Arctic

CSIS’s Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Energy Security and Climate Change Program provide analysis and policy recommendations on the growing geopolitical and strategic challenges in the Arctic.

Photo: S1 Justin Spinello, RCN

Photo: S1 Justin Spinello, RCN

Canada's Role in Global Maritime Security

The CSIS International Security Program hosted a virtual featuring Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, on Canada’s role in protecting the world’s oceans.

Transcript — November 3, 2023

See all analysis on the Arctic

Latest Podcasts

See all podcast episodes on the Arctic

Recent Events

Photo: MAXIME POPOV/AFP via Getty Images
Video On Demand

Arctic Security after a Year of War

Hosted by Lillan and Robert D. Stuart Jr. Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies
January 25, 2023 • 4:00 – 4:45 pm EST
See all events on the Arctic

Related Programs

Experts

All Arctic Content

Filter by

1 - 10 of 108 results

Canada’s Role in Global Maritime Security

Please join the CSIS International Security Program for a virtual event featuring Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, on Canada’s role in protecting the world’s oceans.

Event — November 3, 2023

Canada's Role in Global Maritime Security

The CSIS International Security Program hosted a virtual featuring Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, on Canada’s role in protecting the world’s oceans.

Transcript — November 3, 2023

Arctic Geopolitics: The Svalbard Archipelago

Tensions in the Arctic among great powers have increased since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the unique status of the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard complicates this broad geopolitical framing of the region.

Brief by Andreas Østhagen Otto Svendsen and Max Bergmann — September 14, 2023

Frozen Frontiers: China’s Great Power Ambitions in the Polar Regions

Chinese scientific research and commercial investments in the Arctic and Antarctica have elevated China’s voice in polar affairs, but its growing physical footprint in the world’s most remote frontiers also advance China’s broader strategic and military interests.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole Brian Hart Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Aidan Powers-Riggs — April 18, 2023

Arctic Security after a Year of War

Russia’s war in Ukraine has been felt in the Arctic, where tensions are increasing. This event launches a new CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program report that outlines security developments since the invasion, as well as their implications for the United States and NATO.

Event — January 25, 2023