The Future of the Arctic Council
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22131237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Balton (John F. Kennedy University), David Balton (David Balton is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center), Timo Koivurova (0000-0002-3548-5883, University of Lapland) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 120 |
| Pages | 181-185 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AJIL Unbound (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-7723 • E-ISSN: 2398-7723 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aju.2026.10072 |
| OpenAlex | W7154902721 |
| Language | EN |
The Arctic Council, once considered a model intergovernmental forum, now faces profound challenges as it seeks to navigate geopolitical tensions arising from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the ongoing war there. The advent of the second Trump administration has further complicated the work of the Arctic Council, due to the administration’s stances on climate change and its threats to make Greenland—and even Canada—part of the United States. This essay provides a brief history of the Arctic Council and its successes over the years and offers insights into its admittedly uncertain future
Arctic · Climate change · Geopolitics · The arctic · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Central Asia Education and Culture · Global Energy Security and Policy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |