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The DOD's New Arctic Strategy: An In-Depth Discussion
Overview
On July 23, 2024, the Wilson Center hosted an exclusive deep dive into the Department of Defense's new Arctic Strategy with keynote speaker Amanda Dory, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Experts discussed the current geopolitical state of the Arctic, the development of the pivotal strategy, and its profound implications for the future of Arctic security.
Speakers
![Photo of Iris Ferguson](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/IrisFerguson.jpg)
Iris A. Ferguson
![Odd-Harald Hagen](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/OHHagen.jpg)
Major General Odd-Harald Hagen
![Tom Carden](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/LTGCarden.jpg)
Lieutenant General Thomas Carden
![Benjamin Maitre](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/BenMaitre.jpg)
Major General Benjamin Maitre
Keynote Speaker
Hosted By
Polar Institute
Since its inception in 2017, the Polar Institute has become a premier forum for discussion and policy analysis of Arctic and Antarctic issues, and is known in Washington, DC and elsewhere as the Arctic Public Square. The Institute holistically studies the central policy issues facing these regions—with an emphasis on Arctic governance, climate change, economic development, scientific research, security, and Indigenous communities—and communicates trusted analysis to policymakers and other stakeholders. Read more
Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
Canada Institute
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
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