Stevens Center News
The following highlights and links provide recent updates on TSC and Arctic Security issues:
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 this month to prepare security professionals for operations in the rapidly evolving Arctic operating environment. The inaugural Understanding the Arctic Operating Environment Course, held virtually...
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 address a different kind of strategic engagement. The focus was not on summits or treaties but on solving complex operational and readiness challenges in one of the most unforgiving environments on...
TSC and NOAA sign agreement to strengthen defense readiness
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formalized a strategic partnership Aug. 18 to enhance U.S. defense readiness, deterrence, and operational coordination in the Arctic. Held at the TSC’s headquarters, the signing ceremony...
August 2025 Monthly Arctic Chairs Meeting Readout
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies convenes monthly meetings of its National and Arctic Interest Chairs. The meetings are a platform for TSC-affiliated Arctic security experts to discuss issues of common interest. During the August 13 meeting, the Chairs discussed the upcoming...
TSC delivers Strategic Arctic Dialogue course for NORAD and USNORTHCOM
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies delivered the Strategic Arctic Dialogue: North America's Arctic Atlantic Approach (with a focus on Greenland) Special Topic Course virtually on Aug. 6, 2025, bringing together 124 mid- to senior-level Department of Defense officials and Arctic...
TSC explores Arctic–Pacific security linkages at 2025 Arctic Encounter Symposium
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies hosted a panel on strategic competition in the Arctic–Pacific during the 2025 Arctic Encounter Symposium, bringing together senior diplomats and Arctic experts from the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Canada to discuss the growing...
