My latest article: To stay relevant, NATO must embrace the #Arctic's icy frontier, & compete with Russia & China to secure its strategic resources & vital sea lanes. 👇 realclearworld.com/articles/2025/…

🔥What is the state of #wildfires in the #Arctic & how can we respond? This special issue of IAWF Wildfire Magazine was curated to showcase insights into the Arctic Council as well as into wildland fire in the Arctic. Read it here: iawfonline.org/issue/wildfire…

Let's support our U.S. Coast Guard to enhance our capabilities in the #Arctic. Vast natural resources & national security implications are not to be ignored. Great opportunity for private sector investment for trade & shipping! newsweek.com/china-has-arct…

A bold step forward for America and the U.S. Coast Guard.   On August 10, we’ll commission the Storis (WAGB 21), our first polar icebreaker in 25+ years. This historic milestone strengthens U.S. Arctic presence, protects national security, and continues America’s leadership in

BREAKING: Two Chinese ships collide while chasing a Philippine patrol boat close to Scarborough Shoal, raising tensions in the West Philippine Sea. Does this show that maritime fleets are becoming less disciplined?

ft.com/content/a3110e… "Finland on Monday became the first Nato country to bring charges against the captain and crew of a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel that had severed underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.  In a rare move, the Finnish coastguard in December 2024 boarded and

The Arctic economy is growing faster than many major economies. See what the numbers reveal in my new piece for Arctic Today #Arctic #economy arctictoday.com/arctic-economy…

Arik Burakovsky, Associate Director of Fletcher Russia & Eurasia Program, quoted in a piece on Trump and Putin's summit in Alaska. @scmpnews Khushboo Razdan खुशबू scmp.com/news/us/diplom…

Visiting scholar Pavel Luzin quoted in a piece on the terms needed to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. ABC News David Brennan Fletcher Russia & Eurasia Program abcnews.go.com/International/…

A piece on China's unique position in global supply chains references research by PhD student, Viking Bohman. The Economist economist.com/china/2025/08/…

#FletcherAlum Marina Lorenzini discusses Russia’s 25 billion dollar investment in Turkey’s first nuclear plant, and the security risk it poses to NATO. youtube.com/watch?v=A9ZKjf…

#USCG continues response to 5 Chinese research vessels in U.S. Arctic. USCG C-130 deployed to query the vessels Wednesday. With U.S. Northern Command & Alaskan Command, we monitor foreign vessels near U.S. waters to support homeland defense & security. bit.ly/3JAxrbO

Career diplomat and Executive Director of Fletcher's Murrow Center, Donald Heflin, on the results of Trump and Putin's summit and the steps ahead for Russia-Ukraine relations. The Conversation U.S. theconversation.com/trump-putin-su…

“It was not surprising that no breakthrough was announced. Ukraine’s core demands remain non-negotiable, and Russian demands are maximalist,” says Arik Burakovsky, Associate Director of Fletcher Russia & Eurasia Program. South China Morning Post Khushboo Razdan खुशबू scmp.com/news/us/diplom…

Blue skies & summer vibes at The Fletcher School at Tufts University ⚓️🌏🌍🌎⚓️

Reflections over the Mystic Lakes

Boston skyline from Medford, Mass

Footage showing firefighting ships with the Japanese Coast Guard fighting a fire onboard the San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock, USS New Orleans (LPD-18), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.

The construction of the #PolarClass2 polar #icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard began today with a steel cutting ceremony at Davie HelsinkiShipyard. Congratulations! (📷 Davie)

"When it comes to a plastics treaty, the divisions among states are now likely too wide to bridge via consensus, but other pathways may be available," says Senior Fellow Joshua Lincoln in relation to the UN Plastics Treaty. World Politics Review International Law at The Fletcher School worldpoliticsreview.com/un-global-plas…