The Arctic

Vatnajokull National Park, southeast Iceland, Europe.

China

Northern expedition: China’s Arctic activities and ambitions

Rush Doshi, Alexis Dale-Huang, and Gaoqi Zhang

April 2021

The U.S Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC-616) arrives at its new homeport at Naval Air Station Pensacola on a stormy day Monday, July 27, 2020. The 210-foot Reliance-class cutter joins the cutters Decisive and the Dauntless currently calling Pensacola home.Uscg Homeport Diligence

Order from Chaos

The future of the U.S. Coast Guard is in outer space

Michael Sinclair

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Deligates attend the official dinner at the Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kay Nietfeld,Pool

China

Balancing act: Major powers and the global response to US-China great power competition

Fiona Hill, Tanvi Madan, Amanda Sloat, Mireya Solís, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Bruce Jones, Emilie Kimball, Jesse I. Kornbluth, and Ted Reinert

July 2020

General view of Thule Air Base, Greenland, Denmark October 31, 2018. Picture taken October 31, 2018. Ritzau Scanpix/Linda Kastrup via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. - RC1192531590

Order from Chaos

Punishing Denmark over Greenland shows Trump has defected to the autocrats

Thomas Wright

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Reports

Report

The Greenland Gold Rush: Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland’s Energy and Mineral Resources

Tim Boersma and Kevin Foley

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Report

Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the U.S.

Charles K. Ebinger, John P. Banks, and Alisa Schackmann

Monday, March 24, 2014

Report

Finland Trip Report: Harnessing Offshore Opportunities in the Arctic

Charles K. Ebinger

Friday, July 26, 2013

Report

A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic Peoples

Elizabeth Ferris

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Report

Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in Arctic Scandinavia

Ilan Kelman and Marius Warg Næss

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Blog Posts

Armed U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche stand watch as more than 39,000 pounds of seized cocaine is offloaded at Naval Base San Diego, California, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTX2QRU3

Order from Chaos

Always ready: Ensuring today’s Coast Guard can meet the challenges of tomorrow

Ian Livingston

Friday, December 2, 2016

Radar dish and antennas systems are seen at the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association facility on Breinosa, Svalbard, in Norway. (REUTERS/Anna Filipova)

Order from Chaos

With Russia overextended elsewhere, Arctic cooperation gets a new chance

Pavel K. Baev and Tim Boersma

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Order from Chaos

Yesterday, the Northern Lights went out: The Arctic and the future of global energy

Charles K. Ebinger

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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Events

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Experts

Fiona Hill

Robert Bosch Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

Pavel K. Baev

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

Governing a Changing Arctic

Fred Dews and John P. Banks

Friday, April 11, 2014

Podcast Episode

@ Brookings Podcast: The Arctic as an Emerging Market

Bruce Jones

Friday, June 29, 2012

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The Arctic

Northern expedition: China’s Arctic activities and ambitions

The future of the U.S. Coast Guard is in outer space

Balancing act: Major powers and the global response to US-China great power competition

Punishing Denmark over Greenland shows Trump has defected to the autocrats

Reports

The Greenland Gold Rush: Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland’s Energy and Mineral Resources

Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the U.S.

Finland Trip Report: Harnessing Offshore Opportunities in the Arctic

A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic Peoples

Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in Arctic Scandinavia

Blog Posts

Always ready: Ensuring today’s Coast Guard can meet the challenges of tomorrow

With Russia overextended elsewhere, Arctic cooperation gets a new chance

Yesterday, the Northern Lights went out: The Arctic and the future of global energy

Events

The halfway point of the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship

Charting Japan’s Arctic strategy

U.S. leadership in the Arctic

Experts

Fiona Hill

Robert Bosch Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

Pavel K. Baev

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

Multimedia

Governing a Changing Arctic

@ Brookings Podcast: The Arctic as an Emerging Market

More on The Arctic

The U.S. still needs Arctic energy

The U.S. is more energy self-sufficient than ever before, and the Arctic can assure it stays that way

Obama walking a razor’s edge in Alaska on climate change

Russia’s Arctic illusions

Stability in the Arctic: Dancing with polar bears

Climate change is a security threat to the Arctic and the time to act is now