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Middle powers Canada, South Korea set Arctic course between China-Russia and US Seoul’s security agreement with Ottawa is also a ‘hedge’ against a transactional Washington, an analyst says.

www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Quoted last week in the @scmpnews.bsky.social on the recent defence talks between Canada and South Korea, and what closer bilateral cooperation might mean for #Arctic policymaking. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

20 Questions about Iceland (Part 3) [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi How well do you know Iceland? Here is a new quiz to help you find out! Answers will be posted in Over the Circle next week! 1. Who was the first female may…

overthecircle.com/2026/02/27/2... A new quiz by Mingming Shi has just been posted in @overthecircle.bsky.social . How well do you know Iceland? 🇮🇸😎

Why China is causing alarm in the Arctic Our weekly podcast on China. This week, China’s frosty reception in the region is complicating its plans

www.economist.com/podcasts/202... I was interviewed for this Drum Tower podcast by the @economist.com at the Arctic Frontiers 🇳🇴 conference last month on how China's Arctic ambitions have evolved, and why the overall region has become a greater international concern. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

De dag dat Trump meer dan Groenland opeist | NPO Start Wat als een onverwachte geopolitieke wending de machtsverhoudingen in de Arctische regio voorgoed verandert? In deze special van VPRO Bureau Buitenland verkent Sophie Derkzen samen met journalist Maar...

npo.nl/start/afspel... Happy to have contributed to this new documentary: 'De dag dat Trump meer dan Groenland opeist' / 'The day Trump claims more than Greenland' by the Dutch network @vpro.nl . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside The alliance’s Arctic Sentry is mostly a rebranding exercise aimed at appeasing the U.S. president — in response to a largely exaggerated threat.

www.politico.eu/article/nato... Commented for this new @politico.com article on the limits of Sino-Russian strategic trust in the Arctic, as NATO now focuses on #Greenland . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

As Canada prepares to open Greenland consulate, parallels drawn between Trump’s threats against countries The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexatio...

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... Quoted this evening in a story by CTV News about the opening of the Canadian mission in Nuuk, and how this could further build on growing bilateral ties. 🇬🇱🇨🇦 @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

China paying Russia for Arctic access China is paying Russia to join Arctic expeditions while also pushing for greater cooperation from Nordic states.

www.newsweek.com/china-paying... Commented for this new article published today in @newsweek.com about evolving Chinese roles in Russian Arctic expeditions, as Beijing seeks to court Nordic countries while jump-starting the Polar Silk Road and regional surveying. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Discussing the evolution of #Greenland 's economic and trade policies, including the challenges of diversifying sectors and partners, at the annual China-Nordic Arctic Research Centre (CNARC) conference in Tromsø today. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Groenland et en Arctique : quelles ambitions pour la chine? La menace d’annexion du Groenland par les États-Unis continue de bouleverser la géopolitique mondiale.

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222... Discussed myths versus realities surrounding Beijing's (very) limited presence in #Greenland, despite all this talk from the White House of 'China boats' supposedly floating nearby (which don't exist). @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Icebreaker diplomacy finally gives Canada the upper hand over Trump With America’s fleet of icebreakers lagging well behind its rivals, it may have to rely on allies to boost its Arctic power

www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026... Commented for this article just published in @telegraph.co.uk on how icebreakers are factoring more prominently in Arctic security debates. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

What about Taiwan? Why US foreign policy is now all about the western hemisphere The State Department skips direct references to the island as it outlines it foreign policy direction for the next five years.

www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Commented for this weekend article in the @scmpnews.bsky.social about how the new US State Department Strategic Plan reflects a clear shift away from a focus on the Asia-Pacific, in favour of the Western Hemisphere. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Groenlandia, caso ancora apertissimo. Intervista al professore Marc Lanteigne - La Ragione Groenlandia: "L’Artico non è una frontiera silenziosa: è già un campo di battaglia geopolitico", così Marc Lanteigne

laragione.eu/esteri/groen... Commented this week for La Ragione on the potential damage to regional governance, including the Arctic Council, caused by the ongoing pressure by the United States to annex #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Icebreakers, the key tech to unlock Greenland, are only made by either US allies or adversaries Icebreakers are essential for navigating Greenland's icy seas, but the U.S. faces a challenge with its limited fleet.

apnews.com/article/iceb... Commented for this story today in @apnews.com about the challenges facing American policy in constructing new #icebreakers and developing a coherent investment plan for #Greenland; this as China has restarted its own Arctic strategies. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Canada’s Military Presence in the Arctic | Your Morning YouTube video by CTV Your Morning

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Appeared this morning on @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social to discuss the question of how the Canadian military can deepen and expand its operations in the Arctic in the wake of both hard power and hybrid challenges. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Groenland | Bras de fer entre Américains et Européens Donald Trump n’en démord pas : il a « besoin » du Groenland. Et les Européens ne devraient pas répondre à ses menaces sur de nouveaux droits de douane en imposant leurs propres surtaxes, a-t-il averti...

www.lapresse.ca/internationa... Commented for @lapresse.ca last night about potential European responses to new US tariff threats over the attempted annexation of #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

How Trump’s tariff threat is testing Europe and NATO | Marc Lanteigne YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7xd... Commented last night for TVP World on how new tariff threats are complicating a unified European stance on #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Crucial for business, not for security | Marc Lanteigne YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTl... Interviewed last night for TVP World - Poland on the potential geopolitical impact of the US annexation threats towards #Greenland, and how this situation may influence other great powers such as China. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

The U.S. already has leverage in Greenland, so why is Trump escalating? Experts weigh in President Donald Trump is reviving his push for Greenland — refusing to rule out force — prompting Arctic specialists to question why Washington isn’t relying on existing agreements with Denmark and G...

www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a... Quoted by 🇨🇦 CBC News / Eye on the Arctic @rci.bsky.social on how and why Arctic security concerns may be a smokescreen for actual US intentions towards #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

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www.alexandre-langlois.fr/leurope-pris... Discussed the (limited) options Europe now has in addressing US annexation talk towards #Greenland 🇬🇱 in Actualité Politique Française today. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Greenland Was America’s Friend. Now It’s a Takeover Target. Few locals in Nuuk believe U.S. troops are arriving imminently, but there is growing unease that President Trump’s desire to buy Greenland or use military force might actually be serious.

www.wsj.com/world/europe... Commented today to the @wsj.com about how climate change remains the largest concern in #Greenland despite ongoing discussions of military security, in light of renewed US threats of annexation. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Venezuela yesterday, Greenland tomorrow? There will be no tripartite division of the world, but chaos still beckons danger

66north.substack.com/p/venezuela-... 'What, then, can help explain Trump’s increasingly more assertive designs on Greenland? The answer may be deceptively simple. Territorial control over Greenland appears less as a strategic necessity than as a personal prestige project.'

Trump wants US$1.5 trillion for military. Will China boost spending too? Analysts say Donald Trump’s military budget proposal aims to blunt China’s influence, but some dismiss the spending plan as ‘fanciful’.

www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Commented for this story in the @scmpnews.bsky.social today on the proposed 50% boost of the American military budget and potential responses from Beijing. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Will Trump’s threats to Greenland help bring China and Europe closer together? The US president has said control of the Danish territory is a national security issue, causing increased alarm among Copenhagen’s allies.

www.scmp.com/news/china/d... Quoted today in the @scmpnews.bsky.social on the question of how the latest #Greenland controversy may affect Sino-European relations. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

The Unwelcome Return of US Zero-Sum Policy in Greenland Nuuk skyline [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Initial assessments of US foreign policy as the first year of the second Donald Trump administration drew to a close have included growing c…

overthecircle.com/2025/12/27/t... A new @overthecircle.bsky.social story about the renewal of American interests in 'acquiring' #Greenland , and its possible rationales. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

overthecircle.com/2025/12/21/t... My (slightly late!) commentary on the 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly / @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social and the future of Track II regional diplomacy has just been posted this weekend on @overthecircle.bsky.social . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

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,'

From Cables to Submarines: The U.K. and Norway's Response to Russian Naval Activity | Marc Lanteigne YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=byK5... Commented last week on the implications of the new Norway-UK security cooperation agreement for @tvpworld.bsky.social . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Taiwan’s Arctic Imperative: Navigating a New Global Frontier Written by Aileen A. Espiritu, Marc Lanteigne, and Tse-Kang Leng. This article argues that Taiwan should construct a clear, multifaceted Arctic policy to safeguard its future prosperity and strengt…

taiwaninsight.org/2025/11/27/t... How is #Taiwan 🇹🇼 building #Arctic diplomacy and strategy? Pleased to have contributed to the writing of this new essay! @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

A cold gold rush? The race for the Arctic's critical minerals is heating up Countries are increasingly turning to the thawing and sparsely populated northern polar region as part of a push to break China's mineral dominance.

www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/r... Commented this week for this new @cnbc.com story on where the #Arctic might fit within the potential rush for critical materials / rare earths. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Current weather conditions in #Tromsø… 🙄❄️