This series examines security issues in the North American Arctic from three regional perspectives: the Northern Pacific, the U.S.-Canada defense relationship, and the North Atlantic. Looking northward from the United States, these sub-regions are situated at roughly...
With the exception of a few uncertain years following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia has been an implacable foe of the United States and its Western allies for the past eighty years. Since at least 2007, when Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his...
As the Arctic grows increasingly contested, the 2025 Maritime Risk Symposium delivered a powerful reminder that the United States must remain forward-leaning in defending its maritime sovereignty interests in the region. Hosted by the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic...
The Arctic maritime domain is increasingly contested as sea ice recedes and access to strategic waterways expands. This brief examines how maritime infrastructure in the Arctic becomes militarized in narrative or in function, focusing on the frameworks used to assess...
As strategic competition intensifies across the Arctic and Indo-Pacific, the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies is expanding its outreach to like-minded partners committed to preserving regional stability and deterring aggression. On April 8, Director...
