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Why Care About Arctic Geopolitics?

What's New? Arctic Podcast, December 31, 2025.

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‘The Arctic is changing fast, but cooperation still matters amid rising tensions,’ says Andreas Østhagen. He discusses Arctic geopolitics, potential conflicts, hybrid threats, Arctic exceptionalism and the growing role of non-Arctic states such as China and India.

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Andreas Østhagen
Research Director Arctic and Ocean Politics

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Project name	Status
Norwegian Centre on Geopolitics (GEOPOL)	Ongoing
Unpacking Arctic Security Dynamics: A 3D approach to geopolitics in the Barents and Bering Seas	Ongoing