26-01 ALSCC

ALSCC is a five-day, 35-hour course specifically addresses how state and non-state actors use law as an instrument of warfare (lawfare) in the Arctic region. As the Arctic security environment evolves, competitors increasingly leverage legal mechanisms, territorial claims, and institutional frameworks as tools to advance their strategic interests while potentially constraining U.S. and allied operations. The course examines how lawfare manifests in the Arctic through extended continental shelf claims, disputed maritime passages, scientific research rights, and strategic infrastructure development. Particular attention is given to how Russia and China employ legal strategies to establish advantageous positions in the Arctic, and how security practitioners can recognize and respond to such approaches while maintaining U.S. interests and supporting the rules-based international order.

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