YouTube – Panel Discussion – 1:33 Hours Long
Here is a streamed panel discussion that the Hudson Institute held on Friday, September 27, 2019.
Recent Hudson Institute panel discussion regarding the geostrategic competition going on in the Arctic and the commercial, energy, environmental, military, and law enforcement dimensions tied to it.
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The melting of Arctic ice accelerated by global warming is not only opening opportunities for new transport routes and scientific exploration but also raising new strategic concerns.
Russia remains a major Arctic actor, seeking to exploit the Northern Sea Route which will cut maritime transportation costs between Asia and Europe. Meanwhile, China is investing in strategic assets in the region, including natural gas, minerals, railways, and telecommunications.
The Arctic Strategy laid out by the Department of Defense promises to sustain the U.S. military’s competitive advantage to counter the growing influence of rivals in the Arctic, causing Greenland and other countries to grapple with growing great power competition in the region.
The panel examined how the emergence of this geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalry influences regional agendas and political priorities in the Arctic.
PANELISTS:
Moderated by Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute
- Kathryn Lavelle, Case Western Reserve University Professor
- Stacy R. Closson, Wilson Center Global Fellow
- Liselotte Odgaard, Hudson Senior Fellow
- Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Greenland Representative
- John Farrell, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
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