The Arctic

Armed U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche stand watch as more than 39,000 pounds of seized cocaine is offloaded at Naval Base San Diego, California, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTX2QRU3

Order from Chaos

Always ready: Ensuring today’s Coast Guard can meet the challenges of tomorrow

Friday, December 2, 2016

The halfway point of the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

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Order from Chaos

With Russia overextended elsewhere, Arctic cooperation gets a new chance

Pavel K. Baev and Tim Boersma

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Charting Japan’s Arctic strategy

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Reports

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Emerging Markets

The Greenland Gold Rush: Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland’s Energy and Mineral Resources

Kevin Foley and Tim Boersma

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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Emerging Markets

Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the U.S.

Charles K. Ebinger, John P. Banks, and Alisa Schackmann

Monday, March 24, 2014

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Climate Change

Finland Trip Report: Harnessing Offshore Opportunities in the Arctic

Charles K. Ebinger

Friday, July 26, 2013

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Canada

A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic Peoples

Elizabeth Ferris

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Climate Change

Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in Arctic Scandinavia

Ilan Kelman and Marius Warg Næss

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

Yesterday, the Northern Lights went out: The Arctic and the future of global energy

Charles K. Ebinger

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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Order from Chaos

The U.S. still needs Arctic energy

Charles K. Ebinger

Monday, September 14, 2015

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PlanetPolicy

Obama walking a razor’s edge in Alaska on climate change

Timmons Roberts

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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Events

U.S. leadership in the Arctic

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Natural Resource Development in Greenland: A Forum with Greenland’s Premier Aleqa Hammond

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the United States

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

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Experts

Pavel K. Baev

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

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Multimedia

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Climate Change

Governing a Changing Arctic

Fred Dews and John P. Banks

Friday, April 11, 2014

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Climate Change

@ Brookings Podcast: The Arctic as an Emerging Market

Friday, June 29, 2012

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More on The Arctic

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The U.S. is more energy self-sufficient than ever before, and the Arctic can assure it stays that way

Charles K. Ebinger

Thursday, September 10, 2015

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Russia’s Arctic illusions

Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Stability in the Arctic: Dancing with polar bears

Thursday, June 18, 2015

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Climate change is a security threat to the Arctic and the time to act is now

Charles K. Ebinger

Friday, May 22, 2015

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Security risks: The tenuous link between climate change and national security

Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Is the United States positioned to lead in the Arctic?

Jason Tama, Heather Greenley, and David Barata

Friday, April 24, 2015