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Ted Stevens Center

The U.S. Department of War Regional Center for the Arctic – Dedicated to American and Allied Defense & Security.

Vision

Advance a network of U.S. & Allied civilian and military practitioners promoting and providing collaborative defense and security solutions for the Arctic region.

Mission

Build strong, informed, and sustained U.S. & Allied networks of defense and security practitioners through expert education, analysis, and engagement to advance homeland defense and regional security across the Arctic region.

Value

Prepare defense and security practitioners, propose useful & risk informed solutions, provide enabling associated networks – to advance capable support to U.S. and Allied Arctic defense measures. These efforts support Homeland Defense, plus deter and dissuade adversaries that threaten peace and security across the Allied Arctic.

For a millennium, the people of the Arctic looked to the Raven as a symbol of wisdom, cunning and intelligence. The Stevens Center recognizes the utility of such symbology – as useful in framing perspectives of Arctic defense and security program activities.

Our Guiding Principles

At our core, we are leverage innovation and experimentation in providing excellence in Arctic-oriented defense and security education, engagement, and analysis. We are committed to understanding the Arctic from all domains…and consider comprehensive defense and security must include analyzing and informing details ranging from the geophysical to geostrategic. We are deeply committed to conducting practitioner-relevant research and fostering teamwork across the community of practitioners who provide defense & security across the American and Allied Arctic. Through our determined commitment and network of professionals, we provide needed expertise in support of U.S. and Allied national defense concerns and regional security.

Journal of Arctic Security

The Journal of Arctic Security provides practitioner insight on the Arctic’s evolving strategic landscape—linking research to real-world defense challenges and opportunities.

Journal of Arctic Security
Ted Stevens Center
Article deadline on 1 October 2025 for Volume 5

A Special STEM Edition!

September 2025 Monthly Arctic Chairs Meeting Readout

The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies convenes monthly meetings of its National and...

New course bridges NATO and Arctic expertise to prepare warfighters for High North challenges

As strategic competition intensifies in the High North, the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security...

Central Europe Takes Center Stage

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter conducts a flyover of the distinguished visitor area as...

Grey zone competition in the Arctic: TSC alumni event highlights hybrid threats and homeland defense response

Irregular warfare is no longer a peripheral concern in the Arctic; it’s central to how competitors...

2025 HNSD builds strategic defense networks to reinforce deterrence in the High North

From Sept. 9-12, 2025, more than 40 senior military leaders, policymakers, and subject-matter...

United Nations General Assembly

A United Nations flag hangs in front of constantina wire on the Intermediate Staging Area in...

A “Neighborly” Meeting in Alaska

President Donald J. Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base...

New Understanding the Arctic Operating Environment Course prepares warfighters for high latitude operations

The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies launched its newest executive education course...

Bridging the gap: Capstone Research Workshop aligns Arctic Edge with operational needs

In a room recently used for high-level diplomacy, researchers and defense officials gathered to...

TSC and NOAA sign agreement to strengthen defense readiness

The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Mission Pillars

TSC activities encompass education and training programs, seminars, conferences, and other activities, as well as research and analysis projects to further strategic foresight relating to Arctic security affairs.

Executive Education

TSC’s educational programming provides a deep understanding of the multifaceted issues affecting Arctic security. Leveraging the subject matter expertise of the academic staff and faculty to extend the impacts of the TSC’s educational mission far beyond the classroom, creating, nurturing, and furthering connection with a multitude of key stakeholders, allies, and partners.

Strategic Engagement

In coordination with the other mission components of the TSC, the team plans, organizes, executes, and reports on workshops, simulations/exercises, field programs, symposia, and seminars that bring together Arctic security leaders, subject matter experts, and associated collaborators to advance and promote Arctic security.

Research & Analysis

To organize, execute, and report on research and analysis in support of OSD(Policy), USNORTHCOM, other Combatant Commands, and military service mission needs. Research and Analysis will be conducted in unclassified and classified domains. TSC-conducted research and analysis is published to support advancing Arctic security awareness, consistent with the overall mission of the center and in compliance with higher level guidance.

Mission Support

As the critical enabler of the TSC mission areas of research & analysis, executive education, and strategic engagement programs and activities, a consolidated “support function.” TSC activities encompass education and training programs, seminars, conferences, and other activities, as well as research and analysis projects to further strategic foresight relating to Arctic security affairs.

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