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4 Jun	Arctic Competition, Crisis, and Conflict: Contemplating Scenarios June 4, 2026 • Loughborough University London, London Arctic Competition, Crisis, and Conflict: Contemplating Scenarios Workshop hosted by the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) and Loughborough University Thursday, 4 June 2026 9:30am-4:30pm Loughborough University London LDN401 – LU London Held under Chatham House Rule of Non-Attribution. Photo ID required to enter campus. In... Learn More
3 Jun	Arctic Security Seminar June 3, 2026 • Canada House, London In partnership with NATO's Allied Maritime Command and in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission in the United Kingdom. Geopolitics, hybrid threats, and emerging technologies are reshaping NATO’s Northern Flank, requiring enhanced domain awareness. As great power competition intensifies, the Alliance is strengthening its deterrence and defence posture across the... Learn More
4 May	Arctic Pan-Domain Effects Workshop 2 May 4, 2026 - May 5, 2026 In 2024, NAADSN hosted the first Arctic Pan-Domain Effects Workshop, bringing together practitioners and academics to help inform the creation of Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) operational-level plans for the Canadian Arctic. Two years later, that work has proved crucial in the revision and writing of the Canadian Armed Forces’ Operation... Learn More
28 Nov	North at Trent Lecture Series - All Eyes on the Arctic: Where Geopolitics and Security Intersect November 28, 2025 • Trent University, Peterborough Please join the Frost Centre and the North American Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) for a North at Trent Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Rasmus Leander Nielsen and Dr. Marc Lanteigne on Friday, 28 November 2025; 1:00-4:00pm at Trent University's Lady Eaton College - The Pit. Refreshments will be provided.... Learn More
26 Nov	NAADSN and the NATO Association of Canada Early-Career Pubinar: NATO, the Arctic, and the Future November 26, 2025 • D’Arcy McGee’s – Elgin Room, Ottawa NAADSN Emerging Leaders’ Node and the NATO Association of Canada present an Early-Career Pubinar: “NATO, the Arctic, and the Future.” With the Fridtjof Nansen Institute Venue: D'Arcy McGee's - Elgin Room, 44 Sparks St., Ottawa November 26, 2025 – 6:30pm-8:00pm In geopolitically challenging times, characterized by shaping trends of development... Learn More
26 Nov	Hybrid Threats in the Arctic Workshop November 26, 2025 • DT2017 Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa In analyzing “hybrid” or “grey zone” threats across the Circumpolar North, participants in this workshop will compare and contrast the Canadian and European Arctics across all domains, discerning which sectors of security (military, political, economic, societal, environmental) are targeted and implications for the national defence and security community at various... Learn More
25 Nov	Northern Maritime Security: Threats In, To, and Through the Arctic and North Atlantic November 25, 2025 • Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa Ontario From the European High North, across the North Atlantic to Alaska, Canada and its allies are improving their ability to detect, deter, and defend against new and evolving threats in, to, and through these vast regions. This in-depth workshop will examine these evolving maritime security threats with the aim of... Learn More
24 Nov	Arctic Facts and Myths: A Conversation with Arctic Specialists - Launch of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law November 24, 2025 • Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa Ontario Please join NAADSN and the Arctic Editor, Dr. Suzanne Lalonde, for a special launch event of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law from 2-3:30 pm on Monday, 24 November 2025 at the Canadian Museum of Nature – Salon. The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law fulfills the central purpose... Learn More
24 Nov	The Third Annual Canada-Norway Gauntlet Seminar: Countering Multi-Domain Hybrid Threats November 24, 2025 • Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa Ontario Hybrid threats, harmful activities that are planned and carried out with malign intent, are increasing in speed, scale, and intensity in the North American Arctic and European High North. The Gauntlet Seminar is named in honour of Operation GAUNTLET in 1941, when Canada led a successful but little-known combined operation... Learn More
5 Nov	Arctic Security Working Group (ASWG) - November 2025 November 5, 2025 - November 6, 2025 This event page holds password-protected ASWG presentations for future reference. Presentation 2 - ANECF Presentation November 2025 Presentation 2 - CCG - C Bertelsen - Perspectives on Dual-Use Infrastructure Defence - PDF - November 5, 2025 Presentation 2 - MRPDP Deck for ASWG v2 Presentation 2 - NNBI Arctic Security... Learn More
22 Oct	Reflections from 1CRPG: Operation NANOOK-TAKUNIQ October 22, 2025 Please join NAADSN and The Arctic Circle for 1CRPG reflections from Operation NANOOK-TAKUNIQ. NANOOK-TAKUNIQ was designed as a pan-domain training and capability development operation focused on enhancing the capacity of the Canadian Rangers to act as Canada’s Eyes and Ears in the North, and to integrate with other organizations, sensors... Learn More
17 Sep	Geopolitics on Tap: Myths in Arctic Security September 17, 2025 • Kulterhuset, Oslo Amidst growing geopolitical turbulence – Russia’s war in Ukraine, the rise of China as a global power, and renewed U.S. nationalism under Trump 2.0 – the security landscape is shifting, including in the Arctic. Yet, myths and misconceptions still color how we talk about the North. In this pubinar, we... Learn More
4 Jun	The Third Annual Canada-Iceland Seminar: Geopolitics and Security in the Arctic and North Atlantic June 4, 2025 • Veröld – House of Vigdís; University of Iceland, Reykjavík Programme Conference Chair: Pia Hansson, Director, Institute of International Affairs, University of Iceland Rapporteurs: Sasha Tiaglei, Cooper Roy, and Liou Van Tichelen, Political Studies, University of Manitoba 08:30 Registration and coffee Welcome Pia Hansson, Director, Institute of International Affairs, University of Iceland 09:00 Opening Remarks Martin Eyjólfsson, Permanent Secretary of... Learn More
30 May	Canadian Institute for Arctic Security - NAADSN Security and Defence Roundtable May 30, 2025 CIAS and NAADSN facilitated a focused security and defence roundtable on May 30 - brainstorming partnerships, content, and thematic work for the CIAS. Thanks to our hosts at Yukon University, and to participants for the energetic discussion. Learn More
28 May	Arctic Security Working Group (ASWG) - May 2025 May 28, 2025 - May 29, 2025 This event page holds password-protected ASWG presentations for future reference. 25-may-28-Lackenbauer-ASWG-infra 25-may-29-NAADSN-brief-ASWG 2025 ASWG NEM Presentation 2025-05-29-YAFN-Brief-ASWG-Meeting 20250528 ASWG CCASOCE ASWG Agenda – 28-29 May – final ASWG NSS Update – 28 May 2025 V1 ASWG-28-29May25-Cdr_Price-NAVRES_Pres-UUUU cias-presentation-deck May25 Presentation 17- TC Update – ASWG Spring 2025 UNCLOS Program Update ASWG... Learn More

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