Polar Geopolitics - Arctic and Antarctic analysis
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Greenland’s critical raw material potential and China’s current interest in the Arctic
38 mins; February 27, 2026
The European Union as emerging geopolitical player in the Arctic
20 mins; February 17, 2026
Arctic megatrends: Klaus Dodds and Gosia Smieszek-Rice on the geopolitical forces shaping the future of the circumpolar North
68 hours 57 mins; February 10, 2026
Greenlandic leaders Aaja Chemnitz and Sara Olsvig on the current crisis and the future of Greenland
55 mins; February 05, 2026
REPRISE EPISODE: Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark
38 mins; January 28, 2026
REPRISE EPISODE: Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration
86 hours 27 mins; January 19, 2026
Explaining the America First motivation for acquiring Greenland with former Trump administration official Alexander B. Gray
33 mins; January 18, 2026
Seek support, create offramps and keep the Greenlanders close: Copenhagen’s strategy for containing the Greenland Crisis
38 mins; January 15, 2026
View from Brussels: the role of the EU and NATO in the Greenland Crisis
27 mins; January 14, 2026
Coercive diplomacy: Trump’s turning of the screw in US pursuit of Greenland
34 mins; January 08, 2026
Geopolitics in an Unfrozen Arctic: flashpoints, future scenarios and forces shaping the circumpolar North
39 mins; November 19, 2025
Arctic economic development: Business, investment and infrastructure in a complex geopolitical context
58 mins; October 10, 2025
Emerging trends in American engagement in the Arctic and Antarctic under Trump 2.0
32 mins; September 10, 2025
America in the Arctic: the evolution of U.S Arctic engagement in an era of strategic competition and climate change
65 hours 37 mins; July 17, 2025
ATCM 47 underwhelms: Alan Hemmings on the dismal state of Antarctic governance and changing geopolitical dynamics within the ATS
76 hours 54 mins; July 15, 2025
Crisis diplomacy, Kingdom of Denmark chairship of the Arctic Council, and the evolution of Greenlandic foreign policy
39 mins; May 20, 2025
Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark
38 mins; March 28, 2025
Future of the Artic Council in the context of global governance, scientific cooperation and observer state participation
46 mins; March 17, 2025
Future of the Arctic Council: Nuuk, Copenhagen and the upcoming Kingdom of Denmark chairship with Greenland in the lead
47 mins; March 07, 2025
Future of the Arctic Council: Science diplomacy, Arctic exceptionalism and innovative governance in a time of geopolitical turbulence
48 mins; February 27, 2025
Global gaze on Greenland: Analyzing upcoming elections, security situation and relations with the United States, Denmark, China and the E.U.
71 hours 28 mins; February 20, 2025
Greenland’s Future in the Face of Trump’s Advances: Crisis in the Kingdom of Denmark
33 mins; January 19, 2025
Greenland gambit 2.0: Arctic Geopolitics and Donald Trump’s Geographical Imagination, with Prof. Klaus Dodds
43 mins; January 15, 2025
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
68 hours 6 mins; December 30, 2024
Cracks in Consensus: Krill, marine conservation and the consequences of CCMALR 43 failures for Antarctic governance and geopolitics
42 mins; November 18, 2024
Carrots, sticks and the near-Arctic state narrative: China’s influence strategies in the Arctic
41 mins; October 04, 2024
Analyzing ATCM 46: Current issues and dynamics in the governance and geopolitics of Antarctica
41 mins; September 27, 2024
Arctic nation, or not? The Geopolitics of Arctic state identity
39 mins; September 19, 2024
Spotlight on Svalbard: Realities and myths in a microcosm of Arctic geopolitics
92 hours 52 mins; August 28, 2024
Mobilizing Arctic expertise: Seven scientific themes for Arctic Frontiers 2025
33 mins; June 17, 2024
Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea
40 mins; May 17, 2024
Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration
86 hours 27 mins; April 15, 2024
From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels
40 mins; April 02, 2024
Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland
64 hours 34 mins; March 25, 2024
Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions
23 mins; February 01, 2024
Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers
32 mins; January 05, 2024
Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic
48 mins; November 10, 2023
Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic
55 mins; October 06, 2023
Nuclear risks from Kakhovka Dam destruction and enduring issues surrounding Soviet-era energy infrastructure
77 hours 45 mins; June 16, 2023
Alaska: Energy, security and political economy in the American Arctic
68 hours 22 mins; May 22, 2023
World stages: Arctic megaconferences as platforms for governance and geopolitical performance
34 mins; February 15, 2023
Insights on Antarctic governance and geopolitics with former CCAMLR chair Jakob Granit
44 mins; December 15, 2022
Inside the Arctic Council pause with Finland’s Arctic Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki
24 mins; November 25, 2022
Looking North for Renewables: Arctic solutions to Europe’s green transition
29 mins; November 02, 2022
Arctic Politics present and past: Prof. Oran Young reflects on governance, Gorbachev and the current Arctic Council crisis
44 mins; September 26, 2022
Arctic Council in Crisis: Russia and the governance of the Polar regions in the aftermath of Ukraine
33 mins; May 04, 2022
Arctic, Baltic and Beyond: Geopolitics, security and the spectre of a new Cold War
49 mins; April 09, 2022
Casualties of War? Arctic and Antarctic cooperation and the future of the liberal international order with Prof. Klaus Dodds
36 mins; March 17, 2022
Geopolitical spillover: Analyzing the Arctic implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
32 mins; February 25, 2022
Camp Century, the US Army’s under-ice Arctic base: A story of Cold War--and contemporary—geopolitics in Greenland
39 mins; February 16, 2022
EU Arctic Policy and Geopolitics with Amb. Michael Mann
46 mins; December 20, 2021
Brazil and the Antarctic Geopolitics of South America
25 mins; December 07, 2021
Making the case for the controversial Davis Aerodrome in East Antarctica
36 mins; July 19, 2021
Science and geopolitics in Svalbard: the Ny-Ă…lesund Research Station
33 mins; June 17, 2021
Assessing the future of Arctic shipping in the wake of the Suez Canal incident
22 mins; April 16, 2021
Interregnum No More: A Realist Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Arctic over the past 40 years
33 mins; March 01, 2021
Prognosticating U.S. polar policies and geopolitics under the Biden administration
45 mins; February 22, 2021
Pandemic 2020 and the polar regions: The geopolitical year in review with Prof. Klaus Dodds
38 mins; December 23, 2020
Beyond the Science Criterion: Reconsidering Antarctic governance in an era of climate change
27 mins; December 21, 2020
China’s polar strategy at a crossroads: Pursue paradigms of the 19th century past, or envision a sustainable future
32 mins; October 08, 2020
Asian engagement in the Arctic: Evolving strategies and activities of Asian Arctic Council observer states
28 mins; September 08, 2020
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
38 mins; July 03, 2020
Governance disrupted: Pandemic impacts on Antarctica
34 mins; June 07, 2020
Barents Sea and Svalbard: Norway-Russia relations in an Arctic geopolitical hotspot
30 mins; May 18, 2020
Crisis as opportunity: China and coronavirus diplomacy in the Arctic
17 mins; April 09, 2020
Risks to Arctic Communities from the Coronavirus
28 mins; March 26, 2020
Russia, China and the Arctic: Strategic partnership, strategic mistrust?
24 mins; March 09, 2020
Northern Sea Route: Embodiment of Russia's interests and ambitions in the Arctic
28 mins; February 13, 2020
The Geopolitics of the "Polar"
15 mins; January 28, 2020
Securing the Canadian Arctic with Brigadier General Patrick Carpentier, Commander of Joint Task Force North
20 mins; December 10, 2019
Resilient Regime at 60: An international law perspective on the ATS
30 mins; November 20, 2019
ATS under pressure: Dome A, Australia and great power geopolitics in Antarctica
23 mins; October 18, 2019
Deep dive into Ocean and Cryosphere IPCC Report with coordinating lead author Martin Sommerkorn
26 mins; September 30, 2019
Paul Musgrave on Trump and Greenland in a Global and Historical Context
32 mins; August 23, 2019
Hot Take on Trump's Greenland Gambit
38 mins; August 21, 2019
Frozen Claims and Contemporary Geopolitics: History and Heritage in Antarctica
19 mins; May 27, 2019
2007 and Beyond: The Media and Narratives of Geopolitical Competition in the Arctic
16 mins; April 30, 2019
Greenpeace, CCAMLR and MPAs: An NGO Perspective on Protecting Antarctica
22 mins; March 20, 2019
Greenland’s Lost Norse: Parables of Adaptation from the North Atlantic
11 mins; February 18, 2019
The Arctic Council: Indispensable international regime?
15 mins; February 06, 2019
King of the Cryosphere: Antarctica and the Earth system with Will Steffen
12 mins; January 21, 2019
Climate Adaptation and Food Security in Alaskan indigenous communities
21 mins; December 12, 2018
Michael Byers: Outer Space and the Arctic—Governance in Cold, Dark and Dangerous Places
23 mins; November 21, 2018
John Holdren: Climate change, the Arctic and current U.S policies
14 mins; November 07, 2018
Arctic Council's ambivalent engagement with climate change
21 mins; November 01, 2018
The Geopolitics of Greenland within the Kingdom of Denmark: Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 2
20 mins; August 07, 2018
Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen pt. 1: Arctic governance and the A5 ten years after Ilulissat
22 mins; June 21, 2018
Klaus Dodds pt. 2: UK Arctic Policy, Arctic Council and potential British Antarctic strategy
35 mins; June 13, 2018
Klaus Dodds pt. 1: Geopolitics, Ross Sea MPA, and CAO fisheries moratorium
22 mins; May 23, 2018