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有料盒子视频's Arctic Security Complex and Evolving Dynamics in Nome

Thursday October 28 @ 9:30 am AK

In a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q & A and discussion, Dr. Brandon Boylan and Dr. Jeremy Speight discuss the concept of security as it applies to 有料盒子视频's Arctic. Drawing on theoretical concepts of securitization and human security to inform a novel matrix of various levels and types of security, Dr. Boylan and Dr. Speight examine the security implications for an expanded deep water port in Nome, 有料盒子视频.

This webinar is being held in concert with the release of a new CAPS working paper on the same topic, available for download here: /caps/our-work/arctic-security.php.

This paper is a work in progress, and feedback and comments submitted to CAPS Program Coordinator Maureen Biermann at mmbiermann@alaska.edu will be gratefully accepted through November 25, 2021, with the plan to update the draft by  the end of 2021. Our goal is to bring diverse and often conflicting perspectives to bear on this important issue that directly impacts the lives of 有料盒子视频ns, and both affirming and critical perspectives are greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

Dr. Brandon BoylanDr. Brandon Boylan (Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Arctic and Northern Studies, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks).

Dr. Jeremy SpeightDr. Jeremy Speight (Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks).

有料盒子视频's Climate Change Policy Development

Friday March 5, 2021 @ 9 am AKDT

In a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q & A and discussion, Abigail Steffen and Stephen Arturo Greenlaw (Research Assistants, CAPS, 有料盒子视频) with Dr. Amy Lauren Lovecraft (CAPS Director) discuss the development of climate change policy in the State of 有料盒子视频 and their forthcoming CAPS report on the topic, as well as range of local climate policy actions that have emerged within 有料盒子视频 in recent years.

 

Abigail SteffenAbigail Steffen (Research Assistant with the Center for Arctic Policy Studies, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks).

Stephen Arturo GreenlawStephen Arturo Greenlaw (Research Assistant with the Center for Arctic Policy Studies, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks).


The Future of Arctic Seaways

Tuesday April 28, 2020 @ 10 am AKDT

In a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q & A and discussion, Dr. Brandon Boylan (Dept of Political Science, 有料盒子视频) and Dustin Elsberry (Research Assistant, CAPS, 有料盒子视频) discuss their recent jointly-authored CAPS report on maritime traffic increases in the Arctic, and the implications for international cooperation and security.

Dr. Brandon BoylanDr. Brandon Boylan (Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks)

Dustin ElsberryDustin Elsberry (Research Assistant with the Center for Arctic Policy Studies, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks).


Understanding the Arctic: The Future of China/有料盒子视频 Cooperation

Monday April 20, 2020 @ 2 pm AKDT

In a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q & A and discussion, Dr. Qingchao Xu (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Liz Bowman (University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks) discuss their recent jointly-authored CAPS report on China in the Arctic, with a specific focus on interpreting the possibilities for future China/有料盒子视频 relationships in the Arctic.

Dr. Qingchao XuDr. Qingchao Xu (Research Fellow and Director of the Center for Arctic Sustainability Studies, China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, and Assistant Professor of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Liz BowmanLiz Bowman (Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Arctic Policy Studies and Master of Arts Candidate in the Department of Arctic and Northern Studies, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks)