Happy new year! After a rough 2025, I am optimistic about #USCanada relations in 2026 and spoke with @tracymoran.bsky.social about why. nationalpost.com/news/canada-...

We are looking forward to this excellent event on North American #Arctic defense cooperation with our NAADSN colleagues @marisolmaddox.bsky.social, Andrea Charron, Iris Ferguson, and @rasmusleander.bsky.social on 8 January! sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...

In the final end-of-year rush, we hope you didn't miss @marclanteigne.bsky.social's piece on the new US National Security Strategy, where he outlines the rise of populism in DC and growing divergence between the US and its allies. www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

Happy New Year! We're back to work after two weeks of holidays and starting off strong with contributions for our Norwegian colleagues and those interested in Greenland. www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/Pd9...

www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u... A new comment as part of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social 's Quick Impact series on the potential effects of the 2025 American National Security Strategy on Canada-US relations. 'Negative Sum Game: The 2025 US National Security Strategy and Implications for Canada,'

We're signing off for 2025! Thank you to all of our colleagues and friends online and offline. See you in the new year!

Our final policy primer of the year comes from Ryan Dean and Whitney Lackenbauer. It charts the history of the Nanisivik Naval Facility project, aka excellent holiday reading! www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

“Security isn’t just about military presence — it’s about logistics, infrastructure, and whether you can actually operate on the ground," says Magali Vullierme www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...

2026 is looking up! We'll be online and following along on 8 January from 9-10:30am ET on this important topic. sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...

Good morning and happy Friday! We're already looking forward to a packed 2026 and we'll certainly make it to Calgary to come to this conference on Land Power from March 26-27. web-eur.cvent.com/event/e4acfa...

We are thrilled that our big news is public: we were successful in Canada's DND's recent funding round from the MINDS program. We will continue to analyze how climate change is reshaping national and North American security, and the evolving Canada–US relationship. canada.ca/en/departmen...

A significant proportion of surveyed Canadian Arctic residents believe climate change was either caused by natural changes or that the scientific evidence about climate change was not sufficient. @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social #Arctic #Canada #ClimateChange #Climate #Science

@arctictroy.bsky.social's latest piece with NAADSN outlines how the United States conducted a multi-layered information influence strategy in the Arctic from 2022-2024. It's a must-read for anyone interested in modern Arctic geopolitical competition www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

Good morning and happy Tuesday! This is our last week before we sign off for the holidays and we're already listening to Rob Huebert's comments on the Arctic to start off the morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CMw...

News is that Trump is looking to allow private firms to conduct offensive cyber operations. This has been in the works all year. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...

⏰ New Quick Impact out by Mathieu Landriault, where he shares the most recent results on polling on perceptions of climate change in the Canadian Arctic. www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

Happy Friday! Our Fellow @renatofakhoury.bsky.social recently published a new article on U.S. Arctic policy and #anxiety and #ontological security. An excellent read as we inch every closer to the winter holidays. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Without transatlantic alignment, we risk forfeiting the very advantages our alliance was built to protect, argues Iris Ferguson www.politico.eu/article/ener...

Good morning and happy Thursday! Jessica's new piece on the #spacerace is a must-read for our early Thursday morning commute.

For those of you who missed us at ACA or talks held in Canada on #geopolitics and #Greenland, you can catch up on our two activity reports by Ryan Dean and Justin Barnes www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u... www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

If geopolitical weight is shifting anywhere, it is into the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding waters. As Russia and China move assertively, the EU is nowhere to be seen, says Andreas Raspotnik euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

"I think the Canadian government is quite rightly being very cautious on its activities to ensure Canadians are not caught up in any kind of illegal activities, but at the same token trying to maintain this working relationship we have," said Rob Huebert. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

In light of recent discussion of Arctic communications, I'm reminded of a book chapter I wrote on the CAF in the Arctic and the risks of relying on satellite communications. TL;DR: Don't expect to be able to use satellite comms in a conflict www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Good morning and happy Wednesday! @ggricius.bsky.social has recently published an op-ed on Nordic strategic geography

“The Arctic, especially for Alaska and U.S. High North interests, is likely to be part of wide-ranging requirements involving U.S. national defense, energy efforts, and geopolitical interests," says @arctictroy.bsky.social www.highnorthnews.com/en/arctic-re...

The new US National Security Strategy doesn't have much to say about Canada. But maybe that is only when you consider Canada in the Western Hemisphere. Imagine Canada when reading the section on Europe, and Trump foreign policy is clearer. christophersands1.substack.com/p/continenta...

Ottawa is again flirting with the idea of cutting its F-35 order and buying Saab Gripens, reviving Canada’s worst habit: treating defense as a political toy, argues Rob Huebert nationalsecurityjournal.org/cancel-the-f...

The 2025 US National Security Strategy #NNS2025 identifies the multiple threats to the United States and the challenges that we face in catching up with China. It also has a a major blind spot regarding Canada. #USCanada open.substack.com/pub/christop...

Happy Monday! We're listening into @marclanteigne.bsky.social's comments on the Norway-UK security cooperation agreement.

Jason C. Moyer discusses whether the United States can realistically continue acting as Europe’s primary security pacifier, or if growing domestic pressures and political uncertainties are forcing a rethink of its long-standing role.

For those of our friends in Oslo, you can hear from Andreas Osthagen, Andreas Raspotnik, @ggricius.bsky.social, and Rikey Hauksdottir at @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social for their High North Seminar. www.fni.no/events/nanse...

"It is about ensuring that we have the best weapons systems to defend Canadians, to ensure that deterrence is maintained, and if deterrence breaks down, that we are able to fight and defend Canadians," says Jim Fergusson

New hopes and fresh tensions as President Trump presses for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine. Rob Huebert breaks down the latest.

Excellent new piece out by @rasmusleander.bsky.social on a new #Greenlandic foreign policy www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

The Arctic is under threat. Canada’s new defence spending might be too little, too late, says Rob Huebert

We're reading @marclanteigne.bsky.social's latest piece on Taiwan's Arctic imperative as our Tuesday morning read!

This is always a great time of year! This year's Arctic Yearbook has a barrage of contributions from NAADSN members. Of course, there's the important editorial work by Justin Barnes and Heather Exner-Pirot arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearb... But in addition, you can read about...

Canada's cyber defence public-private partnership is more private than public, argues @cyberincontext.ca

“It would have to be very much a political decision at the highest level because the American Coast Guard has better things to do with its time, quite frankly.” says Rob Huebert on sending a U.S. ship through the Northwest Passage

Happy Monday! We hope you're ready to dive into a new book edited by Andreas Osthagen and Andreas Raspotnik: The Nordic States, NATO and the EU in Arctic Security. It's open-access, so there's no reason not to download it for your winter holiday reading. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...

Don't miss this excellent two-in-one lecture for tomorrow at Trent University with excellent speakers including @rasmusleander.bsky.social and @marclanteigne.bsky.social on 'the' talking points for Arctic security: Greenland and Grey Zone Threats.

Sending out an important reminder about our pubinar taking place tomorrow from 6:30-8pm in Ottawa with @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social and the NATO Association of Canada!

Sending out an important reminder about our pubinar taking place tomorrow from 6:30-8pm in Ottawa with @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social and the NATO Association of Canada!

We would also be remiss to remind you about two excellent lectures on #Greenland and #GreyZoneThreats from @rasmusleander.bsky.social and @marclanteigne.bsky.social on 28 November at 1pm at Trent University. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“This is one of the only areas where we cannot go toe-to-toe with our adversaries,” warns @arctictroy.bsky.social when speaking about the Arctic, "For the West, this is like starting from scratch." www.fairobserver.com/economics/li...

In case you missed the news, next week we're hosting an early career pubinar with the NATO Assoviation of Canada and @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social at D'Arcy McGees on 26 Nov from 6:30-8pm in Ottawa that's free and open to all! We hope to see you there!

New comments out by one of our experts, Marc Lanteigne!

“When we talk about climate change, when we talk about geopolitical competition, the Arctic isn’t just by itself. We can’t take it out of the world and remove it from everything that is happening,” said @ggricius.bsky.social with the Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com/articles/fea...