The future of Arctic security demands a serious evaluation of this new geopolitically tense environment and how climate change impacts the Arctic in unexpected ways that have strategic consequences. By Gabriella Gricius
Introduction The Arctic Council was established to promote sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic Region. It has provided effective cooperation between the eight Arctic States with many tangible results. The Council is not founded on a treaty or legally based commitments. It was established as a high-level intergovernmental forum by a declaration signed by the ...
In this context the envisioned Arctic Circle Abu Dhabi Forum, co-hosted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, offers an opportunity to present the Arctic model of collaboration to the Third Pole-Himalaya region more systematically than before.
Arctic geopolitics and security are defined by a cooperative aspect, which differentiates them from the mainstream interpretation of challenges and speculation of potential threats. This cooperative aspect is supported by shared interests among the Arctic States and Indigenous Peoples and made possible by the specific features of Arctic geopolitics, security and governance. They form a ...
Speech by Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík on 16 October 2025.
During the last three decades, the Arctic has developed into an exceptional venue for peace and cooperation and was often referred to as a model region for fruitful and constructive international scientific and political dialogue and collaboration. However, the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia has placed these achievements at risk. Most international scientific and political ...
By Marie Anne Coninsx, Senior Associate Fellow, Egmont Institute - Royal Institute for International Relations (Belgium) and First EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic Science, research and innovation play a key role in increasing our knowledge of the Arctic, in understanding the changes of the region and hence in contributing to providing policy responses to the huge challenges it is facing ...