights

Proceedings of the First Annual International Youth Symposium: The Arctic in 25 Years

Video

Great Power Competition

Climate Change and Nuclear War: Existential Threats on a “Split Screen”

26:00

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Environment

The European Green Deal as an EU-Arctic Foreign Policy Too

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Arctic Experts

Michael Sfraga

Director, Polar Institute // Director, Global Risk and Resilience Program

Once considered remote and isolated, the Arctic region is now part of the global political, social, economic, security, and geopolitical landscape—this reality requires research and policy analysis now more than ever.

Ambassador David Balton

Senior Fellow, Polar Institute // Former Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State

As the Arctic opens, the nations and peoples of the region are struggling to keep pace with the dizzying rate of change. At the international level, we are seeking ways to strengthen Arctic governance, particularly of increasing human activities in the Arctic Ocean.