Climate Change Will Reshape Russia
January 13, 2021 | Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley As Russia warms faster than the rest of the world, climate change will shape its strategic future.
America's Arctic Moment: Great Power Competition in the Arctic to 2050
March 30, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Nikos Tsafos, Ian Williams As U.S. Arctic policy remains stagnant, Russia and China are expanding their economic and military presence in the Arctic. In a battleground for great power competition, the United States must restore its presence and leadership in this increasingly strategic region.
Life on the "Front Lines of Climate Change" in the U.S. Arctic
August 28, 2015 | Heather A. Conley
On August 31, President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the Arctic north of the Arctic Circle. This historic visit coincides both with the start of the two-year U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council—an intergovernmental forum of Arctic...
The New Ice Curtain
August 27, 2015 | Heather A. Conley The New Ice Curtain explores Russia's strategic ambitions for its Arctic region—an understudied and underappreciated area that encompasses nearly the entire northern coast of Eurasia.
America in the Arctic
June 4, 2015 | Heather A. Conley
In April, the United States assumed the two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council – an intergovernmental forum of eight Arctic countries and six indigenous organizations -- at a moment of great change and challenge for the Arctic.
The average American may...
The British Election Aftermath
May 8, 2015 | Heather A. Conley
The British electorate gave pundits, pollsters, and analysts alike a great comeuppance yesterday. How confident we were in our belief that we would awake to a hung parliament, with questions about government illegitimacy and coalition fragility, and face an overwhelming...
Off to the Races … and a Photo Finish
April 30, 2015 | Heather A. Conley
And they're off! With Britain going to the polls for general elections on May 7, 2015, no party is poised to win an outright majority in parliament (requiring 326 seats) and the race for Westminster is simply too close to call. With the two leading contenders –...
Africa in the Wider World: Europe and Africa, Where Demographics and Insecurity Collide
July 24, 2014 | Heather A. Conley
When one thinks of the relationship between Europe and Africa today, two images that come to mind are of French military forces intervening in the Sahel region and Libyan immigrants attempting to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa on unnavigable vessels.
The "Consequences" for Ukraine and the Transatlantic Partnership
February 21, 2014 | Heather A. Conley
After months of tension, outbreaks of horrific violence, and political concessions, we have witnessed an extraordinary transformation of Ukraine, as the symbolic Maidan Nezalezhnosti—or Independence Square—has transitioned from protest zone to war zone to uneasy...
Arctic Economics in the 21st Century
July 30, 2013 | Heather A. Conley Arctic Economics in the 21st Century: The Benefits and Costs of Cold explores the key economic dynamics at play in the rapidly changing Arctic region.
A New Security Architecture for the Arctic
January 17, 2012 | Heather A. Conley
The Arctic will experience extraordinary economic and environmental change over the next several decades. Commercial, human, and state interaction will rise dramatically.
About that Oil Spill … Welcome to Washington, Mr. Cameron
July 19, 2010 | Heather A. Conley, Rick "Ozzie" Nelson
Q1: British prime minister David Cameron will visit with President Obama on July 20. What will they talk about?
A1: Prime Minister David Cameron comes to the White House with a long and daunting list of...
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