We're busy in Ottawa next week! We're starting with our invitation-only Gauntlet Seminar, followed by a public launch of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Polar Law and a conversation around Arctic myths on 24 November at 2-3:30 pm. We'd love to see you there! www.naadsn.ca/events/arcti...

www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Commented this week in a piece by @france24.com on the wider domestic political effects of the removal of two #LGBTQ+ dating apps in China. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

We're lucky that we can finish off our Friday by reading Andreas Raspotnik's latest work on the #EU in the Arctic, and be persuaded to get a Belgian waffle in the meantime...

Heather Exner-Pirot breaks down the latest announcement of Prime Minister Carney’s “nation-building projects,” scheduled to be fast-tracked in an attempt to spur investment in the face of a United States no longer keen on Canada.

Happy Friday! We're reading Andreas Osthagen's latest brief on the #Nordics in the Arctic to brighten our morning, which goes especially well with a boller.

New report on #NORTHCOM and its role in the future of Arctic security just dropped by Rebecca Pincus, Mathieu Boulègue, and Madison Lipson. www.fpri.org/article/2025...

“On defence, we should be thinking very hard about patrol aircraft and the coast guard, how we work with Greenland and Denmark,” said Alex Dalziel www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

We're thinking back to Remembrance Day celebrations yesterday in Calgary with Rob Huebert's comments. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...

There remains the need to more effectively identify China’s potential challenges, both singly and in cooperation with Russia, to the Canadian Arctic, argue Whitney Lackenbauer and @marclanteigne.bsky.social in our latest Quick Impact. www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

The CAF should move from tolerating Indigenous practices to respecting and even celebrating them when appropriate, argues Sam Huyer www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/09/o...

It is in Canada’s national interest to invest in strategic infrastructure, argue Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean in our latest policy brief www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

Andrea Charron says replacing the CAF’s aging infrastructure is a key priority. “Many of the bases are circa 1950 with all the problems of old buildings, including outdated water, sewer and electrical infrastructure.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Commented for this new article in @france24.com about China's reported breakthrough in thorium-to-uranium conversion, and the potential effects on the country's energy independence push. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

[1/8] Frédéric Lasserre, Mathieu Landriault, Pauline Pic et Stéphane Roussel (Université Laval, ESEI et ENAP) analysent les prétendues menaces sur la souveraineté du Canada dans l’Arctique. Leur étude démonte les discours alarmistes sur la Russie et la Chine, jugés sans fondement réel. #geography

Happy Friday and congrats to Charlotte her for recent appearance in front of the #NDDN!

Heather Exner-Pirot detected a subtle shift in language in sections of the budget relating to the industrial carbon tax and the Impact Assessment Act, conveying a focus on working with the provinces. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

The new Canadian federal budget is out with commentary from @uscanada-sands.bsky.social christophersands1.substack.com/p/washington...

Happy Tuesday! Did you miss our latest #QuickImpact by Mathieu Landriault on public opinion data from the First Nations, Métis and Inuit in the Canadian North on Arctic Issues? If so, not to worry! We've got you covered. www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u...

Accusations have been loud at the UN’s #FirstCommittee discussion on #SpaceSecurity. But the quiet story is cooperation, as states maintain parallel progress on both legal and behavioural tracks. Voting is today. Catch up here: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

American interest in icebreakers isn’t new. Even in his first term, President Donald Trump sought to address this historic Achilles’ heel. And these talks — according to Jason C. Moyer — have been accelerated by Finland's recent accession to NATO. english.elpais.com/internationa...

One of our newest members to the network, Dr. Andreas Raspotnik, has a newly co-authored op-ed out with @highnorthnews.bsky.social on blue economy collaboration! www.highnorthnews.com/en/policy-pr...

Rob Huebert says that Canada's most pressing focus is to modernize its northern defences and surveillance to counter perceived Russian aggression and possible Chinese moves — which are long-neglected security gaps. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...

📢 ❄️ “From Policy to Practice: Advancing #Norway’s #HighNorth Policy Through ArcBlue Collaboration” by TAI’s Dr. Apostolos Tsiouvalas & Dr. Andreas Raspotnik 🤝 🔗 Read the full article below ⤵️ highnorthnews.com/en/policy-practice-advancing-norways-high-north-policy-through-arcblue-collaboration

If you are an American working with Canadians, consider subscribing to my Substack, the US Canada Observer, for a series of posts on the unexpected complexity of #USCanada relations. christophersands1.substack.com/p/nine-parad...

The perfect Halloween Friday listening material on NORAD modernization with Andrea Charron! parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/P...

Political shifts in the Arctic 🇨🇳🇷🇺 This panel explored how science partnerships, particularly with #Russia and #China, intertwine with evolving security dynamics in the Arctic ❄️🌍 Organized by Centre for Arctic Studies, University of Iceland 🇮🇸

New pieces out by three NAADSN members (Jennifer Spence, Andreas Østhagen, and Andreas Raspotnik) in a new report from the Observer Research Foundation on Arctic geopolitical narratives and the Nordic perspective on a changing Arctic frontier. www.orfonline.org/research/the...

We're tuning into Rob Huebert's comments on #Arcticdefence from last night! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHx4...

Happy Thursday! New comments from @uscanada-sands.bsky.social on the #KeystoneXL pipeline. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Excellent new piece out by Andreas Østhagen and Erdem Lamazhapov on #Alaska

How can we protect Arctic marine life in a rapidly changing world? 🌎 This Polar Dialogue session Dynamic Ocean Management in Arctic Waters, experts explored adaptive conservation, dynamic management, and cross-border cooperation under the BBNJ Agreement 🤝 @kiel.institute, @ecologic.eu

#Trump and #Putin in the same room, can multilateralism survive in the Arctic? 💭👀 The panel explored how performative sovereignty, populist geopolitics, and economic ambitions are testing the Arctic’s tradition of cooperation 🤝 @uarctic.bsky.social

It was our pleasure co-host this session with the @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social!

'What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,' says Andrea Charron www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

“The new and future threat of hypersonic cruise missiles has changed everything, because the existing defense system cannot defend against them,” says @arctictroy.bsky.social

How an Ontario video upset #USCanada relations, and how to reset. open.substack.com/pub/christop...

www.scmp.com/week-asia/po... Commented for a new article in the @scmpnews.bsky.social this weekend on controversial plans for a new defence force in the Solomon Islands, especially in light of SI's improving ties with China. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Congratulations to Lin Mortensgaard on an excellent new piece out in the European Journal of International Relations journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"Thanks to radar, the quality of tracking, early detection and reaction time to difficult-to-detect air profiles and cruise missiles would be greatly improved and would allow for better coordination," said @arctictroy.bsky.social

Despite the advantages of lower transit costs and time, the Northern Sea Route faces major constraints, argues Sergey Sukhankin

www.altinget.dk/arktis/artik... Commented for this new article on how the Arctic Council is now facing even further challenges to its cohesion in light of both Russian aggression and a mercurial US policy in the far north. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Canada is part of a North American neighbourhood. Stepped-up co-operation with Greenland would signal to all of its neighbours that it’s serious about its role, argues Alex Dalziel

“From a Russian perspective it almost doesn't change that much, right? They knew that Finland and Sweden were closely aligned with NATO before. It's not really deterring them in terms of how they move forward with hybrid threats," says @ggricius.bsky.social with @highnorthnews.bsky.social

“We are definitely seeing a variation of the Cold War return to the Arctic,” said @marclanteigne.bsky.social “The discussion these days is all about great powers, spheres of influence and fights over resources." tvpworld.com/89548507/nat... @tvpworld.bsky.social

The Government of Canada wants to invest in AI and cloud data centres. Their mixed signals suggest they may not fully understand what this entails yet. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/canadas-mi...

New full interview with @marclanteigne.bsky.social with @tvpworld.bsky.social

“It’s all a competition at this stage, designed to figure out what our tolerance is. We don't often project an image of strength that is really important when we're interacting with Russia and China”, says Whitney Lackenbauer with @highnorthnews.bsky.social

The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement is a rare, if not unprecedented, example of precautionary action in marine management. Jackie Dawson and co-authors explore this beacon of hope in a recent article. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Americans and Canadians feel the other side has let them down, and mutual resentment is making it harder to fix #USCanada relations. open.substack.com/pub/christop...