Because of the disruption of cooperation in the Arctic as a result of events outside of the Arctic, Arctic scholars have called into question the Arctic exceptionalism that has been celebrated for over two …

Jan 26, 2026 · how global dynamics are shaping Arctic security futures. Through structured discussions and scenario planning, participants assessed key drivers of change, identified critical uncertainties, …

The expert panel, focused on the Arctic Council, Nordic states, and Indigenous Peoples, emphasized that Arctic exceptionalism should include elements such as science diplomacy, environmental …

Jun 15, 2025 · She has long-advocated for the Arctic as a national priority and continues to push the U.S. to invest in the infrastructure and assets critical to supporting an Arctic strategy.

What makes the Arctic and its governance exceptional? Stories of geopolitics, environments and homelands. JM Fels, RH Bortz, T Alkutkar, E Mittler, RK Jangra, JS Spence, ...

Apr 2, 2025 · Most analysts kind of dismiss Arctic exceptionalism, but perhaps you can tell us why you still have some optimism that the Arctic is still somewhat exceptional, despite all the geopolitics that …

Apr 29, 2026 · This study examines the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as a critical test case for assessing whether Arctic exceptionalism persists, erodes, or transforms under emerging global pressures.

Oct 9, 2023 · Through an analysis of political rhetoric, this paper re-evaluates the construction of Arctic exceptionalism, popularly connected to Mikhail Gorbachev’s 1987 Murmansk speech calling for an …

Jun 24, 2025 · Beyond the myth, Arctic exceptionalism, then, functions both as a mirror, which reflects the contradictions of global governance in the present, and as a method (i.e., a verb) for prefiguring …

Edward and I and a colleague, Rolf Rodman, wrote a paper and we tried to sort of challenge that that was the only thing that made the Arctic unique, that those were the things that we needed to focus …