Arctic
The Arctic region is a bellwether for climate change, a potential frontier for investment and economic development, and an innovative governance space.
Recently, however, tensions between Russia and the West have challenged the region’s exceptionalism. We analyze complex Arctic issues such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable development, cooperative governance, Indigenous rights and leadership, and the region’s evolving geopolitical and security dynamics.
Our interdisciplinary approach integrates insights from environmental science, public policy, international relations, and Indigenous knowledge systems. By collaborating with Arctic policymakers, rights-holders, researchers, and other stakeholders, we aim to advance policies that promote socio-ecological resilience, co-production of knowledge and agenda-setting, and international cooperation in the Arctic region.
Thinking Beyond Boundaries: How the High Seas Treaty Can Serve the Arctic
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Adobe Stock/Travel_IRExplainerExplainer: The Geopolitical Significance of Greenland
by Jennifer Spence and Elizabeth Hanlon -
Arctic CouncilEnabling and Bridging Institutional Diversity Through Polycentric Governance Structures to Advance Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the Arctic Council
by Jennifer Spence, Rolf Rødven and Nina Ågren January 2025 -
Arctic Environmental Security: Complex Dynamics in a Region of Change
by Douglas Causey and Nadezhda Filimonova
