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Defending the North Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

Jan 14, 2025 | csis.org | Max Bergmann |Otto Svendsen |Marc Jacobsen |Rebekka Åsnes Sagild

Greenland and the Changing Arctic Security Dynamics: Threats and Opportunities in the Wake of Great Power CompetitionMarc Jacobsen, Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College“The United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” While announcing his nominee for the next U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark on the social media platform Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump made his position on the Danish territory clear.
The World’s Largest Trade and Investment Relationship Hangs in the Balance

Sep 26, 2024 | csis.org | Max Bergmann |Otto Svendsen

The U.S.-EU economic relationship is one of the most important in the world. Yet the U.S.-EU diplomatic relationship, despite its economic significance, has historically lacked depth and has often been quite strained. A sea change during the Biden administration, however, has seen an unprecedented strengthening of U.S.-EU relations driven by the growing focus on economic security, the need to coordinate policy on China, and the war in Ukraine.
The Coming Battle Over the Arctic

Jul 29, 2024 | time.com | Max Bergmann |Otto Svendsen

IdeasBy Max Bergmann and Otto SvendsenJuly 29, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Max Bergmann is the director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Otto Svendsen is a research associate with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Power Plays: Europe’s Response to the Energy Crisis

Jul 3, 2024 | csis.org | Max Bergmann |Cy McGeady |Otto Svendsen |Mathias Zacarias

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered a severe energy crisis in Europe. The shock represented a test not just of Europe’s energy sector but of the resilience of Europe’s democratic political system and market economies. The results of Europe’s actions have been remarkable.
What Will Happen at NATO’s Washington Summit?

Jul 2, 2024 | csis.org | Sean Monaghan |Sissy Martinez |Andrea PALAZZI |Otto Svendsen

Next week, on July 9–11, the leaders of NATO will gather in Washington, D.C., for a historic summit, 75 years on since the alliance’s founding in 1949. The meeting comes at a perilous time in NATO’s history, with the alliance facing a war in Europe amid several global crises. According to Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general, the Washington summit will focus on three major topics.
The European Union Charts Its Own Path for European Rearmament

Mar 8, 2024 | csis.org | Max Bergmann |Mathieu Droin |Sissy Martinez |Otto Svendsen

The European Union has rolled out its first-ever Defense Industrial Strategy (EDIS), aiming at boosting the “competitiveness” and “readiness” of the European defense industrial and technological base (EDTIB).
Red Sea Cable Damage Reveals Soft Underbelly of Global Economy

Mar 7, 2024 | csis.org | Sean Monaghan |Michael Darrah |Otto Svendsen |Eskil Jakobsen

Internet connectivity between parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe suddenly slowed on February 24 when three undersea cables were damaged in the Red Sea. This caused “a significant impact on communication networks in the Middle East,” according to Hong Kong telecoms company HGC Global Communications. The Red Sea is a choke point for global maritime trade—a fact Yemen’s Houthi rebels have taken advantage of by targeting global shipping with missile attacks in recent months.
Arctic Energy Security

Jan 31, 2024 | csis.org | Arild Moe |Max Bergmann |Otto Svendsen |Anne Husebekk

As climate change continues to render the Arctic more accessible, interest in the region’s energy resources has grown significantly. The European Union has expressed an ambition to play a larger role in the Arctic, citing its engagement as a “geopolitical necessity” amid increasing competition for resources and the emergence of new shipping lanes.
NATO’s Role in Protecting Critical Undersea Infrastructure

Dec 19, 2023 | csis.org | Sean Monaghan |Otto Svendsen |Ed Arnold |Michael Darrah

While data cables are uniformly spread across the Euro-Atlantic area, the picture is different for energy infrastructure, which is concentrated in northern Europe—namely the North Atlantic (North Sea) and High North (Norwegian Sea).
Arctic Geopolitics: The Svalbard Archipelago

Sep 14, 2023 | csis.org | Andreas Østhagen |Otto Svendsen |Max Bergmann

2. Challenges to Norwegian Jurisdiction around SvalbardSecond, there is an ongoing disagreement over the status of the maritime zones around the territory beyond 12 nautical miles from the archipelago’s shores.