Polar Geopolitics - Arctic and Antarctic analysis
By Eric Paglia
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A podcast on the Arctic and Antarctica that applies the lens of geopolitics to analyze a wide range of critical issues pertaining to the polar regions and international affairs. In interviews with leading experts, recurring topics include Greenland, the Arctic Council, climate change, critical raw materials, the Antarctic Treaty System, hybrid warfare, science diplomacy, great power competition between the United States, China and Russia, sustainable development, Svalbard, NATO, Arctic shipping, Alaska, AI, technology and critical infrastructure, the Baltic Sea, military and national security, energy, the role of indigenous peoples in Arctic governance, and more. Polar Geopolitics is hosted by Dr. Eric Paglia, a podcast producer and environmental historian at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Strategic Gateway: Klaus Dodds on the Geopolitics of the South Atlantic and Antarctica in the context of the reignited Falklands-Malvinas dispute
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Arctic Governance in an era of Geopolitical Rupture: Amb. David Balton on the CAO Fisheries Agreement, relations with Russia, and how to revitalize the Arctic Council
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Far North Frontier of NATO–Russia Tensions: Svalbard's Deterrence Gap with Prof. Katarzyna Zysk
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Arctic Security in the Hypersonic Age: Golden Dome, Greenland and Transatlantic Arctic relations with Dr. Troy Bouffard
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May 04, 2026 |
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Greenland’s critical raw material potential and China’s current interest in the Arctic
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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The European Union as emerging geopolitical player in the Arctic
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Arctic megatrends: Klaus Dodds and Gosia Smieszek-Rice on the geopolitical forces shaping the future of the circumpolar North
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Greenlandic leaders Aaja Chemnitz and Sara Olsvig on the current crisis and the future of Greenland
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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REPRISE EPISODE: Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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REPRISE EPISODE: Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Explaining the America First motivation for acquiring Greenland with former Trump administration official Alexander B. Gray
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Seek support, create offramps and keep the Greenlanders close: Copenhagen’s strategy for containing the Greenland Crisis
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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View from Brussels: the role of the EU and NATO in the Greenland Crisis
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Coercive diplomacy: Trump’s turning of the screw in US pursuit of Greenland
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Geopolitics in an Unfrozen Arctic: flashpoints, future scenarios and forces shaping the circumpolar North
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Arctic economic development: Business, investment and infrastructure in a complex geopolitical context
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Emerging trends in American engagement in the Arctic and Antarctic under Trump 2.0
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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America in the Arctic: the evolution of U.S Arctic engagement in an era of strategic competition and climate change
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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ATCM 47 underwhelms: Alan Hemmings on the dismal state of Antarctic governance and changing geopolitical dynamics within the ATS
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Crisis diplomacy, Kingdom of Denmark chairship of the Arctic Council, and the evolution of Greenlandic foreign policy
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May 20, 2025 |
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Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Future of the Artic Council in the context of global governance, scientific cooperation and observer state participation
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Future of the Arctic Council: Nuuk, Copenhagen and the upcoming Kingdom of Denmark chairship with Greenland in the lead
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Future of the Arctic Council: Science diplomacy, Arctic exceptionalism and innovative governance in a time of geopolitical turbulence
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Global gaze on Greenland: Analyzing upcoming elections, security situation and relations with the United States, Denmark, China and the E.U.
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Greenland’s Future in the Face of Trump’s Advances: Crisis in the Kingdom of Denmark
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Greenland gambit 2.0: Arctic Geopolitics and Donald Trump’s Geographical Imagination, with Prof. Klaus Dodds
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Arctic security, seabed warfare, Russia-China relations and U.S. engagement under Trump: Mathieu Boulègue on the events, issues and upheavals shaping geopolitics for 2025
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Cracks in Consensus: Krill, marine conservation and the consequences of CCMALR 43 failures for Antarctic governance and geopolitics
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Carrots, sticks and the near-Arctic state narrative: China’s influence strategies in the Arctic
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Analyzing ATCM 46: Current issues and dynamics in the governance and geopolitics of Antarctica
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Arctic nation, or not? The Geopolitics of Arctic state identity
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Spotlight on Svalbard: Realities and myths in a microcosm of Arctic geopolitics
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Mobilizing Arctic expertise: Seven scientific themes for Arctic Frontiers 2025
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea
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May 17, 2024 |
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Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Nuclear risks from Kakhovka Dam destruction and enduring issues surrounding Soviet-era energy infrastructure
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Alaska: Energy, security and political economy in the American Arctic
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May 22, 2023 |
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World stages: Arctic megaconferences as platforms for governance and geopolitical performance
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Insights on Antarctic governance and geopolitics with former CCAMLR chair Jakob Granit
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Inside the Arctic Council pause with Finland’s Arctic Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Looking North for Renewables: Arctic solutions to Europe’s green transition
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Arctic Politics present and past: Prof. Oran Young reflects on governance, Gorbachev and the current Arctic Council crisis
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Arctic Council in Crisis: Russia and the governance of the Polar regions in the aftermath of Ukraine
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May 04, 2022 |
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Arctic, Baltic and Beyond: Geopolitics, security and the spectre of a new Cold War
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Casualties of War? Arctic and Antarctic cooperation and the future of the liberal international order with Prof. Klaus Dodds
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Geopolitical spillover: Analyzing the Arctic implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Camp Century, the US Army’s under-ice Arctic base: A story of Cold War--and contemporary—geopolitics in Greenland
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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EU Arctic Policy and Geopolitics with Amb. Michael Mann
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Brazil and the Antarctic Geopolitics of South America
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Making the case for the controversial Davis Aerodrome in East Antarctica
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Science and geopolitics in Svalbard: the Ny-Ålesund Research Station
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Assessing the future of Arctic shipping in the wake of the Suez Canal incident
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Interregnum No More: A Realist Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Arctic over the past 40 years
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Prognosticating U.S. polar policies and geopolitics under the Biden administration
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Pandemic 2020 and the polar regions: The geopolitical year in review with Prof. Klaus Dodds
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Beyond the Science Criterion: Reconsidering Antarctic governance in an era of climate change
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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China’s polar strategy at a crossroads: Pursue paradigms of the 19th century past, or envision a sustainable future
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Asian engagement in the Arctic: Evolving strategies and activities of Asian Arctic Council observer states
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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The return of great power competition: American geopolitical engagement in the Arctic, with D.A.S. Michael J. Murphy of the U.S. State Department
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Governance disrupted: Pandemic impacts on Antarctica
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Barents Sea and Svalbard: Norway-Russia relations in an Arctic geopolitical hotspot
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May 18, 2020 |
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Crisis as opportunity: China and coronavirus diplomacy in the Arctic
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Risks to Arctic Communities from the Coronavirus
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Russia, China and the Arctic: Strategic partnership, strategic mistrust?
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Northern Sea Route: Embodiment of Russia's interests and ambitions in the Arctic
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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The Geopolitics of the "Polar"
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Securing the Canadian Arctic with Brigadier General Patrick Carpentier, Commander of Joint Task Force North
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Resilient Regime at 60: An international law perspective on the ATS
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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ATS under pressure: Dome A, Australia and great power geopolitics in Antarctica
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Deep dive into Ocean and Cryosphere IPCC Report with coordinating lead author Martin Sommerkorn
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Paul Musgrave on Trump and Greenland in a Global and Historical Context
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Hot Take on Trump's Greenland Gambit
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Frozen Claims and Contemporary Geopolitics: History and Heritage in Antarctica
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May 27, 2019 |
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2007 and Beyond: The Media and Narratives of Geopolitical Competition in the Arctic
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Greenpeace, CCAMLR and MPAs: An NGO Perspective on Protecting Antarctica
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Greenland’s Lost Norse: Parables of Adaptation from the North Atlantic
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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The Arctic Council: Indispensable international regime?
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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King of the Cryosphere: Antarctica and the Earth system with Will Steffen
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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Climate Adaptation and Food Security in Alaskan indigenous communities
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Michael Byers: Outer Space and the Arctic—Governance in Cold, Dark and Dangerous Places
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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John Holdren: Climate change, the Arctic and current U.S policies
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Arctic Council's ambivalent engagement with climate change
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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The Geopolitics of Greenland within the Kingdom of Denmark: Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 2
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 1: Arctic governance and the A5 ten years after Ilulissat
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Klaus Dodds pt. 2: UK Arctic Policy, Arctic Council and potential British Antarctic strategy
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Klaus Dodds pt. 1: Geopolitics, Ross Sea MPA, and CAO fisheries moratorium
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May 23, 2018 |