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Pitney Names Mike Sfraga Interim UAF Chancellor loom.ly/AAaAmjs

In our quest to catch up from the week off, we're also reading that Whitney Lackenbauer says the Arctic has become a critical transit zone for modern weapons systems that could be used against North America. educationnewscanada.com/article/educat…

In a new piece with the Arctic Yearbook, Mihai Giboi writes on how one can explain Russian naval power projection in the Arctic arcticyearbook.com/images/yearboo…

We're looking forward to reading Charlotte Duval-Lantoine (she/her)'s latest piece!

In a new piece, Christopher Sands writes on the meaning of Canada's defense commitments to the US. cdainstitute.ca/three-promises…

🪐 1/ I didn’t post much when this first came out because I was caring for a loved one. But as I follow the #ParosOEWG discussions this week, the themes in Hidden Harms: Human (In)security in Outer Space feel more relevant than ever. ploughshares.ca/hidden-harms-h…

Canada needs to have a funded operation for the defence of the country, so that the Armed Forces stops dipping into maintenance funds when it needs to scramble jets. Right now, the Forces are “stealing from Peter to pay Paul,” says Andrea Charron theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Happy Friday! We're preparing for the weekend by listening to an interview with Iris Ferguson about the strategic significance of the Arctic and how it plays into the modern dynamics of major power competition. lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfar…

Did you miss the excellent event that The Arctic Institute put on last month on #Arctic restraint, diplomacy, and exceptionalism with Romain Chuffart and Jennifer Spence amongst many other great panelists? Not to worry, there's an excellent write-up on it below. thearcticinstitute.org/restraint-dipl…

Good morning and happy Monday! Christopher Sands speaks on US-Canada trade negotiations in the days leading up to the Aug. 1 tariff deadline youtube.com/watch?v=BYUfJJ…

“China has been trying to break away from its dependence on coal for at least three decades. Beijing is really keen to appear as this champion of green energy,” explains Marc Lanteigne (林晏) france24.com/fr/asie-pacifi…

Céline Rodrigues discusses the important nexus between the EU's environmental leadership via the European Green Deal and its Arctic policy in a recent piece. atlasinstitute.org/european-green…

Good morning and happy Tuesday! We're catching up on Rob's latest comments on defence capability in the North. cbc.ca/listen/cbc-pod…

Scientific cooperation is very important. And that means working across boundaries because the data we need to understand what's happening and what the impacts are going to be, aren't things that one individual country can do on its own, says Jennifer Spence marinetechnologynews.com/news/north-mar…

Good morning and happy Wednesday! This new podcast with Christopher Sands is certainly going on our listening list for the morning commute. cgai.ca/ge_the_north_a…

Excellent new report out by Alex Dalziel on foreign influence and disinformation in the Arctic from the University of Ottawa's Information Integrity Lab! infolab.uottawa.ca/common/Uploade…

New piece out from Guðbjörg Ríkey Hauksdóttir on Sino-Russian cooperation!

Former Arctic Ambassador Sfraga Steps Into Interim Chancellor Role at University of Alaska Fairbanks loom.ly/CE7VYb8

Happy Thursday! We're starting our day with this great explainer by Justin Barnes with our morning iced coffee belfercenter.org/research-analy…

⏰ Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean share their takeaways from the  Alaska/Yukon Field School on Strengthening Canada-US Arctic Defence and Security Cooperation and Policy in a new piece. arcticsecurityinstitute.ca/commentary/con…