A new series of Arctic Academic eTalks begins with presentations from Troy Bouffard and Dr.Malgorzata (Gosia) Smieszek and a discussion on the topic of the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Mr. Bouffard is the Director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a NAADSN Coordinator. Dr. Smieszek is a Planning Coordinator at the University of Tromso. This event will help grow the dialogue and understanding of the importance of the chairmanship for Russia.
This will be a 90 minute event with 30 minutes of presentations and an hour of open, moderated discussion.
Academic Arctic eTalks is an academically-focused bimonthly forum for open discussion (non-attribution) on key issues affecting the Circumpolar Arctic for scholars and practitioners from Canada, Finland, Iceland, Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands), Norway, Sweden, and the United States.
Arctic Academic eTalks is hosted by “The Watch” Command Magazine, United States Northern Command, United States European Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command, and The North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN), with support from the following event partners:
- Center for Arctic Security and Resilience (CASR) - University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory United Kingdom (Dstl)
- George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (Marshall Center)
- Joint Task Force (North) Canadian Armed Forces (JTFN)
- Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom (UK MOD)
- NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (StratCom)
- Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS)
- Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
- Royal Danish Defence College (fak.dk)
- United States Coast Guard (Arctic)
- William J. Perry Center, National Defense University (NDU)
Subsequent events will include alternating academic presentations and open discussions, like this event on May 7th, as well as invite-only activities in which academic experts will be asked to tackle specific challenge questions related to the Arctic information environment.
Please follow the link above for more information and to register.