Quick Impact
Short, topical, and relevant opinion editorials and commentary by NAADSN experts on North American and Arctic defence and security topics.
November 2024
“Canadian government already bracing for potential Trump tariffs,” an interview with Chris Sands, CBC News, 3 November 2024.
“Arctic Circle 2024: Days of Insecurity,” by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 2 November 2024.
October 2024
“Space Security is Here and Now,” an interview with Jessica West, 25 October 2024.
“Beyond the Bed for a Night: The Limits of Humanitarianism for Responding to Domestic Climate Disasters,” a presentation by Will Greaves for the Climate Change Displacement Dialogue, 23 October 2024.
“Why does Ottawa’s green investing guidebook snub natural gas and nuclear?” by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 23 October 2024.
“Kazakhstan pauses prospective application to BRICS,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 23 October 2024.
“Cultural exchanges may be the ‘life support’ that the Canadian dream needs,” by Andrew Parkes and Joanne Archibald, TheHub, 22 October 2024.
“Central Asia: An emerging battlefield for strategic minerals,” by Sergey Sukhankin, The Lowy Institute, 21 October 2024.
“You Don’t Know Where to Go: Indigenous Communities Facing Canada’s Climate Disasters,” an interview with Will Greaves, Migration Matters, 20 October 2024.
“Prevention Doesn’t Win Votes: Confronting Climate Challenges in Canada,” an interview with Will Greaves, MigrationMatters, 20 October 2024.
“What the ICE PACT Means for Canadian Industry and Arctic Security,” an interview with Adam Lajeunesse, CDAInstitute, 18 October 2024.
“Northern Europe’s national security lessons for Canada,” by Alex Dalziel, iPolitics, 18 October 2024.
“How Russia’s War Machine Keeps Raking in Money,” by Sergey Sukhankin, The Cipher Brief, 15 October 2024.
“The Foreign Desk: Strange borders,” an interview with Rob Huebert, Monocle, 12 October 2024.
“The best climate policy? More Canadian commodities,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Hub, 11 October 2024.
“Russian Disinformation Targets the European Union,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 2 October 2024.
“Carrots, sticks, and the near-Arctic state narrative: China’s influence strategies in the Arctic,” an interview with Adam Lajeunesse, PolarGeopolitics, 1 October 2024.
“Political leadership poses critical problem in conflict between Iran and Israel,” featuring Rob Huebert, GlobalNews, 1 October 2024.
September 2024
“It’s time for Canada to get serious about economic security,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 30 September 2024.
“Arctic Realpolitik: Germany’s Northern Strategies in a Time of Turning Points,” by Marc Lanteigne, Over The Circle, 29 September 2024.
“Energy Security Cubed: The Cyber Security Problems of Military Electrification,” an interview with Kristen Csenkey, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 26 September 2024.
“Russia’s Disinformation Campaign in North America Becomes Smarter and More Flexible,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 25 September 2024.
“Can Ottawa Adjust to the New Washington Consensus on Trade?” by Christopher Sands and Xavier Delgado, WilsonCenter, 24 September 2024.
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Resolving the Beaufort Sea Dispute: The Timing is Right, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Suzanne Lalonde, 24 September 2024
“Arctic Critical Minerals: Canada’s Strategic Interest,” an interview with Heather Exner-Pirot and Suzanne Lalonde,” CDA Institute, 17 September 2024.
“Russian Orthodox Church Recruits African Students for Moscow’s War in Ukraine,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 16 September 2024.
“Ensuring Taiwan’s Security,” featuring Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 14 September 2024.
“Identifying impacts, reducing risks, and finding solutions to global climate change,” by Jackie Dawson, InnovationNews, 12 September 2024.
“As Diplomacy Falters, Banning Weapons in Space Is More Crucial than Ever,” by Jessica West, CIGI, 6 September 2024.
“Russia’s New Maritime Collegium Inaugurated in Renewed Focus on Arctic Policy,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 4 September 2024.
“Will Russia violate the Antarctic Treaty?” by Sergey Sukhankin, The Lowy Institute, 4 September 2024.
“2024 DOD Arctic Strategy: Secure U.S. Arctic interests through enhancing, engaging, and exercising,” by Troy Bouffard, TheWatch, 4 September 2024.
“Global Diplomacy for the Arctic,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, Issues in Science and Technology, 4 September 2024.
“Sino-Russian Military Cooperation: Scenes from the Arctic,” by Marc Lanteigne, The Prospect Foundation, 3 September 2024.
“The Ties and Knots that Bind Canada and the United States,” by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 1 September 2024.
“How the RCN Can Mitigate Vulnerabilities When Adopting Autonomous Vessels and Vehicles: Considerations for the Royal Canadian Navy,” by Kate Todd, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, September 2024.
August 2024
“The Global Arctic: Security & Cooperation,” an interview with Heather Exner-Pirot, ArcticCircle, 27 August 2024.
“Meeting in Arkhangelsk the Sibylline development of the Russian Arctic,” featuring Frederic Lassere, PolarJournal, 27 August 2024.
“Securing the future – Canada’s deep geological repository for nuclear waste,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 26 August 2024.
“Russia’s War Economy Wilts Under Sanctions as Measures Become More Targeted,” by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation, 20 August 2024.
“Canada’s next submarine fleet likely to be foreign built as Navy faces timeline crunch, say defence experts,” featuring Adam Lajeunesse, The Hill Times, 14 August 2024.
“Medium Risk, Medium Reward,” featuring Thomas Hughes, CDSN Battle Rhythm, 14 August 2024.
“Between Myth and Reality: Soviet Legacies in the Russian Arctic,” by Alina Bykova, E-International Relations, 14 August 2024.
“Moscow Capitalizes on Wins from Recent Prisoner Swap,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 13 August 2024.
“Securing the North: NORAD, China, and the Future of Arctic Policy,” an interview with Whitney Lackenbauer, CDA Institute, 8 August 2024.
“Canadian tariffs on Chinese EVs should look like the United States’, not Europe’s,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 7 August 2024.
“Canada Can Lead by Saying No to Armed Satellites,” by Jessica West, CIGI, 6 August 2024.
“A very, very high priority,” featuring Andrea Charron, ActualNewsMagazine, 2 August 2024.
“Canadian warship shadowed Chinese vessels off Alaska last month, National Defence says,” an interview with Rob Huebert, CBCNews, 1 August 2024.
“Canadian Climate Change Policy Inventory Methodology,” by Katharina Koch et. al, University of Calgary School of Public Policy, 1 August 2024.
“Canada in the global energy transition,” by Heather Exner-Pirot and Alexander Dalziel, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 1 August 2024.
“Myths of Svalbard Geopolitics Debunked by Researcher,” featuring Andreas Østhagen, High North News, 1 August 2024.
“Canadian warship shadowed Chinese vessel off Alaska last month, National Defence,” featuring Rob Huebert, 1 August 2024.
July 2024
“How Canada Is Defending the Place With No Dawn,” featuring Whitney Lackenbauer, Bloomberg, 29 July 2024.
“Autonomous Vessels Are Revolutionizing Naval Warfare: Can Canada Keep Up?” by Kate Todd, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 22 July 2024.
“China’s Expanding Arctic Ambitions Challenge the U.S. and NATO,” featuring Marc Lanteigne, Newsweek, 21 July 2024.
“Why Chinese warships near Alaska signal growing naval projection – and a message to NATO,” featuring Marc Lanteigne and Troy Bouffard, South China Morning Post, 18 July 2024.
“Canada Institute Experts React to the Washington NATO Summit,” featuring Andrea Charron, Wilson Center, 18 July 2024.
“What’s ahead for Canada’s first female defence chief? Observers warn of ‘glass cliff’,” featuring Charlotte Duval-Latnoine, Ottawa CityNews, 17 July 2024.
“Nuclear industry deserves praise for the way it searched for waste-disposal site,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 16 July 2024.
“360 View of America’s “ICE Pact” Polar Icebreaker Partnership with Canada and Finland,” by Heather Exner-Pirot et. al, WilsonCenter, 16 July 2024.
“Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast is a dagger aimed at the heart of Europe. But Canada can help blunt the threat,” by Sergey Sukhankin, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 16 July 2024.
“TC Energy’s US $15B Keystone XL claim thrown out by trade tribunal,” featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, Calgary Herald, 16 July 2024.
“Icebreaker Chess? A New Polar Shipbuilding Deal Amongst NATO Members,” by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 14 July 2024.
“Has NATO outlived its purpose?” an interview with Andrea Charron, CBC News, 12 July 2024.
“Canada’s purchase of Inuvik hangar applauded by northerners and Arctic security experts,” featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 11 July 2024.
“Chinese Navy Ships in Close Encounter off U.S.,” featuring Marc Lanteigne, Newsweek, 11 July 2024.
“Melting sea ice was supposed to help Arctic shipping, but new research says otherwise,” featuring Jackie Dawson, CBC News, 11 July 2024.
“Hidden Harms: Human (In)security in Outer Space: Consultation Report,” by Jessica West and Vaishnavi Panchanadam, Project Ploughshares, 10 July 2024.
“Transformation of Caspian Sea Region Into Energy Hub Gaining Momentum (Part Two),” by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation, 9 July 2024.
“The Evan Bray Show – military grooming rules,” an interview with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, 980 CJME AM, 9 July 2024.
“US pressures Canada about NATO commitments,” featuring Rob Huebert, Voice of America, 9 July 2024.
“Svalbard: Another Flashpoint of Arctic Tensions – Analysis,” featuring Andreas Østhagen, Eurasia Review, 9 July 2024.
“Canada faces pressure at Nato summit for riding on ‘coattails’,” featuring Christopher Sands, BBC, 9 July 2024.
“Why We Fight Over Canadian Defense Spending,” by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 8 July 2024.
“Unique piece of Arctic land goes on auction,” featuring Andreas Østhagen, The Citizen, 4 July 2024.
“Carignan named Canada’s defence chief, first woman to hold top military post,” featuring Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, VictoriaNews, 3 July 2024.
“Professional Conduct & Culture,” by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, DND/CAF 101 Substack, 2 July 2024.
“Seeing energy policy only through the lens of climate change? That time is over,” by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 2 July 2024.
“On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko: The future of LNG in B.C.,” CBC News Radio, an interview with Heather Exner-Pirot, 2 July 2024.
“Oasis No More? Svalbard and Contested Arctic Strategies,” by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 1 July 2024.
June 2024
“Foreign Interference in Canada – What we learned from NSICOP,” featuring Alexander Dalziel, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 28 June 2024.
“Svalbard and Geopolitics: A Need for Clarity,” by Andreas Østhagen, The Arctic Institute, 25 June 2024.
“China’s Mineral Dominance: Can the West Catch Up?” an interview with Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Kitco News,25 June 2024.
“Transformation of Caspian Sea Region Into Energy Hub Gaining Momentum (Part One),” by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation, 24 June 2024.
“Invisible No More,” by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, DND/CAF 101 Substack, 24 June 2024.
“If people are not safe, the state is not safe either: How to build human-oriented international relations,” by Marc Lanteigne, SapereAude,20 June 2024.
Ottawa, Saskatchewan Research Council step in to prevent sale of Canadian rare earth metals to Chinese buyer, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 17 June 2024
Ottawa, Saskatchewan Research Council step in to prevent sale of Canadian rare earth metals to Chinese buyer, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 17 June 2024
One Satellite Crash Could Upend Modern Life, featuring Jessica West, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
A Conversation with Ambassador Hillman, featuring Christopher Sands, Wilson Centre, 14 June 2024
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Greenland’s Widening Arctic Strategies: How Canada Can Respond, by Marc Lanteigne, 8 June 2024
80th anniversary of D-Day, an interview with Andrea Charron, 680 CJOB Winnipeg, 7 June 2024
No, there are no nukes in space – but we still have a problem, by Jessica West, Project Ploughshares, 5 June 2024
Chinese scientists are increasingly shaping the future of the Arctic amid China’s rising presence, by Mathieu Landriault, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
No. 30 | Strategic Competition and the Case for UNCLOS, by Troy Bouffard, Wilson Centre, 4 June 2024
Power and Tension: The Cyber Security Problems of Military Electrification, by Kristen Csenkey and Alexis Rapin, War on the Rocks, 4 June 2024
Ukraine sent special forces to Syria to attack Russians there, revealing a new front to the war: report, featuring Sergey Sukhankin, Yahoo!, 4 June 2024
Washington Hits Russia’s Uranium Industry, by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation, 3 June 2024
May 2024
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago, featuring Andreas Østhagen, PHYS, 17 May 2024.
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Yesterday Might Have Been Better, But Now Must Do: A Response to Rob Huebert on Arctic Sovereignty, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, 17 May 2024
China’s shrinking Arctic ambitions are seen as confined largely to Russia, featuring Marc Lanteigne, Voice of America News, 17 May 2024
Opinion: We’re falling further behind China in critical minerals, by Heather Exner-Pirot, Yahoo Finance, 16 May 2024
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Let’s Get Practical in the Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence: Thinking through the Real-World Applications of AI, Quantum, and Drone Technologies, by Kristen Csenkey, 15 May 2024
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Enhancing Arctic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) in Our North, Strong and Free, by Benjamin Johnson, 15 May 2024
Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure Become Hybrid Threat to Europe, by Alla Hurska, Jamestown Foundation, 14 May 2024.
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: “We are undefended”? Andrew Leslie, Arctic Defence, and the need for more sophisticated framing, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, 13 May 2024
DeepDive: Canada’s natural resources are a long-neglected ‘golden goose.’ It’s time to change that, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, The Hub, 13 May 2024
Canadian Competitiveness in Resource Development: A Post-Mortem, by Heather Exner-Pirot, 7 May 2024
Estonian Perspectives on the War in Ukraine, by Kate E. Todd, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 1 May 2024
Clearing The Fog: The Grey Zones of Space Governance, an interview with Jessica West, Centre for International Governance Innovation, 1 May 2024
Canada’s new Arctic defence policy: Is it too little and too late? by Rob Huebert, 1 May 2024
April 2024
Canada’s Fiscal Laryngitis on the World Stage, by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 27 April 2024
Integrating Emerging Technologies in Militaries: A GBA+ Assessment, by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 26 April 2024
How Secure is Canada’s Arctic? an interview with Andrea Charron, The Big Story Podcast, 25 April 2024
The Arctic in International Relations, by Andreas Østhagen, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, 17 April 2024.
India’s Arctic imperative, by Andreas Østhagen and Abhijit Singh, The Hindu, 16 April 2024.
The end of the Russo-Ukrainian War will not end the state-leveraged mercenary industry in Russia, by Sergey Sukhankin, Private Security Conversations, 10 April 2024
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Arctic Security in Our North Strong and Free: Canada Needs to Get China and Russia Right, by Marc Lanteigne, 10 April 2024
The Current with Matt Galloway, an interview with Rob Huebert, CBC News, 10 April 2024
Billions in New Defence Spending — Why and Will It Even Happen?, an Interview with Rob Huebert, The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge, 10 April 2024
Canada must follow Europe’s lead on building new energy infrastructure, by Alex Dalziel, The National Post, 7 April 2024
We Need to Be More Vigilant in Our Dealings with China, by Whitney Lackenbauer and Adam Lajeneusse, NNSL, 4 April 2024
NATO marks 75 years, featuring Andrea Charron, CTV News, 4 April 2024
U.S. Northern Military Competition: Closing Arctic Operational Capabilities Gaps, by Troy Bouffard, Norwich University, 3 April 2024
Making Greenland a full part of North America should be a priority for Canada, by Alex Dalziel, Policy Options, 2 April 2024
March 2024
Greenland’s Roles in Arctic Security: Many Paths Leading to One?, by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 31 March 2024
Broken Bridge in Baltimore: A Warning for North American Supply Chains, by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 29 March 2024
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Will Russia Withdraw from UNCLOS in the Arctic? Situating the Threat, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Sergey Sukhankin, 25 March 2024
Polar Geopolitics Podcast: Arctic Geopolitics and Local Communities, featuring Andreas Østhagen, Arctic Frontiers, 21 March 2024.
Mitigating the impact of climate change and shipping in the Arctic: uOttawa Killam Fellow and local Inuit are taking action, featuring Jackie Dawson, uOttawa, 19 March 2024.
Q&A on the Nexus of Gender and the Environment with Dr. Malgorazata ‘Gosia’ Smieszek-Rice, featuring Malgorazata (Gosia) Smieszek-Rice, The Arctic Council, 19 March 2024.
Arctic Climate Science: A Way Forward for Cooperation through the Arctic Council and Beyond, by Jennifer Spence, Malgorzata (Gosia) Smieszek-Rice, et al., Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 18 March 2024.
’From Chancay to Shanghai’: Peru’s Strategic Role in PRC Maritime Strategy, by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation, 15 March 2024.
Canada-Germany Resource Partnership: Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Energy Cooperation, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, Kanada mit C, 14 March 2024.
Gender Equality is Back on the Arctic Agenda – This Time For Good? by Malgorzata (Gosia) Smieszek-Rice, High North News, 9 March 2024.
Russia Hopes to Use Caspian Sea Route to Evade Sanctions, by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation – Eurasia Daily Monitor 21, no. 35: 6 March 2024.
Why Canada should care about Russia’s paramilitary involvement in the Middle East, by Sergey Sukhankin, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 5 March 2024.
Over 8,000 soldiers took part in an international military exercise in Alaska, by Ayesha Rascoe, featuring Troy J. Bouffard, NPR, 3 March 2024.
Discussion of the impact of Trump’s threat to NATO regarding defence expenditure of member states, an interview with Rob Huebert, 630 CHED Global with Shayne Ganam, 3 March 2024.
Discussion of Canada’s neglect of its Armed Forces and the Arctic, an interview with Rob Huebert, 640 Toronto Global News with Ben Mulroney, 3 March 2024.
The Canadian Forces Housing Agency and Military Housing, by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, DND/CAF 101, 3 March 2024.
Old Friends Come Back to Canusa Street, featuring Christopher Sands, The CANUSA Street Podcast, 1 March 2024.
February 2024
Why the Arctic matters for Canada’s Security, plus look ahead to what the US election means for Canada, featuring Christopher Sands, The Raitt Stuff – CIBC Capital Markets, 26 February 2024
Breaking the Ice, featuring Marc Lanteigne, The Wire China, 25 February 2024
China’s fifth research station in Antarctica sparks concerns about its ambitions, featuring Marc Lanteigne, The Straits Times, 25 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war enters its 3rd year. What’s next? Experts weigh in, featuring Andrea Charron, CBC News, 23 February 2024
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: ‘Cause It’s Always Been a Matter of Trust’: The Limits of China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic, by Marc Lanteigne and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, 23 February 2024
Asking the Tough Questions on Ukraine, featuring Gabriella Gricius, The Wilson Center, 23 February 2024
Ukraine needs our support now more than ever, by Alexander Dalziel, The Hub, 23 February 2024
Chine: des “millices d’entreprise” pour préserver l’ordre social, featuring Marc Lanteigne, France24, 22 February 2024
A China-Russia Arctic Alliance? Not So Fast, by Marc Lanteigne, The Diplomat, 21 February 2024
Putin is tightening his grip over what’s left of the Wagner Group, featuring Sergey Sukhankin, Business Insider, 17 February 2024
Trudeau stresses importance of working with next U.S. president, no matter who wins, featuring Christopher Sands, CityNews, 16 February 2024
Conservatives would cut foreign aid, reform procurement to fund military, featuring Andrea Charron, The Globe and Mail, 15 February 2024
Russia suspends funding for the Arctic Council: Wake up Call NOT death knell, by Jennifer Spence, High North News, 15 February 2024
Pollievre would ‘work towards meeting’ 2-per-cent NATO target, featuring Andrea Charron, The Globe and Mail, 14 February 2024
Why critical minerals are key to Canada’s global influence, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Hub, 12 February 2024
Scandinavia is Preparing for War, featuring Andreas Østhagen, Foreign Policy, 9 February 2024
A Sino-Russian Arctic Alliance? by Marc Lanteigne, The Barents Observer, 6 February 2024
Canada’s Emissions Cap Plan Raises Concern Over Asian Energy Supply, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, Bloomberg, 5 February 2024
Den nye stormakten (The New Superpower), by Andreas Østhagen, NRK, 1 February 2024
Without Russia, the Arctic Council Will Not Survive, featuring Malgorzata Smieszek, High North News, 1 February 2024
January 2024
Joe Biden’s natural-gas pause is good politics but bad policy, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 30 January 202
Canadian energy producers dismayed by Biden’s move to pause U.S. LNG approvals, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, MSN, 27 January 2024
War in the Arctic? Researchers debunk three myths about the High North, featuring Andreas Østhagen, Science Norway, 26 Janaury 2024
Russia’s Arctic-Based Oil Mega-Project Struggles to Attract Foreign Investors, by Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation, 24 January 2024
Three Questions for Team Canada 2024, by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 24 January 2024
Kalingrad’s Economy Buckles Under Sanctions, by Sergey Sukhankin, 17 January 2024
As the Arctic Ice Melts, Could a New Kind of Cold War Be Coming? featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, In the Room with Peter Bergen, 16 January 2024
OPINION: Russian and Chinese naval exercises: Reading between the lines, by Adam Lajeneusse, The Watch, 11 January 2024
US Sanctions Hamper Russia’s LNG Srategy in the Arctic, by Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown Foundation, 9 January 2024
National Defence promises new supports for male victims of military sexual misconduct, featuring Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, CBC News, 8 January 2024
National Defence vows to get better at helping men who report military sexual misconduct, featuring Charlotte-Duval Lantoine, CBC News, 8 January 2024
Canada and the U.S. compete over claims to Arctic sea floor, featuring Rob Huebert, National Observer, 2 January 2024
How tensions between Russia and the West are mounting in the Arctic, featuring Marc Lanteigne, The Times, 1 January 2024
December 2023
The latest on Ukraine: An update on what’s happening with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, featuring Rob Huebert, CTV News, 18 December 2023
We must seek balance, but cannot lose a shared national story, by Joanne Archibald, The Hub, 12 December 2023
Countering Russia’s hybrid threats in the Arctic, by Gabriella Gricius, European Leadership Network, 8 December 2023
What do pandemics and climate change have in common? They disrupt supply chains, by Jackie Dawson, The Hill Times, 6 December 2023
Indigenous equity and its growing role in Canadian energy and resource development, by Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 6 December 2023
Getting outer space diplomacy off the treadmill, by Jessica West, Project Ploughshares, 1 December 2023
Maritime Domain Awareness Afloat: An Exciting CCG Pilot Study, by Andrea Charron, Canadian Naval Review, 1 December 2023
November 2023
The State and Future of NORAD, Continental Defence, and Arctic Security, featuring Andrea Charron, Rob Huebert, and James Fergusson, CDA Institute, 23 November 2023
What the 14th Five-Year Plan says about China’s Arctic Interests, by Trym Eiterjord, The Arctic Institute, 23 November 2023
Glencore-Teck deal reveals the irony of coal: Profitable and vital, yet endlessly shunned, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 16 November 2023
Culture Change Beyond Misconduct: Addressing Systemic Barriers, by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 15 November 2023
Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises, by Will Greaves and Yvonne Su, The Conversation, 12 November 2023
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Climate Change and the Arctic: Canadian Reflections, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, 1 November 2023
October 2023
Is peace in the Arctic melting? featuring Andreas Østhagen, BBC News, 22 October 2023
The Arctic Continental Shelf and Canada: What Political Risks? by Mathieu Landriault, RAS-NSA, 17 October 2023
A Second Chance For Washington and Ottawa To Get Energy Infrastructure Right, by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 17 October 2023
PRC’s 13th Arctic expedition causing concerns for Russia, by Adam Lajeneusse, The Watch Journal, 6 October 2023
September 2023
Missed Opportunity to Curb Security Threats in Space Leaves All More Vulnerable, by Jessica West, Centre for International Governance Innovation, 29 September 2023
Canada’s governance crisis, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Macdonald Laurier Institute, 28 September 2023
Don’t exclude oil and gas from Indigenous loan guarantees, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Financial Post, 28 September 2023
Arctic Geopolitics: The Svalbard Archipelago, by Andreas Østhagen, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, 14 September 2023
Canada’s Domestic Policy: What We Must Do Now To Win, by Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald Laurier Institute, 13 September 2023
Airship ready: Canada should develop zeppelin technology for northern resources sector, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 6 September 2023
A Path to Dialogue: The Arctic for future EU-Russia relations, by Gabriella Gricius and Iren Marinova, The Arctic Institute, 5 September 2023
August 2023
China’s on a relentless mission to control Canada’s Arctic waters, by Rob Huebert, The Globe and Mail, 25 August 2023
Arctic Security Awakening — A Wake-Up Call for Canada? by Christopher Sands, Wilson Center, 23 August 2023
Partnership or Protectorate?: The State of the Canada-US Defence Relationship, by Christopher Sands, CDA Institute, 17 August 2023
The U.S. Arctic Strategic Evolution Advancing Regional Capabilities and Intent, by Troy Bouffard and Ryan Burke, The Watch Magazine, 1 August 2023.
The Long-Term Militarization of Putin’s Russia, by Rob Huebert, The Watch Magazine, 1 August 2023.
Russia’s War on Ukraine Stalls PRC’s Arctic Momentum, by Marc Lanteigne, The Watch Magazine, 1 August 2023.
Ted Stevens Center Strengthens U.S. Arctic Investment as Soft-Power Complement, by Randy A. Kee, The Watch Magazine, 1 August 2023.
United Front: Allies need concerted messaging in era of strategic competition, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Adam Lajeunesse, The Watch Magazine, 1 August 2023.
July 2023
Small modular reactors represent a significant opportunity for First Nations, by Heather Exner-Pirot and Jesse McCormick, The National Post, 24 July 2023
NATO to Welcome Sweden into Alliance, featuring Rob Huebert, CTV News, 20 July 2023.
NATO’s latest moves could bottle up much of Russia’s naval power, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 20 July 2023.
NATO grapples with how to support Ukraine, featuring Andrea Charron, The Current on CBC, 11 July 2023.
An Arctic mass rescue is daunting, but Canada is preparing, by Peter Kikkert, Calgary Herald, 4 July 2023
June 2023
Submarines: A Strategic Requirement in a Dangerous World, by Adam Lajeunesse, CGAI, June 2023
Canada has a weak excuse for missing NATO’s largest-ever training exercise, by Rob Huebert, Globe and Mail 22 June 2023.
Showing the Flag: The US Strengthens Its Presence in the Nordic Region, by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 12 June 2023
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: A Comment on A Secure and Sovereign Arctic by Thomas Hughes, 2 June 2023
Five Misconceptions in Arctic Security and Geopolitics, by Andreas Østhagen, The Arctic Institute, 1 June 2023
May 2023
‘And in Between, There Are Doors’: Europe, the Arctic, and Shared Spaces, by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 18 May 2023
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: What’s a policy without a strategy? by Andrea Charron, 5 May 2023
April 2023
Sous-investissement militaire, et changement de cap pour le troisième lien, mettant en vedette Stéphane Roussel, Radio Canada, 19 avril 2023
Ottawa to negotiate schedule for new icebreakers as existing fleet nears end of life, featuring Rob Huebert, The Globe and Mail, 10 April 2023
Ottawa struggles to keep up with fallout from explosion of international sanctions, featuring Andrea Charron, National Post, 6 April 2023
Interview with Les Klapatuik, the president of ILS, about the airport hangar for sale in Inuvik and the Arctic security, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 5 April 2023
US Department of Defense Working on Updated Arctic Strategy, featuring Troy Bouffard, High North News, 5 April 2023
La Finlande grossit les rangs de l’OTAN, mettant en vedette Stéphane Roussel, La Presse, 4 avril 2023
March 2023
Is Alberta Oil Ethical? Heather Exner-Pirot in Alberta Views, by Heather Exner-Pirot, MLI, 31 March 2023
US and Canada to Step up Arctic Capabilities with Over-the-Horizon Radar and Facilities for F35, featuring Rob Huebert, High North News, 27 March 2023
The Current with Matt Galloway, featuring Andrea Charron, 24 March 2023
Ottawa and Washington near deal on migrants crossing into Canada, featuring Andrea Charron, Toronto Star, 23 March 2023
Chinese Marine Scientific Research in the Arctic The History and Legal Framework, Adam Lajeunesse and Suzanne Lalonde, Naval Association of Canada, 23 March 2023
Biden visit puts Canadian defence spending, Norad modernization back under microscope, featuring Andrea Charron, Winnipeg Free Press, 22 March 2023
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: Water woes: Will the Canadian Government’s $214 million in funding ensure Iqaluit can have a sustainable source of safe drinking water? by Jay Dion, 20 March 2023
Better late than never: Trudeau finally gets a home-turf visit from U.S. president, featuring Andrea Charron, Canadian Press, 19 March 2023
Ottawa formally adds Quebec-based Davie to shipbuilding plan after years of lobbying, delays, featuring Rob Huebert, National Post, CTV News, 16 March 2023
Canada at crossroads on submarines as cost, need butt heads and allies press ahead, featuring Adam MacDonald and Rob Huebert, Toronto Star, 14 March 2023
Arctic security is critical. Is Canada ready to stand on guard?, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, CityNews, 13 March 2023
Disaster response is straining Canada’s military. Training citizens might be the solution, featuring Peter Kikkert, The Narwhal, 6 March 2023
Our oilsands tortoise may outlast the Americans’ shale-oil hare: Heather Exner-Pirot in the Financial Post, by Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 6 March 2023
Climate change threatens Canadian security, prosperity, warns stark spy agency brief, by Jim Bronskill, featuring Wilfrid Greaves, Canadian Press, 5 March 2023
Les recherches des restes de l’objet volant abattu au Yukon sont suspendues, mettant en vedette Andrea Charron, L’aquilon, 3 mars 2023
Reports: Canada Found, Retrieved Chinese Spy Buoys in Arctic, featuring Rob Huebert, Voice of America, 1 March 2023
Activists Say They Drilled Holes in CGL Pipeline, Sabotaged Materials, featuring Will Greaves, The Tyee, 1 March 2023
February 2023
Inflation, security still impacting Nunavut one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Nunatsiaq News, 24 February 2023
North Americans Need to Understand the Importance of NORAD, by Andrea Charron, CDA Institute Expert Series, 24 February 2023
Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters, featuring Adam Lajeunesse, CBC News, 22 February 2023
China’s Balloons Draw Attention to an Overlooked Canada-U.S. Partnership, featuring Andrea Charron, The New York Times, 18 February 2023
NAADSN QUICK IMPACT: NORAD’s Aerospace Warning Mission: Reflections on Recent Incursions, by Nicholas Glesby, 17 February 2023
Canada’s politicians, researchers say flying objects raise concerns about Arctic security, by Emily Blake, featuring Andrea Charron and Adam Lajeunesse, Canadian Post, 16 February 2023
Les objets volants soulignent la nécessité d’améliorer la sécurité dans l’Arctique, mettant en vedette Adam Lajeunesse, Courrier Frontenac, 16 février 2023
‘Wake-up call:’ Flying objects raise concerns about Arctic security, featuring Adam Lajeunesse, CityNews Everywhere, 16 February 2023
Q&A — 3 more flying objects shot down over Canada, U.S. What’s going on? featuring Andrea Charron, CBC Kids News, 15 February 2023
‘Lighter than air’ featuring Andrea Charron, Politico, 14 February 2023
NORAD’s value is on full display as flying objects shot down over North America, by Andrea Charron, The Conversation, 13 February 2023
La guerre de l’Arctique: le Grand Nord canadien est une véritable passoire face à la Russie, mettant en vedette Rob Huebert, le journal de Montreal, 12 février 2023
L’armée canadienne au courant de la surveillance chinoise en Arctique depuis 2022, mettant en vedette Adam Lajeunesse, Radio-Canada, 13 février 2023
Ce n’est plus un incident isolé, mettant en vedette Rob Huebert, La Presse, 12 février 2023
For the oil patch, ‘just transition’ is buzzword legislation, not sound economics, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Globe and Mail, 6 February 2023
Why wasn’t the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over Canada? featuring Andrea Charron, CTV News, 6 February 2023
Ottawa tight-lipped on details as Canada, U.S. call out China over balloon, by Lee
Berthiaume, featuring Rob Huebert, CTV News, 3 February 2023
USA Plan for Potential Arctic Confrontations with “Northern Strike” Exercise, featuring Rob Huebert, High North News, 1 February 2023
January 2023
Sovereignty: International Legal and Political Perspectives, by Rosemarie Kuptana, 21 October 2022, released 26 January 2023.
Ukraine War Caused Ottawa to Realize Military Lacks Key Equipment What Else Could be Lacking? featuring Rob Huebert, The Epoch Times, 24 January 2023
Why Michigan is trying to shut down Canada’s Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, BBC News, 15 January 2023
Canadian F-35s … Finally, by Timothy Choi, Canadian Naval Review Broadsides, 11 January 2023
Morning Update: Ottawa finalizes purchase of F-35 fighter jets, featuring
Rob Huebert, The Globe and Mail¸10 January 2023
Canada finalizes $19-billion purchase of F-35 fighter jets, by Ian Bailey, featuring Rob Huebert, The Globe and Mail, 9 January 2023
NORAD needs a consistent commitment, by Andrea Charron, The Winnipeg Free Press, 9 January 2023
Amid tumultuous times, NORAD needs a consistent Canada-U.S. commitment, by Andrea Charron, The Conversation, 5 January 2023
December 2022
The return of the great power politics in the Arctic and renewed threat of nuclear war, by Rob Huebert, The Hill Times, 7 December 2022
We need science in support of discovery and sovereignty in Canada’s Arctic, by Jackie Dawson, The Hill Times, 7 December 2022
When Powers Fail: Russia, Ukraine and the New Arctic Geopolitics, by Wilfrid Greaves, War Room – U.S. Army War College, 1 December 2022
November 2022
Northern Rangers convene for first time in three years amid broader discussions on Arctic security, by Meaghan Brackenbury, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, CBC News, 29 November 2022
Indo-Pacific strategy adds more pressures to navy amid ship, sailor shortages, by Lee berthiaume, featuring Adam MacDonald and Timothy Choi, Global News, 28 November 2022
After much fanfare, Canada has hardly used the Sergei Magnitsky Law to target human-rights abusers, by Steven Chase, featuring Andrea Charron, The Globe and Mail, 24 November 2022.
Discussion on Auditor General Report on Canadian surveillance capability in the Arctic, featuring Rob Huebert, CHED Radio, 17 November
Trending Now – News on the Strike in Poland, featuring Andrea Charron, CHCH News, 15 November 2022
Auditor General Finds Aging Icebreakers, Aircraft Hamper Monitoring of Arctic Waters, by Bob Weber, featuring Rob Huebert, The Canadian Press, 15 November 2022
Canada Must Get Serious about the Russian Threat, an interview with Rob Huebert, CDA Institute, November 2022
‘We Simply Cannot Ignore North American Defense’: NORAD Modernization, Integrated Air/Missile Defence, & North Warning System Update, an interview with James Fergusson, CDA Institute, November 2022
Why a Small Shipyard Merger Could Signal Bigger Problems for the US Military, by Justin Katz, featuring Timothy Choi, Breaking Defense, 14 November 2022
Arctic Power Play: High North and High Stakes, by Megan Robinson and Jeff Semple, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Rob Huebert, Global News, 12 November 2022
New Additions to Canada’s Russian Sanctions Have Modest Canadian Assets, Data Suggests, by Richard Raycraft, featuring Andrea Charron, CBC News, 12 November 2022
Does the Arctic Council Make Sense Without Russia? by Heather Exner-Pirot and Evan T. Bloom, National Post, 10 November 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Norwegian Arctic Perspectives, by Evind Vad Petersson, 8 November 2022
Can Canada Afford to Defend the Arctic? Featuring Rob Huebert, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, 2 November 2022
Transformative Arctic Innovation is Possible – With Smart Investments, by Heather-Exner Pirot, Madeleine Redfern, and Jessica Shadian, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 2 November 2022
Security Challenges of Climate Change for Northern Indigenous Communities and Resolving Boundary Issues in the Arctic, an interview with Will Greaves, CDA Institute, November 2022
October 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Arctic Circle 2022: The Outside World Keeps Walking In, by Marc Lanteigne, 23 October 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Rosemarie Kuptana’s comments on the Polar Imperatives – Politics and the Environment Panel, by Rosemarie Kuptana, 22 October 2022
Arctic peers warn ‘no return’ to prewar times as Russia frozen from circumpolar talks, by Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press, 19 October 2022
China and the ‘Two Arctics’ by Marc Laneigne, The Diplomat, 18 October 2022
Communist Party’s 20th Congress gets under way, offering clues to China’s future, by Sébastian Seibt, featuring Marc Lanteigne, France 24, 15 October 20222
The Arctic Climate Double Standard Which Lets Russia and China To Exploit Oil and LGN, by Roslyn Layton, featuring Marc Lanteigne, Forbes, 14 October 2022
Defence Deconstructed: The Future of the Canadian Coast Guard, featuring Timothy Choi with David Perry, The CGAI Podcast Network, 14 October 2022
Expertise is political, not neutral, by Gabriella Gricius, The Loop, 13 October 2022
Liberals keep ‘putting names’ on sanctions lists, with no backup or transparency, critics say, by Anja Karadeglija featuring Andrea Charron, National Post, 13 October 2022
Senate committee studying Arctic security in response to Chinese, Russian interest in region, by Luke Carroll, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 11 October 2022
Russia to blame for NATO’s growth, say Nordic nations seeking to join, Panel with Ambassadors of Sweden and Finland join Denmark and Norway, moderated by Rob Huebert, University of Calgary, 7 October 2022
US Department of Defense Establishes Arctic Strategy Unit, by Astri Edvardsen, featuring Iris Ferguson and Andreas Østhagen, High North News, 4 October 2022
How Russian isolation due to its Ukraine invasion has halted Arctic co-operation, featuring Mathieu Landriault and Paul Minard, The Conversation in The National Post, 4 October 2022
Facing foreign conflicts, domestic disasters, Canada’s top soldier worries about readiness, by Christian Paas-Lang, featuring Peter Kikkert, CBC News, 2 October 2022
Should Canada have a dedicated disaster response force? Featuring Peter Kikkert, CBC News: The House, 1 October 2022
September 2022
From Ukraine to the Arctic: Russia’s Capabilities in the Region and the War’s Impact on the North, by Malte Humpert, featuring Troy Bouffard, Rebeccca Pincus, and Andreas Østhagen, High North News, 28 September 2022
NATO needs to play a bigger role in the Arctic. And Canada needs to let it, by Heather Exner-Pirot and Robert W. Murray, National Post, 20 September 2022
August 2022
U.S. to name ambassador-at-large for Arctic region, by Eilís Quinn, featuring Troy Bouffard, Radio Canada International, 29 August 2022
The Baffinland saga highlights the precarious balance between the environment and development in Nunavut, by Heather Exner-Pirot, Globe and Mail, 26 August 2022
NATO Chief Wraps Up Canadian Visit, with Tony Grace featuring Timothy Choi, CTV News, 26 August 2022
NATO chief warns Canada that Russia, China have designs on the Arctic, by Murray Brewster, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 26 August 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine has Canada and NATO looking north, by Raisa Patel, featuring Rob Huebert, Andrea Charron, and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Toronto Star, 26 August 2022
Russia’s war on Ukraine has put Arctic defence back on Canada’s agenda. Here’s why by Bob Weber, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Will Greaves, Global News, 25 August 2022
Arctic Ambition, with Aarti Pole, featuring Timothy Choi, CBC News, 25 August 2022
Security in Canada’s Arctic, podcast with Kate Todd, featuring Andrew Bresnahan, NATO Association of Canada, 26 August 2022
NATO chief’s first visit to Canadian Arctic to focus on Russia, climate change, by Lee Berthiaume, featuring Andrea Charron and Rob Huebert, National Post, 24 August 2022
Canadian Rangers celebrate 75 years in their birthplace – Dawson City, Yukon, by Avery Zingel, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, CBC News, 22 August 2022
Prime Minister, NATO secretary general to visit Nunavut, with spotlight on Arctic defence, by Jane George, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 22 August 2022
Russia’s naval doctrine may call for challenging the West, but does it have the shipyards? by Justin Katz, featuring Troy Bouffard, Breaking Defence, 19 August 2022
First steel on sixth Arctic offshore patrol ship to be cut Monday, by Aaron Beswick, featuring Adam Lajeunesse, Saltwire, 12 August 2022
Canadian frigates not involved in NATO naval task forces for first time since 2014, by Lee Berthiaume, featuring Timothy Choi and Adam MacDonald, The Globe and Mail, 8 August 2022
Control Over Arctic Ocean Top Priority Of New Russian Naval Doctrine, by Malte Humpert, featuring Rob Huebert, High North News, 4 August 2022
What does Russia’s new naval doctrine mean for Canada in the Arctic? with Ben O’Hara-Byrne featuring Rob Huebert, A Little More Conversation, 3 August 2022
Russia outlines ambitions for crucial areas like the Arctic in new naval doctrine, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News Network, 1 August 2022
July 2022
Every Region of Canada is Vulnerable to Climate Insecurity, an interview with Will Greaves, CDA Institute Expert Series, 2022
What Security Threats Do Russia and China Pose to Canada’s Arctic? featuring Rob Huebert, The News Forum, 27 July 2022
Questions about Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic, with Reshmi Nair and Scott MacArthur, featuring Rob Huebert, NewsTalk 1010, 27 July 2022
Arctic waters have always been in Russia’s interest, featuring Rob Huebert, BNN Bloomberg, 6 July 2022
June 2022
Rethinking Arctic security following the Ukranian-Russian war, by Rob Huebert, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 30 June 2022
Inuit Nunangat needs a community public safety officer program, by Calvin Avigak pedersen, Peter Kikkert, and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Policy Options, 27 June 2022
China claiming “near Arctic” status like the Scandinavian countries, by Jaqueline Deeon, featuring Marc Lanteigne, ScandAsia, 27 June 2022
It’s time for Canada to get serious about defence, by John Ibbitson, featuring Rob Huebert and Jim Fergusson, The Globe and Mail, 25 June 2022
Parallel Paths for Space Sustainability, by Jeff Foust featuring Jessica West, SpaceNews, 24 June 2022
NORAD upgrades a ‘good move’ for northern security, says Nunavut MP, files from Cindy Alorut, Elyn Jones and Murray Brewster featuring Jim Fergusson and Rob Huebert, CBC News, 22 June 2022
Under Attack From China, US May Not Defend Canada From Russian & Chinese Ballistic Missiles – Lawmakers, by Sakshi Tiwari, featuring Troy Bouffard, EurAsian Times, 22 June 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Beginning NORAD’s Next Chapter? by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean, 21 June 2022
NORAD upgrade reignites debate over missile defence, by Steven Chase featuring Troy Bouffard, The Globe and Mail, 21 June 2022
Few details as Liberals promise billions to upgrade North American defences, by Lee Berthiaume, featuring Andrea Charron, The Winnipeg Free Press, 20 June 2022.
‘Most significant upgrade’: Canada pledges $4.9B over six years for NORAD modernization, by Anja Karadeglija, featuring Rob Huebert and Jim Fergusson, Montreal Gazette, 20 June 2022
Expectations high as Canada prepares to reveal plan for aging North American defences, by the Canadian Press, featuring Andrea Charron, Campbell River Mirror, 20 June 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: The Underpants Gnomes of Arctic Sovereignty, by Adam Lajeunesse, 18 June 2022
Denmark’s gunboat diplomacy over Hans Island a warning for future Arctic conflicts, by Rob Huebert, The National Post, 15 June 2022
And Then There Were Seven: The Arctic Council Carries On Minus Russia, by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 12 June 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Arctic Security and Emergency Preparedness: Opportunities to Improve Coordination and Bolster Resilience, by Whitney Lackenbauer, 10 June 2022
Canada looks to charter research vessel as it awaits $1B replacement ship, by Paul Withers, featuring Timothy Choi, CBC News, 9 June 2022
May 2022
Arctic Maritime Security – ‘Wait, it’s always been militarized?’ The Royal Danish Navy in the Arctic, by Timothy Choi, Strife Blog, 31 May 2022
Russian media pushing “business-as-usual” narrative in Arctic despite sanctions, say media researchers, by Eilís Quinn, featuring Mathieu Landriault, Eye on the Arctic, 30 May 2022
Canada’s ability to maintain adequate defence in the Arctic requires more than counting equipment, by Thomas Hughes, The Hill Times, 30 May 2022
Time for Inuit Nunangat community safety program, by Calvin Pedersen, Peter Kikkert, and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Nunatsiaq News, 28 May 2022
NATO has a chance to step back from the edge of a nuclear abyss, by Ernie Regehr, The Globe and Mail, 24 May 2022
‘Nor Night Nor Day No Rest’: Arctic Diplomacy Divided (and United), by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 21 May 2022.
US Army Alaska is Making a Huge Transformation to be the Army’s Arctic Force, by Hilde-Gunn Bye featuring Troy Bouffard, High North News, 16 May 2022
Les visions divergent quant aux priorités de sécurité dans l’Arctique canadien, par Mathieu Gobeil avec Magali Vullierme, Regard Sur L’Arctique, 13 mai 2022
The DEW Line at 65: Future unclear for the North’s aging radar sites, by Paul Tukker featuring Adam Lajeunesse and Rob Huebert, CBC News, May 10, 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: The CAF and Domestic Operations: NAADSN Members’ Opening Comments to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, by Wilfrid Greaves and Peter Kikkert, 9 May 2022
The Canadian Rangers at 75: The Eyes and Ears of the North, by Eilís Quinn featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Peter Kikkert, Radio Canada International, 2 May 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: From ‘As Needed’ To Baseline Duty: Debating the Role of the Canadian Armed Forces in Domestic Emergency Response, by Adam P. MacDonald, 2 May 2022
April 2022
Canadian, U.S. defence ministers highlight aid to Ukraine, but mum on Norad’s future, by James McCarten featuring Andrea Charron, Global News, 28 April 2022
To what extent does Russia present a real threat to Canada’s Arctic? by Emily Blake featuring Adam Lajeunesse and Rob Huebert, Cabin Radio, 27 April 2022
Andreas Østhagen address the Canadian senate, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 26 April 2022
The nuclear renaissance is an opportunity for Canada. Will we seize it?, by Heather Exner-Pirot, The Ottawa Citizen, 25 April 2022
Is Canada abandoning collective security in favour of a new isolationism?, by Rob Huebert, Policy Options, 22 April 2022
Researchers want to hear Northern Manitobans’ ideas about infrastructure needs and opportunities, by Ian Graham featuring Katharina Koch, Thompson Citizen, 21 April 2022
Why freezing the Arctic Council is bad news for global security, by Gabriella Gricius, Arctic Today, 20 April 2022
How the war in Ukraine has altered the Arctic’s regional dynamics, by Gabriella Gricius, Responsible Statecraft, 18 April 2022
Did Chrystia Freeland just commit Canada to Russian regime change? by Rob Huebert, The National Post, 13 April 2022
Polar Opposites? Greenland’s New Coalition Government by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 10 April 2022
By spending more on defence, the true north concedes it must be stronger if it wants to stay free, by Bartley Kives, featuring Andrea Charron, CBC News, 10 April 2022
Federal budget ‘underwhelming’ when it comes to Arctic security, analyst says, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC News, 8 April 2022
Arctic Security: Will Canada’s federal budget deliver for NORAD? by Ellis Quinn, featuring Andrea Charron and Jim Fergusson, Eye on the Arctic, 7 April 2022
Housing market initiatives, defence spending key takeaways for Manitobans in 2022 federal budget: experts, by Sarah Petz and Bartley Kives, featuring Andrea Charron, CBC News, 7 April 2022
Defence getting billions of dollars in new money from Thursday’s budget: source, by Murray Brewster featuring Rob Huebert and Jim Fergusson, CBC News, 6 April 2022
The Current with Matt Galloway featuring Will Greaves, CBC, 5 April 2022
Canadian Forces in desperate need of new spending, procurement follow-through, experts say, by Christian Paas-Lang, featuring Andrea Charron, CBC News, 2 April 2022
Canada to the defence, CBC Radio’s The House, featuring Andrea Charron, 2 April 2022.
‘Now is the time for us to act’: Why Canada needs to update it’s Northern defence system, the Alan Carter Radio Program featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, AM 640 (Toronto), 1 April 2022
March 2022
Could Canada’s Arctic defence line detect a rocket from Russia? Not anymore, critics say, by Jacques Gallant, featuring James Fergusson and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, 31 March 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Framing Arctic Security: NAADSN Members’ Opening Comments to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, contributions from Wilfrid Greaves, Rob Huebert, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Suzanne Lalonde, Andreas Østhagen, and Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon, March 2022
Why is the Arctic important to Russia? featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, TRT World Now, 29 March 2022
The EU must re-think its Arctic relationship with Russia, Andreas Raspotnik and Andreas Østhagen, EURACTIV, 28 March 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Russian International Aggression and the Arctic: Why Strong, Secure, Engaged Remains Relevant, by Ryan Dean and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, March 2022
The End of an Exceptional History: Re-Thinking the EU-Russia Arctic Relationship, by Andreas Raspotnik and Andreas Østhagen, E-International Relations, 23 March 2022
NAADSN Quick Impact: Conceptualizing Arctic Security in an Era of Strategic Competition: A Canadian Perspective by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, opening comments for a panel on “Allieredes perspektiver” and the hearings on “NATO’s rolle i Arktis” organized by the Center for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen and Folketingshøring, Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark, 23 March 2022.
Canada’s Arctic security moves to forefront after Russian invasion of Ukraine, by Agence France-Presse, featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, Inquire.net, 23 March 2022.
The Liberals’ continued policy of doing as little as possible for Ukraine, by Rob Huebert, National Post, 21 March 2022
North Warning System incapable of responding to modern missile technology, defence expert warns, by Stephen Chase, featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, the Globe and Mail, 21 March 2022.
Reimagining Canada’s role in global energy security: Practical considerations for a low carbon transition, Heather Exner-Pirot and Jeff Kucharksi, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 21 March 2022.
As NORAD jets train over the Arctic, experts say it’s time to revamp aging northern defence systems, by April Hudson, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Rob Huebert, CBC News, 16 Mar 2022
NORAD alerts public of routine training operation in Arctic as Russia continues invasion of Ukraine by Luke Carroll featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, CBC News, 14 March 2022.
NAADSN Quick Impact: Arctic diplomacy and war in Europe, by Andrew Bresnahan, March 2022
Canada, 6 other countries leave Arctic Council over Russia’s war in Ukraine by Bob Weber featuring Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Dr. Rob Huebert, Global News, 3 March 2022.
Climate change threat to Arctic is global issue, says ocean politics expert by Hajar Al Khouzaii, featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, Calgary Journal, 4 March 2022.
Canada: Ukraine’s Crucial Ally, recorded event hosted by the Wilson Centre and the Canada Institute, featuring Dr. Christopher Sands, 4 March 2022.
Arctic Council nations are ‘pausing’ work after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, by Melody Schreiber featuring Troy Bouffard, Arctic Today, 3 March 2022.
Bases militaires réactivées: des armes russes à nos portes, by Anne Caroline Desplanques featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, le Journal de Montréal, 1 March 2022.
February 2022
How does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect you? What questions do you have?, Cross Country Checkup with Ian Hanomansing featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, CBC, 27 February 2022.
War in Ukraine has implications for Arctic co-operation, climate change research, featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, CBC News, 24 February 2022.
Why The U.S. Is Falling Behind In Arctic Shipping, featuring Gabriella Gricius, CNBC, 16 February 2022.
January 2022
Joe Edward Crowther, Thawing the tension: U.S.-Greenland relations and climate change (non)securitization, University of Victoria, 27 January 2022.
In a dangerous world, Canada is unprepared on every front. It needs to come to its own defence by John Ibbitson featuring Dr. Andrea Charron and Dr. Rob Huebert, Globe and Mail, 14 January 2022.
December 2021
Canada must do its part to defend the Arctic. That requires F-35 purchases and NORAD modernization by Dr. Rob Huebert, the Globe and Mail, 28 December 2021.
Rob Huebert, Canada has a role in Arctic security amid nuclear arms dilemma, The Hill Times, 8 December 2021.
Whitney Lackenbauer, How long-awaited ‘transformative investments in infrastructure’ could address civilian and security needs in the Canadian Arctic, The Hill Times, 8 December 2021.
Peter Kikkert, Emergency management must be central to climate change response in the North, The Hill Times, 8 December 2021.
Magali Vullierme, Cultural Understanding and Dialogue within the Canadian Armed Forces: Insights from Canadian Ranger Patrols, The Northern Review, 52, December 15, 2021.
Jean-François Savard, Emmanuel Saël, and Mathieu Landriault, How Representations of Inuit Issues in Parliamentary Committees Reveal a Specific Policy Dynamic, The Northern Review, 52, December 15, 2021.
Indigenous resource development opportunities and Canada’s Arctic, by Stewart Muir and Margareta Dovgal featuring Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Resource Works’ Cause & Affect, 8 December 2021.
November 2021
To cope with natural disasters, we need a Canadian Resilience Corps, by Peter Kikkert, Ottawa Citizen, 25 November 2021
As more nations eye the Arctic as a strategic resource, what is the U.S. military’s plan? | Alaska Insight, by Lori Townsend featuring Dr. Troy Bouffard, Alaska Public Media, 12 November 2021.
NAADSN Quick Impact: Military Emissions Reporting: An Opportunity for Proactive Canadian Leadership, by Christina Bouchard, November 2021
Russia Wants to Keep Status as Arctic Superpower, Says Expert, by John Grady, featuring Troy Bouffard, USNI News, 5 November 2021.
Dr. Andrea Charron and Dr. James Fergusson, NORAD’S Maritime Warning Role: Origins and Future, Canadian Naval Review, 17(20), November 2021.
October 2021
Russia’s ‘Re-Exploration’ of Siberia and the Far East: Tools, Plans, Ambitions (Part Two), by Dr. Sergey Sukhankin, Eurasia Daily Monitor, 18 (162), 26 October 2021.
Russia’s ‘Re-Exploration’ of Siberia and the Far East: Tools, Plans, Ambitions (Part One), by Dr. Sergey Sukhankin, Eurasia Daily Monitor, 12 (161), 25 October 2021.
Canadian Justice | Why We Need to Protect Canada’s Arctic Region, featuring Dr. Rob Huebert and Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer, The News Forum, 24 October 2021.
Defence Deconstructed: Arctic Stability and Climate Change, by David Perry, featuring Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot and Dr. Will Greaves, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, 15 October 2021.
NAADSN Quick Impact: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Rangers’ Maritime Role: An Unclear Proposal, by Peter Kikkert and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, October 2021
The Inuit knowledge vanishing with the ice, featuring Dr. Jackie Dawson, BBC, 11 October 2021.
Forget the subs—let’s talk about the info and tech sharing in AUKUS, by Kristen Csenkey, The Hill Times, 6 October 2021.
Crude quarrel: Canada invokes treaty to negotiate fate of Line 5 pipeline with U.S., featuring Dr. Christopher Sands, Global News, 5 October 2021.
Canada formally invokes 1977 treaty in bid to prevent Line 5 shutdown, featuring Dr. Christopher Sands, The Detroit News, 4 October 2021.
September 2021
Is Canada Prepared To Defend Against Submarine and Surface Threats in the Arctic? featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, The News Forum, 27 September 2021.
Does Canadian military need Britain’s help to defend the Arctic? featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, Global News, 27 September 2021.
Andreas Østhagen & Clive H. Schofield, An ocean apart? Maritime boundary agreements and disputes in the Arctic Ocean, The Polar Journal, 24 September 2021.
Britain offers Canadian military help to defend the Arctic, featuring Dr. Rob Huebert, CBC News, 24 September 2021.
U.S. Defense Department appoints a leader for its new Arctic security center featuring Randy “Church” Kee, Arctic Today, 23 September 2021.
Sergey Sukhankin. Kaliningrad in the Post-Crimea Russia. A Bastion or a Weak Link? French Institute of International Relations, Russie.Nei.Visions, no. 124, 2021.
Homeland Security should prioritize climate security, Indigenous primacy in its Arctic strategy, by John Pennington and Troy Bouffard, Anchorage Daily News, 15 September 2021.
Next government needs to modernize NORAD, address cyber threats, by Kristen Csenkey, The Hill Times, 1 September 2021.
August 2021
US icebreaker departs on a voyage that will transit the Northwest Passage, featuring Rob Huebert, Arctic Today, 26 August 2021.
Alaska-based Military Assets Not Participating in Afghanistan Evacuation, Pentagon Says, featuring Troy Bouffard, KUAC, 26 August 2021
Cost of used icebreakers Ottawa is buying from Quebec shipyard approaches $1B mark, featuring Rob Huebert, CTV News, 11 Aug 2021.
Opinion: The Trudeau government can no longer ‘freeze out’ pro-development First Nations, by Heather Exner-Pirot, National Post, 11 Aug 2021
Entire Alaskan Communities are Sinking into the Ocean— And Many Can’t Move Inland, by Gabriella Gricius, New America, 4 August 2021
July 2021
North America’s Arctic radar shield is due for an upgrade, featuring Andrea Charron, The Economist, 31 July 2021
Le Canada affirme sa souveraineté en Arctique, featuring P. Whitney Lackenbauer, L’Aquilon, by Nelly Guidici, 22 July 2021.
More to warships than money: building Surface Combatants in Canada a strategic choice, by Timothy Choi, The Hill Times, 7 July 2021.
Disrupt: A Revolutionary Critical Podcast, by Gabriella Gricius and Bridgett Neff-Hickman, Disrupt RCP, 2021.
June 2021
Ban on commercial fishing in central Arctic Ocean comes into force, featuring Jackie Dawson, Nunatsiaq News, 28 June 2021
The Russian Arctic Council Chairmanship: National Security Considerations in the Shadow of Regional Cooperation, by Troy Bouffard and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Russian Analytical Digest no. 269, 27 June 2021.
The Impact of the Post-Arms Control Context and Great Power Competition in the Arctic, by Nancy Teeple, The Arctic Institute, 22 June 2021
What Do Russia’s Ambitions Mean for the Stability of the Arctic Council? by Troy Bouffard, CDA Institute, 20 June 2021.
What the Biden-Putin summit means —and doesn’t mean— for Arctic cooperation, featuring Troy Bouffard and Heather Exner-Pirot, ArcticToday, 18 June 2021
The Arctic’s Securitization, by Gabriella Gricius, Inkstick Media, 17 June 2021
Sino-Qatari LNG Deal: A New Phase for Doha-Beijing Relations? by Sergey Sukhankin, Gulf International Forum, 16 June 2021.
What Does Climate Change in the Arctic Have to do with Property Rights? by Gabriella Gricius, New America, 16 June 2021.
Most Indigenous people support resource development: poll, by John Desjarlais Jr. and Heather Exner-Pirot, iPolitics, 14 June 2021
Fisheries Disputes: The Real Potential for Arctic Conflict, by Jen Evans and Andreas Østhagen, The Arctic Institute, 3 June 2021.
How Canada Can Prepare for the Quantum Threat, by Nina Bindel and Kristen Csenkey, CDA Institute, 2 June 2021.
May 2021
Understanding UNDRIP: Challenges to legislating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, featuring Heather Exner-Pirot, The Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 26 May 2021.
What Can We Expect From the New Canadian Surface Combatant? by Timothy Choi, CDA Institute, 26 May 2021.
Taking the Geopolitical Temperature of the Arctic: Four Things to Watch, by Gabriella Gricius, Modern War Institute, 1 June 2021
Alternative Approaches to Arctic Security, featuring Gabriella Gricius, The Arctic Institute Bookshelf Podcast, 26 May 2021
Protecting Canada and improving cyber defence: three challenges, by Kristen Csenkey, The Hill Times, 24 May 2021.
The Arctic Council Goes Back to Basics, by Marc Lanteigne, Over the Circle, 21 May 2021
With U.S. climate drama behind them, can the Arctic Council turn the page in Reykjavik? featuring Troy Bouffard, Eye on the Arctic, 19 May 2021.
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism Book Presentation: Prevention of Terrorist Attacks part II, featuring Dr. Shannon Nash, ICCT, 18 May 2021.
As Arctic Council chair passes to Russia, ‘we could see a very friendly bear,’ expert says, featuring Whitney Lackenbauer, Nunatsiaq News, 17 May 2021.
Canada to build two polar icebreakers for High Arctic operations, featuring Timothy Choi, Radio Canada International, 6 May 2021.
Canada and Japan move to expand security cooperation in Indo-Pacific, featuring Rob Huebert, CBC Radio, 4 May 2021.
With or Without You: Arctic Security Dialogue is Meaningful Even Without Russia, But Here’’s How to Involve Moscow in the Future— And Why We Should, by Troy Bouffard and Elizabeth Buchanan, Modern War Institute, 4 May 2021.
April 2021
The Fight over the Melting Arctic – The Evolving Arctic Security Environment, featuring Rob Huebert, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 12 April 2021.
Sea Control 244: Establishing an Arctic Security Institution, featuring Troy Bouffard, Centre for International Maritime Security, 25 April 2021
UNDRIP legislation turning into a distraction from real action on Indigenous self-determination, by Heather Exner-Pirot, iPolitics, 19 April 2021
Arctic Great Power Competition: The United States, Russia and China, by Gabriella Gricius, Global Security Review, 12 April 2021
‘You cannot claim any more:’ Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic, featuring Whitney Lackenbauer and Rob Huebert, CBC News, 11 April 2021
IOGs Policy Crunch – Innovation in the Arctic, featuring Rob Huebert, Institute on Governance, 6 April 2021
US, Canada team up for ‘historic Arctic patrol’, featuring Troy Bouffard, Daily News-Miner, 6 April 2021
March 2021
How creating an Armed Forces Indigenous community assistance program would pay off, by Peter Kikkert, Policy Options, 31 March 2021
The case for restraint and diplomacy as China turns towards the Arctic, by Gabriella Gricius, Responsible Statecraft, 25 March 2021
Icebreaker USCGC Healy to Navigate Northwest Passage This Summer, featuring Troy Bouffard, KNOM Radio Mission, 25 March 2021
U.S. homeland defence strategy underlines Canada’s importance, featuring Andrea Charron and Rob Huebert, 20 March 2021, Radio Canada International
Arctic intersection: Alaska, the US and China, featuring Troy Bouffard, Alaska News Source, 19 March 2021
Geopolitical Implications of New Arctic Shipping Lanes, by Gabriella Gricius, The Arctic Institute, March 18, 2021.
U.S. Army unveils Arctic strategy as relations with Russia plunge into deep freeze, featuring Troy Bouffard, Eye on the Arctic, 17 March 2021
Arctic high on the agenda of Blinken’s phone call with Danish FM, featuring Troy Bouffard, Eye on the Arctic, 15 March 2021
US Coast Guard announces plans to transit the Northwest Passage this summer, featuring Troy Bouffard and Rob Huebert, 12 March 2021, ArcticToday.
U.S. Coast Guard to send icebreaker through Northwest Passage with Canada’s consent, featuring Troy Bouffard, Eye on the Arctic, 12 March 2021
Defence Deconstructed: The Different Aspects of Shipbuilding, featuring Timothy Choi, 5 March 2021, The CGAI Podcast Network
The EU’s new Arctic Policy: Lessons from human security and the European Green Deal by Gabriella Gricius, European Leadership Network, March 2021
February 2021
Investment in Arctic Initiatives Serves U.S. National Interests by Maj Gen Randy “Church” Key, Bloomberg, 26 February 2021
Long-Awaited TBO Report Arrives by Timothy Choi, Canadian Naval Review, February 2021
NAADSN Quick Impact: Sending a Message: Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremist Groups and Canadian Terrorist Entity Listings, by Shannon Nash, February 2021
Great Decisions 2021: The Fight Over the Melting Arctic with Rob Huebert, February 2021
OP ED: Is it time for a new concept of seapower?, by Rob Huebert, 2021 Cutting the Bow Wave, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea, February 2021
Indigenous Representation in National Security, by Gabriella Gricius in Defense 360, February 2021
NAADSN Quick Impact: Canada’s National Interests and Challenges to Adopting the Nuclear Ban Treaty, by Nancy Teeple, February 2021
January 2021
China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada? Featuring Petra Dolata and Adam Lajeunesse, The Walrus, 29 January 2021.
Russia’s COVID Blinders: Arctic Policy Changes or Lack Thereof, by Gabriella Gricius,The Arctic Institute, 19 January 2021
NAADSN Quick Impact: Positioning Russia in the Circumpolar Arctic: Narrative, (De)Legitimizing Discourses, and a Framing Environment, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Troy Bouffard, January 2021
NAADSN Quick Impact: Assessing the US Navy’s Arctic Blueprint, by Adam Lajeunesse and Timothy Choi, January 2021
NAADSN Quick Impact: Canada’s New Arctic Drone in Context, by Timothy Choi, January 2021
New U.S. Arctic strategy focuses on ‘day-to-day competition’ with Russia and China, featuring Rob Huebert and Troy Bouffard, 7 January 2021, Radio Canada International
December 2020
Zero emissions by 2050 may be too late for Canada’s North, featuring Andrew Chater, iPolitics, 31 December 2020
Russian hypersonic ‘Dagger’ demands rethink of North American defences, experts say, featuring Nancy Teeple, Rob Huebert, and James Fergusson, 21 December 2020, Radio Canada International
How a Biden administration can strengthen U.S. Arctic Security, by Troy Bouffard, 18 December 2020, Arctic Today
Canada can promote transparency to form and strengthen norms as opportunities expand in outer space, by Alexander MacDonald, 16 December 2020, The Hill Times
Arctic Competition: Military Buildup and Great Power Competition, Foreign Policy, 14 December 2020
Arctic Borders in a Global Context, featuring Andrew Chater and Karen Everett, The Arctic Institute, 8 December 2020
Exxon Valdez 2.0? Trump oil plan sparks fears, featuring Troy Bouffard, 8 December 2020, E&E News, written by Heather Richards
A goldmine in Nunavut is the most recent local point of a longstanding debate: Is Canada doing enough to protect its interest in the North? Featuring Petra Dolata, CBC The House, 5 December 2020
November 2020
Canada’s adaptation to evolving NORAD and NATO roles, by Nancy Teeple, 18 November 2020, The Hill Times
NAADSN Quick Impact: Nunavut’s Infrastructure Gap Report: Insights into Critical Infrastructure in Canada’s Arctic, by Christina Bouchard, November 2020
October 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: The Trauma of Terrorism: Strengthening Preparedness and Resilience, by Shannon Nash, October 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: The Potential for Arctic Collective Security: Fundamental Challenges, by Troy J. Bouffard, October 2020
September 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: The Canadian Army in a Changing North American Defence and Security Environment, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, September 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Responding to the Hardening the SHIELD: A Credible Deterrent and Capable Defense for North America, by Andrea Charron, September 2020
The High-Tech Future of North American Defense, featuring Andrea Charron, 11 September 2020, The Wilson Center’s Canada Institute
NAADSN Quick Impact: The Canadian Rangers, “Watching for Illegal Immigrants”, and Far-Right Extremism, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, September 2020
How US foreign policy is failing in the Arctic, by Gabriella Gricius, Responsible Statecraft, 9 September 2020
Beyond the North Warning System, by Andrea Charron, 7 September 2020, War on the Rocks
August 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Permanency, Reassurance, and Quiet Diplomacy: The Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD) at Eighty, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, August 2020
The North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network, Battle Rhythm Podcast featuring an interview with Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer, August 19 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Gaps and Bridges: The Case for American Polar Icebreakers, by Peter Kikkert, August 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Governing the Future(s) of Emerging Technologies in Canada, by Kristen Csenkey and Nina Bindel, August 2020
July 2020
Appointment of U.S. Arctic co-ordinator may signal more muscular American policy, featuring Troy Bouffard and Rob Huebert, July 31 2020, CBC News, written by Levon Sevunts
NAADSN Quick Impact: Are Chinese Submarines Coming to the Arctic? by Adam Lajeunesse and Timothy Choi, July 2020
What we know so far about the Rideau Hall intruder, featuring Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer, July 3, 2020, CBC News, written by Laura Glowacki
NAADSN Quick Impact: Canadian public opinion and defence spending – Possible implications for continental defence modernization, by Mathieu Landriault and Praneel Gayan, July 2020
June 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Russia’s New State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence: Implications for North American Defence, by Nancy Teeple, June 2020
May 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: We Cannot Deter What We Cannot Detect, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean, May 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: The U.S. Withdrawal from Open Skies: Implications for the Arctic, by Troy Bouffard and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, May 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Custos Borealis: The Fiftieth Anniversary of Northern Region Headquarters / Joint Task Force (North), by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, May 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: “Russian Arctic Military Exercise Draws Awe and Concern” … and Promotes Misconceptions about the Canadian Armed Forces and Threats to the Canadian Arctic?, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Adam Lajeunesse, May 2020
Russian Arctic military exercise draws awe and concern, featuring Andrea Charron and Rob Huebert, May 11, 2020, CBC News, written by Murray Brewster
Les Rangers : une réponse communautaire à la COVID-19 en régions isolées, by Peter Kikkert, 1 May 2020, Radio-Canada
April 2020
Arctic Security and Defence, featuring Mathieu Landriault and Andrea Charron, April 15, 2020, CGAI Battle Rhythm Podcast
The Canadian Rangers, community resiliency, and COVID-19, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Peter Kikkert, April 15
March 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Blackjack Diplomacy, by Ryan Dean and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, March 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Will Budget 2020 take the Canadian North seriously?, by Mathieu Landriault and Andrew Chater, March 2020
February 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Le Nord canadien sera-t-il enfin pris au sérieux dans le prochain budget?, by Mathieu Landriault and Andrew Chater, February 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Quelle nouvelle structure de gouvernance pour l’Arctique, by Mathieu Landriault, February 2020
Here Comes Trouble: How to worry sensibly in the 21st Century, featuring Andrea Charron, 13 February 2020, CBC Radio
January 2020
A Melting Arctic: Impact on Arctic Reporting, Shipping and Governance, featuring panelists Eilis Quinn, Alison Cook, and Mathieu Landriault, 30 January 2020, CPAC Public Record
A Melting Arctic: Impact on Military Operations, featuring panelists Lieutenant Commander Sylvain Bernier (Royal Canadian Navy) and Major Conrad Schubert (Joint Task Force North), 30 January 2020, CPAC Public Record
NAADSN Quick Impact: Charron and Fergusson 2% or else, by Andrea Charron and Jim Fergusson, January 2020
NAADSN Quick Impact: Iran and the Sleeper Threat to North America, by Shannon Nash, January 2020