Conference & Workshop Reports
High North Security Dialogue 2024
The Arctic is increasingly divided between an emerging Sino-Russian relationship and the seven NATO Arctic Allies. This evolving security landscape serves as the foundation for the annual High North Security Dialogue (HNSD), cohosted by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (GCMC) and the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies (TSC). This year’s Dialogue, held under the Chatham House Rule, brought together over 60 regional alumni, security practitioners, senior policymakers, diplomats, industry leaders, and academic experts representing 15 Arctic nations and like-minded stakeholders. Previously known as the European Security Seminar-North series, HNSD 2024 examined the emerging Sino-Russian partnership, transatlantic cooperation, integrated deterrence, and defense of the High North. Participants assessed the impact of operational environment change, economic and societal development, and innovative technologies on regional security and stability. Building upon the foundational dialogue and findings of previous iterations, this year’s cohort sought to exchange perspectives and enhance collective understanding of Arctic security challenges and opportunities. Importantly, the HNSD explored the emergence of a socalled “ice curtain,” developing actionable policy recommendations oriented to building resilience, advancing transatlantic cooperation, countering hybrid warfare, strengthening deterrence, and defending NATO’s Northern Flank.
North Atlantic Arctic Crisis Workshop 2023 Report
On December 12-13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies held a workshop at the University of New Hampshire entitled the North Atlantic Arctic Crisis Workshop. The workshop was facilitated by the UNH Center for Spills and Environmental Hazards which is co-located with NOAA’s Coastal Response Research Center. Many workshops have been held to address security issues in the Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas, but few have focused on the North Atlantic Arctic, though there are many potential infrastructure and environment-related challenges that could arise (e.g., severe storms, vessel accidents, security breaches) and trigger cascading issues (e.g., public health crisis, community isolation, natural resource damage). This report details the structure of the workshop, plenary overview, and crisis scenarios discussed in the Tabletop Exercise and summarizes the findings including the gaps identified for future TSC efforts/research.
Arctic and Homeland Defense Symposium 2023 Report
This report is the product of the Arctic & Homeland Defense Symposium conducted on 11 May 2023 at U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, by the Homeland Defense Institute and the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. This symposium explored the likely approaches to North America emanating through the Arctic and considerations senior defense leaders should carefully explore. This report is a summary of the symposium.
North American Arctic Security Workshop: Spring 2023 Workshop Report
ALCOM Arctic Symposium 2022 Report
European Security Seminar North 2023
European Security Seminar – North 2022 High North, High Tension?
