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Nov 21, 2024 | 
arctictoday.com | Abbie Tingstad
The “many Arctics” that currently exist may be threatened if modern technology drives a wedge between different communities. This is part of an ongoing series where Arctic Today spotlights key research that should be read beyond the academic circles. Below is a brief summary by one of the research author, followed by a link to the full research article. The idea that there are “many Arctics” reflects the region’s diversity, with a variety of factors shaping different communities.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
arctictoday.com | Abbie Tingstad
In 2022, on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Presidents Putin and Xi declared a “friendship without limits” between China and Russia.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
rand.org | Abbie Tingstad |Stephanie Pezard |Yuliya Shokh
Availability: Web-Only Year: 2024 Pages: 20DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/PEA2823-1 Document Number: PE-A2823-1 Tingstad, Abbie, Stephanie Pezard, and Yuliya Shokh, China-Russia Relations in the Arctic: What Are the Northern Limits of Their Partnership? RAND Corporation, PE-A2823-1, November 2024.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
rand.org | Rivera Rivera |Scott Stephenson |Abbie Tingstad |Ana Lucrecia
Topics Publisher: Springer NatureAvailability: Non-RAND Year: 2024 Pages: 19 Document Number: EP-70730 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
arctictoday.com | Abbie Tingstad
By Abbie Tingstad -August 20, 2024 10 In the few weeks since the new U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Arctic strategywas released on July 22, two Arctic communications satellites have launched through a U.S. partnership with Norway and the U.S. Army announced the stand up of an Arctic Aviation Command in Alaska.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
rand.org | Abbie Tingstad |Flannery Dolan |Bryan Rooney |David A. Shlapak
Topics Availability: Web-Only Year: 2024 Pages: 16DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/PEA470-1 Document Number: PE-A470-1 Chicago Manual of Style Tingstad, Abbie, Flannery Dolan, Bryan Rooney, David A. Shlapak, Stephen M. Worman, and Emily Yoder, Wargaming Climate Change: A Structure for Incorporating Physical and Social Effects into Strategic Military Planning. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA470-1.html.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
rand.org | Scott Savitz |Abbie Tingstad |Stephanie Pezard |Peter W. Gautier
As one of just eight countries with territory in the Arctic, the United States has considerable interests in the region. It also has a responsibility to prepare and protect U.S. armed forces that may be called on to secure its interests. This panel features insights from a RAND report on the Arctic operating capabilities of U.S. armed forces, as well as a broader discussion about the evolving security environment in the Arctic.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
seattletimes.com | Abbie Tingstad
On July 11, the White House announced a vital national security decision to deepen cooperation with Canada and Finland on icebreaker shipbuilding. This could enable the United States to further strengthen technology, partnerships and security in the polar regions increasingly challenged by climate change, geopolitical tensions and economic pressures. As one of eight Arctic countries, the United States has historically governed U.S. Arctic waters and had a presence in the pan-Arctic.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
rand.org | Flannery Dolan |Abbie Tingstad |Bryan Rooney |Stephen M. Worman
Key Findings
The magnitude of hazards resulting from climate change and their associated impacts are deeply uncertain. Scenario-based planning and analytic gaming are therefore useful methods for exploring the flexibility in assumptions required when considering climate change and its impacts. A scenario-based climate hazard card game as a stand-alone event provides an opportunity for communication and learning about climate change and its existing and potential future impacts.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
rand.org | Abbie Tingstad |Fabian Villalobos |Rebecca Tisherman |Michelle Ziegler
This RAND paper was developed to communicate the results of a tabletop exercise (TTX) conducted as part of a broader event, a workshop called “Critical Minerals in the Arctic: Forging the Path Forward,” which RAND cosponsored with the Wilson Center, the University of Alaska, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Arctic Energy Office.
