In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we continue our look at the Wilson Center Spotlights 2020 initiative, this time focusing New Arctic Landscapes: Security, Commodities, & Communities with Michael Sfraga.
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we continue our look at the Wilson Center Spotlights 2020 initiative, this time focusing New Arctic Landscapes: Security, Commodities, & Communities. The Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Risk and Resilience Program and Polar Institute, Michael Sfraga, discusses how the Arctic region is now a critical component of the global discussion as it relates to policy, economics, and security, due to its rapidly changing physical landscape.
Since its inception in 2017, the Polar Institute has become a premier forum for discussion and policy analysis of Arctic and Antarctic issues, and is known in Washington, DC and elsewhere as the Arctic Public Square. The Institute holistically studies the central policy issues facing these regions—with an emphasis on Arctic governance, climate change, economic development, scientific research, security, and Indigenous communities—and communicates trusted analysis to policymakers and other stakeholders. Read more
