Examining PRC Activities in the Arctic

Please join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 9:30am EDT for a conversation with Iris A. Ferguson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience. Ms. Ferguson will be joined by Matthew P. Funaiole, vice president of iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation and senior fellow of China Power Project at CSIS, for a discussion on PRC activities in the Arctic. The conversation will be moderated by Max Bergmann, Director of the Stuart Center and Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program. The conversation will touch on the PRC's current activities in the region, PRC-Russia cooperation, and hybrid threats in the Arctic.

As the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ms. Ferguson serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and senior leadership on protecting U.S. homeland and Allied interests in the Arctic region; managing oceans policy and the freedom of navigation program to uphold the maritime rules-based order; addressing strategic resilience risks including critical minerals and energy security; and ensuring the Department maintains innovation advantages in strategic competition.

This event is online-only.

This event is made possible by the generous support of the Lillan and Robert D. Stuart Jr. Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies and the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.