Arctic Sovereignty

Commander Nicole Robichaud, Commanding Officer of HMCS Margaret Brooke discusses her recent experiences on board the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship, including OPERATION NANOOK …

Canada’s Auditor General has highlighted some significant deficiencies in Canada’s presence in the Arctic Region. As other Arctic and near-Arctic nations invest heavily in infrastructure and …

For many months, RAUSI has brought attention to defence and security deficiencies in Canada’s Arctic region. In a recent CDAI interview, Professor Rob Huebert takes on this topic and clearly …

RAUSI has noted with interest the increasing number of U.S. authored articles which discuss capability gaps currently thought to exist when U.S. forces are operating within the Arctic region …

Is Canada’s Arctic vulnerable to incursions by Russian submarines, overflights of enemy missiles or other forms of hostile acts? Many, including the Canadian Chief of Defence Staff would …

The increasing number of military exercises, Arctic-capable equipment purchases, and newly established Arctic military formations must force a debate on how Canada should appropriately deal with these …

Many of our Arctic allies have realized the significant threat to the security of the Arctic and have responded with new capabilities, equipment purchases, training regimes and dedicated Arctic units …

RAUSI has curated a number of articles which discuss Russia’s military ambitions in the Arctic. While Russia remains a major Arctic participant, they are not the only threat to Canada’s Northern …

This US Naval Institute article discusses a number of recent infrastructure and procurement items necessary for Russia’s military to operate in the austere Arctic environment throughout the year.

In a recent article, the ICDS – Estonia, discuss a number of Russian national domestic priorities which are helping to drive their Arctic investments.

Dr Ryan Burke and Lt Col Jahara “Franky” Matisek, PhD, describe the two opposing narratives surrounding the perceived lack of focus and/or attention which the Government of Canada and the DND/CAF …

 In a recent publication titled OPERATIONALIZING THE ARCTIC, Dr. Ryan Burke and Dr. Cameron Carlson call for the coordination of the various US DoD Arctic strategies.

The UK’s top military commander, Gen. Sir Nick Carter, has recently asked for increased access and participation in Canadian Arctic military exercises. 

No Arctic state has sought to dominate the entire region.  Is this about to change?  This Rand Corporation paper discusses possible measures which could mitigate future conflict. 

Russia has returned to the Arctic militarily with important strategic implications for the United States.

RAUSI highlighted the recent Arctic Council meeting during which the Chair’s appointment rotated from Iceland to the Russian Federation. The official Arctic Council statement noted that “The …

Much recent discussion has focused on the contemporary militarization of Arctic and subarctic regions. Journalism and scholarship alike question if military conflict might occur, how peace can be …

Russia has adopted a development strategy for the Arctic for the period from October 2020 to 2035. Reflecting hopes and perceived threats associated with the successive warming of the Arctic, it aims …

Russia now has a military base at the top of the world – on the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land. As global warming increases access to the Arctic region and its rich resources, Russia is …

Many Arctic narratives cast suspicion on China, based on concern that the Asian power will seek to undermine the sovereignty of Arctic states and co-opt regional governance mechanisms to facilitate …