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Arctic Power Projection: Using Climate Change to Test Theories of Resource Competition

Open to the Public

Why do some states project military power to secure resources while others do not? The exogenous shock of climate change in the Arctic represents an opportunity to test theories of why leaders project power. Climate change is rapidly altering the Arctic environment; receding ice has heightened the appeal of extracting Arctic energy resources. To test competing theories, the speaker examines how governments reacted to this exogenous change by observing how leaders shifted their Arctic foreign policy, military force structure, and force deployments. His results inform both the geopolitics of energy and the political implications of climate change.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
A Russian nuclear ice breaker heading to the North Pole.

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Why do some states project military power to secure resources while others do not? The exogenous shock of climate change in the Arctic represents an opportunity to test theories of why leaders project power. Climate change is rapidly altering the Arctic environment; receding ice has heightened the appeal of extracting Arctic energy resources. To test competing theories, the speaker examines how governments reacted to this exogenous change by observing how leaders shifted their Arctic foreign policy, military force structure, and force deployments. His results inform both the geopolitics of energy and the political implications of climate change.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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