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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.

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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

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Arctic Security after a Year of War

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Online Event: Enhancing Security in the High North

Please join the CSIS Europe Program for a conversation with Tone Skogen, State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, and Captain The Right Honourable Tobias Ellwood MP, Chair of the United Kingdom’s Defense Select Committee, to discuss the security dynamics in the High North.

Event by Heather A. Conley , Tone Skogen , and Rt. Hon. Tobias Ellwood MP — June 4, 2020

America's Arctic Moment: Great Power Competition in the Arctic to 2050

As U.S. Arctic policy remains stagnant, Russia and China are expanding their economic and military presence in the Arctic. In a battleground for great power competition, the United States must restore its presence and leadership in this increasingly strategic region.

Report by Ian Williams , Heather A. Conley , Nikos Tsafos , and Matthew Melino — March 30, 2020

THE ICE CURTAIN: RUSSIA’S ARCTIC MILITARY PRESENCE

In 2007 Russia re-prioritized the Arctic in keeping with Vladimir Putin's vision of restoring Russia's status as a great power. Now more than a decade later, Russia's military returns to the Arctic with strategic implications for the United States.

Report by Heather A. Conley , Matthew Melino , and Jon B. Alterman — March 26, 2020

Ice Curtain: Tiksi Airbase—Many Russian Announcements, Little Equipment

The Russian government has repeatedly announced ambitious plans to expand Tiksi Air Base but appears to be significantly behind in its efforts, an indication that not everything the Kremlin announces with regard to its military posture in the Arctic is necessarily true.

Brief by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , Heather A. Conley , and Matthew Melino — March 26, 2020

Ice Curtain: Protecting the Arctic Motherland

Russia’s military presence on Kotelny Island off the northern Siberian coast demonstrates a complex, layered coastal defense arrangement which could limit NATO and U.S. air and maritime capabilities in the region.

Brief by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , Heather A. Conley , and Matthew Melino — March 25, 2020

Expanding Opportunities, Challenges and Threats in the Arctic

Heather A. Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic, and director of the Europe Program, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Security.

Congressional Testimony by Heather A. Conley — December 12, 2019