Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea
Reports of Russia’s discovery of huge oil reserves in Antarctic waters has caused concern in some quarters over (frozen) territorial claims and the future of the Protocol on Environmental Protection t...
17 Mai 202440min
Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration
“Greenland is the most dynamic piece in the new Arctic security jigsaw puzzle”, according to a new book that applies the international relations theory of securitization to analyze the security and ge...
15 Apr 20241h 26min
From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels
In this episode of the Polar Geopolitics podcast, recorded live at the 2024 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway, host Eric Paglia interviews Andreas Østhagen of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute...
2 Apr 202440min
Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland
To analyze the transformed security environment in Northern Europe since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland, this episode features an interview with Minna Ålander, research fellow at the Finish ...
25 Mar 20241h 4min
Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions
Dr. Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins the podcast to discuss Antarctica and the short- and long-term impacts of climate change and the emerging green transitio...
1 Feb 202423min
Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers
Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers and former director of the Arctic Economic Council, joins the podcast to discuss sustainable development, economic opportunities and the Green Tr...
5 Jan 202432min
Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic
The deployment of subsea data cables across different marine areas of the circumpolar North has become a significant development in discussions of Arctic geopolitics. Meanwhile security concerns over ...
10 Nov 202348min
Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic
The security situation in the Arctic has changed significantly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, although the military buildup in the region began well before 2022. Katarzyna Zysk, professor of Inte...
6 Okt 202355min
