Arctic/Antarctic

Events

Antarctica: U.S. Research and Diplomacy on the Southern Continent

Insight & Analysis

Publication

Governance

Polar Perspectives No. 2: How Non-Government Actors Helped the Arctic Fisheries Agreement

New Security Beat

Environmental Security

The Impacts of Climate Change on Alaska Native Maternal Health (Part 1 of 2)

The Hill

U.S. Foreign Policy

Doubling Down on Arctic Diplomacy

New Security Beat

Environmental Security

Introducing "Navigating the Poles"

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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

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.