Stevens Center News
The following highlights and links provide recent updates on TSC and Arctic Security issues:
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 Studies launched its newest educational course, NATO in the North, Sept. 16–18. The virtual course, hosted in partnership with the Norway-based NATO Centre of Excellence for Cold Weather Operations,...
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 are shaping the region’s future. That was the focus of “Grey Zone Competition in the Arctic,” the latest Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies alumni event, held virtually Sept. 23. The...
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 experts from across the Arctic region convened virtually for the 2025 High North Security Dialogue, demonstrating a continued commitment to working collaboratively on defense in the Arctic. Co-hosted by...
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...
