All Episodes

Greenland’s critical raw material potential and China’s current interest in the Arctic

The European Union as emerging geopolitical player in the Arctic

Arctic megatrends: Klaus Dodds and Gosia Smieszek-Rice on the geopolitical forces shaping the future of the circumpolar North

Greenlandic leaders Aaja Chemnitz and Sara Olsvig on the current crisis and the future of Greenland

REPRISE EPISODE: Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark

REPRISE EPISODE: Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration

Explaining the America First motivation for acquiring Greenland with former Trump administration official Alexander B. Gray

Seek support, create offramps and keep the Greenlanders close: Copenhagen’s strategy for containing the Greenland Crisis

View from Brussels: the role of the EU and NATO in the Greenland Crisis

Coercive diplomacy: Trump’s turning of the screw in US pursuit of Greenland

Geopolitics in an Unfrozen Arctic: flashpoints, future scenarios and forces shaping the circumpolar North

Arctic economic development: Business, investment and infrastructure in a complex geopolitical context

Emerging trends in American engagement in the Arctic and Antarctic under Trump 2.0

America in the Arctic: the evolution of U.S Arctic engagement in an era of strategic competition and climate change

ATCM 47 underwhelms: Alan Hemmings on the dismal state of Antarctic governance and changing geopolitical dynamics within the ATS

Crisis diplomacy, Kingdom of Denmark chairship of the Arctic Council, and the evolution of Greenlandic foreign policy

Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark

Future of the Artic Council in the context of global governance, scientific cooperation and observer state participation

Future of the Arctic Council: Nuuk, Copenhagen and the upcoming Kingdom of Denmark chairship with Greenland in the lead

Future of the Arctic Council: Science diplomacy, Arctic exceptionalism and innovative governance in a time of geopolitical turbulence

Global gaze on Greenland: Analyzing upcoming elections, security situation and relations with the United States, Denmark, China and the E.U.

Greenland’s Future in the Face of Trump’s Advances: Crisis in the Kingdom of Denmark

Greenland gambit 2.0: Arctic Geopolitics and Donald Trump’s Geographical Imagination, with Prof. Klaus Dodds

Arctic security, seabed warfare, Russia-China relations and U.S. engagement under Trump: Mathieu Boulègue on the events, issues and upheavals shaping geopolitics for 2025

Cracks in Consensus: Krill, marine conservation and the consequences of CCMALR 43 failures for Antarctic governance and geopolitics

Carrots, sticks and the near-Arctic state narrative: China’s influence strategies in the Arctic

Analyzing ATCM 46: Current issues and dynamics in the governance and geopolitics of Antarctica

Arctic nation, or not? The Geopolitics of Arctic state identity

Spotlight on Svalbard: Realities and myths in a microcosm of Arctic geopolitics

Mobilizing Arctic expertise: Seven scientific themes for Arctic Frontiers 2025

Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea

Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration

From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels

Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland

Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions

Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers

Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic

Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic

Nuclear risks from Kakhovka Dam destruction and enduring issues surrounding Soviet-era energy infrastructure

Alaska: Energy, security and political economy in the American Arctic

World stages: Arctic megaconferences as platforms for governance and geopolitical performance

Insights on Antarctic governance and geopolitics with former CCAMLR chair Jakob Granit

Inside the Arctic Council pause with Finland’s Arctic Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki

Looking North for Renewables: Arctic solutions to Europe’s green transition

Arctic Politics present and past: Prof. Oran Young reflects on governance, Gorbachev and the current Arctic Council crisis

Arctic Council in Crisis: Russia and the governance of the Polar regions in the aftermath of Ukraine

Arctic, Baltic and Beyond: Geopolitics, security and the spectre of a new Cold War

Casualties of War? Arctic and Antarctic cooperation and the future of the liberal international order with Prof. Klaus Dodds

Geopolitical spillover: Analyzing the Arctic implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Camp Century, the US Army’s under-ice Arctic base: A story of Cold War--and contemporary—geopolitics in Greenland

EU Arctic Policy and Geopolitics with Amb. Michael Mann

Brazil and the Antarctic Geopolitics of South America

Making the case for the controversial Davis Aerodrome in East Antarctica

Science and geopolitics in Svalbard: the Ny-Ålesund Research Station

Assessing the future of Arctic shipping in the wake of the Suez Canal incident

Interregnum No More: A Realist Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Arctic over the past 40 years

Prognosticating U.S. polar policies and geopolitics under the Biden administration

Pandemic 2020 and the polar regions: The geopolitical year in review with Prof. Klaus Dodds

Beyond the Science Criterion: Reconsidering Antarctic governance in an era of climate change

China’s polar strategy at a crossroads: Pursue paradigms of the 19th century past, or envision a sustainable future

Asian engagement in the Arctic: Evolving strategies and activities of Asian Arctic Council observer states

The return of great power competition: American geopolitical engagement in the Arctic, with D.A.S. Michael J. Murphy of the U.S. State Department

Governance disrupted: Pandemic impacts on Antarctica

Barents Sea and Svalbard: Norway-Russia relations in an Arctic geopolitical hotspot

Crisis as opportunity: China and coronavirus diplomacy in the Arctic

Risks to Arctic Communities from the Coronavirus

Russia, China and the Arctic: Strategic partnership, strategic mistrust?

Northern Sea Route: Embodiment of Russia's interests and ambitions in the Arctic

The Geopolitics of the "Polar"

Securing the Canadian Arctic with Brigadier General Patrick Carpentier, Commander of Joint Task Force North

Resilient Regime at 60: An international law perspective on the ATS

ATS under pressure: Dome A, Australia and great power geopolitics in Antarctica

Deep dive into Ocean and Cryosphere IPCC Report with coordinating lead author Martin Sommerkorn

Paul Musgrave on Trump and Greenland in a Global and Historical Context

Hot Take on Trump's Greenland Gambit

Frozen Claims and Contemporary Geopolitics: History and Heritage in Antarctica

2007 and Beyond: The Media and Narratives of Geopolitical Competition in the Arctic

Greenpeace, CCAMLR and MPAs: An NGO Perspective on Protecting Antarctica

Greenland’s Lost Norse: Parables of Adaptation from the North Atlantic

The Arctic Council: Indispensable international regime?

King of the Cryosphere: Antarctica and the Earth system with Will Steffen

Climate Adaptation and Food Security in Alaskan indigenous communities

Michael Byers: Outer Space and the Arctic—Governance in Cold, Dark and Dangerous Places

John Holdren: Climate change, the Arctic and current U.S policies

Arctic Council's ambivalent engagement with climate change

The Geopolitics of Greenland within the Kingdom of Denmark: Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 2

Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 1: Arctic governance and the A5 ten years after Ilulissat

Klaus Dodds pt. 2: UK Arctic Policy, Arctic Council and potential British Antarctic strategy

Klaus Dodds pt. 1: Geopolitics, Ross Sea MPA, and CAO fisheries moratorium