Best Eric Paglia Podcasts (2025)

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America in the Arctic: the evolution of U.S Arctic engagement in an era of strategic competition and climate change 1:05:37

20d ago1:05:37

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The United States, due in large part to Donald Trump’s renewed ambition to acquire Greenland, has this year dominated discussions on Arctic geopolitics. A timely new book, America in the Arctic: Foreign Policy and Competition in the Melting North (Columbia University Press 2025), analyses the long-term evolution of U.S. Arctic engagement across an …

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ATCM 47 underwhelms: Alan Hemmings on the dismal state of Antarctic governance and changing geopolitical dynamics within the ATS 1:16:54

22d ago1:16:54

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In the wake of the recent 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Milan, Alan Hemmings, Adjunct Professor at Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch and veteran of many a ATCM, joins the podcast to provide a comprehensive, somewhat sobering, analysis of the current state of Antarctic governance, and the changing geo…

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Crisis diplomacy, Kingdom of Denmark chairship of the Arctic Council, and the evolution of Greenlandic foreign policy 39:34

3M ago39:34

39:34

Two major international crises of recent years, Covid-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have had profound effects on Arctic governance. American interest in acquiring Greenland has meanwhile complicated relations between key Arctic countries. With Greenland now leading the newly-launched Kingdom of Denmark chairship of the Arctic Council at a…

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Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark 38:55

4M ago38:55

38:55

Jeppe Kofod, Denmark’s foreign minister during Trump’s first Greenland gambit, joins the podcast to analyze the current situation and share insights from his central role in resolving the previous U.S.-Denmark-Greenland crisis in 2019. Polar Geopolitics has now started a Substack where we will provide edited episode transcripts, original articles a…

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Future of the Artic Council in the context of global governance, scientific cooperation and observer state participation 46:00

5M ago46:00

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In this third part of the “Future of the Arctic Council” session recorded live at Arctic Frontiers, Dr. Volker Rachold and Dr. Elana Wilson Rowe discuss the continued importance, despite recent shocks to the international system, of Arctic cooperation in the context of global governance. Topics include the imperative of managing environmental probl…

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Future of the Arctic Council: Nuuk, Copenhagen and the upcoming Kingdom of Denmark chairship with Greenland in the lead 47:57

5M ago47:57

47:57

In May, the Kingdom of Denmark takes over from Norway chairship of an Arctic Council that continues to face an array of significant challenges in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other geopolitical developments. At the same time, there has also been uncertainty on whether the center of gravity of the Kingdom’s chairship will be in Copen…

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Future of the Arctic Council: Science diplomacy, Arctic exceptionalism and innovative governance in a time of geopolitical turbulence 48:45

5M ago48:45

48:45

Two Arctic Council insiders discuss the unique qualities and key role the Council continues to play even after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cast it into crisis three years ago. Jennifer Spence, Director of the Arctic Initiative at Harvard’s Belfer Center, and Rolf Rødven, Executive Secretary of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, sat down…

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Global gaze on Greenland: Analyzing upcoming elections, security situation and relations with the United States, Denmark, China and the E.U. 1:11:28

6M ago1:11:28

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In the midst of intense international interest in Greenland, general elections have been called for March 11th, with potential geopolitical implications across a range of issues, including independence from the Kingdom of Denmark. To explain the stakes and dynamics of the upcoming election, and analyze regional security in the context of U.S. inter…

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Greenland’s Future in the Face of Trump’s Advances: Crisis in the Kingdom of Denmark 33:29

7M ago33:29

33:29

Independence or an American acquisition of Greenland would fracture the Kingdom of Denmark as currently constituted. On this episode, associate professor Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen, research director at the Center for Arctic Security Studies at the Royal Danish Defence College, explains how and why Copenhagen intends to keep the Kingdom intact, while al…

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Greenland gambit 2.0: Arctic Geopolitics and Donald Trump’s Geographical Imagination, with Prof. Klaus Dodds 43:51

7M ago43:51

43:51

An in-depth discussion with Klaus Dodds, professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway University of London, on Donald Trump’s latest Greenland gambit and how the incoming US president’s geographical imagination might shape Arctic geopolitics and the liberal international order in an era of great power competition. Polar Geopolitics on Twitter / X: @p…

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Arctic security, seabed warfare, Russia-China relations and U.S. engagement under Trump: Mathieu Boulègue on the events, issues and upheavals shaping geopolitics for 2025 1:08:06

7M ago1:08:06

1:08:06

Arctic security, critical undersea infrastructure and Russian strategic calculations are in focus as Mathieu Boulègue joins the podcast to analyze the wider geopolitical consequences of recent events and upheavals in Ukraine, Syria, the Baltic Sea and beyond. Consulting Fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, Boulègue discuss…

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Cracks in Consensus: Krill, marine conservation and the consequences of CCMALR 43 failures for Antarctic governance and geopolitics 42:57

9M ago42:57

42:57

Many observers considered the 43rd annual CCAMLR meeting in Hobart a major disappointment due to the failure to renew important protections on krill fisheries and the continued lack of progress on marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. Some are even concerned that the breakdown in consensus, centered on China and Russia ref…

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Carrots, sticks and the near-Arctic state narrative: China’s influence strategies in the Arctic 41:26

10M ago41:26

41:26

How does China exert influence in the Arctic, and has it already peaked? A new in-depth report published by the Wilson Center analyzes Chinese information and influence operations in each of the eight Arctic Council member states. The report’s co-author Adam Lajeunesse, associate professor at St. Francis Xavier University, joins the podcast to expl…

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Analyzing ATCM 46: Current issues and dynamics in the governance and geopolitics of Antarctica 41:56

10M ago41:56

41:56

From geopolitical posturing surrounding the status of Belarus and Canada inside the Antarctic Treaty, to diverging views on science, environmental protection and the regulation of tourism, the 46thAntarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Kochi, India provided, in an era of great power competition and new constellations within the international syst…

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Arctic nation, or not? The Geopolitics of Arctic state identity 39:54

11M ago39:54

39:54

The eight member states of the Arctic Council each draw upon geography, history and other factors to promote their identity as an Arctic nation, while non-Arctic states seeking influence in the region use different—although sometimes similar—arguments to foster an image of being an Arctic stakeholder or, as in one prominent example, a “near-Arctic …

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Spotlight on Svalbard: Realities and myths in a microcosm of Arctic geopolitics 1:32:52

11M ago1:32:52

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Although a unique set of circumstances characterize Svalbard, belonging to Norway under a 1920 treaty, the situation there reflects many of the major trends—and faultlines—in Arctic geopolitics. From science diplomacy and security to geoeconomics and great power competition, the High Arctic archipelago, where both Norway and Russia maintain permane…

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Mobilizing Arctic expertise: Seven scientific themes for Arctic Frontiers 2025 33:44

1y ago33:44

33:44

Science and expert knowledge are pivotal for meeting many of the environmental challenges, economic opportunities and geopolitical imperatives of the contemporary Arctic. The Arctic Frontiers conference reflects this fact through its selection of seven scientific themes that serve as pillars for the annual event held every January in Tromsø, Norway…

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Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea 40:59

1y ago40:59

40:59

Reports of Russia’s discovery of huge oil reserves in Antarctic waters has caused concern in some quarters over (frozen) territorial claims and the future of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which permanently bans mining in and around the continent. Prof. Klaus Dodds, whose recent testimony for a UK parliamentary in…

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Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration 1:26:27

1+ y ago1:26:27

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“Greenland is the most dynamic piece in the new Arctic security jigsaw puzzle”, according to a new book that applies the international relations theory of securitization to analyze the security and geopolitics of Greenland and the Arctic. Marc Jacobsen, Ole Wæver and Ulrik Pram Gad, co-editors and authors of Greenland in Arctic Security: (De)securi…

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From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels 40:24

1+ y ago40:24

40:24

In this episode of the Polar Geopolitics podcast, recorded live at the 2024 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway, host Eric Paglia interviews Andreas Østhagen of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and Kelsey Frazier from the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The discussion ranges from global trends affecting the geopolitical posit…

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Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland 1:04:34

1+ y ago1:04:34

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To analyze the transformed security environment in Northern Europe since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland, this episode features an interview with Minna Ålander, research fellow at the Finish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki. The in-depth discussion, at time when the Nordic countries have been engaged with their NATO partners …

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Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions 23:20

1+ y ago23:20

23:20

Dr. Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins the podcast to discuss Antarctica and the short- and long-term impacts of climate change and the emerging green transition on the geopolitics of the polar regions. Dr. Bremmer, who recently returned from a trip to Antarctica, also explains how the six-decade success stor…

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Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers 32:25

1+ y ago32:25

32:25

Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers and former director of the Arctic Economic Council, joins the podcast to discuss sustainable development, economic opportunities and the Green Transition that is taking place in the Arctic alongside structural changes in the regional security environment. With the annual Arctic Frontiers confer…

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Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic 48:59

1+ y ago48:59

48:59

The deployment of subsea data cables across different marine areas of the circumpolar North has become a significant development in discussions of Arctic geopolitics. Meanwhile security concerns over subsea infrastructure have become heightened by recent incidents involving the disruption and destruction of energy pipelines and telecommunication ca…

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Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic 55:40

2y ago55:40

55:40

The security situation in the Arctic has changed significantly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, although the military buildup in the region began well before 2022. Katarzyna Zysk, professor of International Relations and Contemporary History at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s military posture in…

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America in the Arctic: the evolution of U.S Arctic engagement in an era of strategic competition and climate change 1:05:37

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ATCM 47 underwhelms: Alan Hemmings on the dismal state of Antarctic governance and changing geopolitical dynamics within the ATS 1:16:54

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Crisis diplomacy, Kingdom of Denmark chairship of the Arctic Council, and the evolution of Greenlandic foreign policy 39:34

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Greenland, geopolitics and Danish diplomacy with Jeppe Kofod, former Foreign Minister of Denmark 38:55

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Future of the Artic Council in the context of global governance, scientific cooperation and observer state participation 46:00

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Future of the Arctic Council: Nuuk, Copenhagen and the upcoming Kingdom of Denmark chairship with Greenland in the lead 47:57

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Future of the Arctic Council: Science diplomacy, Arctic exceptionalism and innovative governance in a time of geopolitical turbulence 48:45

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Global gaze on Greenland: Analyzing upcoming elections, security situation and relations with the United States, Denmark, China and the E.U. 1:11:28

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Greenland’s Future in the Face of Trump’s Advances: Crisis in the Kingdom of Denmark 33:29

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Greenland gambit 2.0: Arctic Geopolitics and Donald Trump’s Geographical Imagination, with Prof. Klaus Dodds 43:51

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Arctic security, seabed warfare, Russia-China relations and U.S. engagement under Trump: Mathieu Boulègue on the events, issues and upheavals shaping geopolitics for 2025 1:08:06

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Cracks in Consensus: Krill, marine conservation and the consequences of CCMALR 43 failures for Antarctic governance and geopolitics 42:57

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Carrots, sticks and the near-Arctic state narrative: China’s influence strategies in the Arctic 41:26

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Analyzing ATCM 46: Current issues and dynamics in the governance and geopolitics of Antarctica 41:56

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Arctic nation, or not? The Geopolitics of Arctic state identity 39:54

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Spotlight on Svalbard: Realities and myths in a microcosm of Arctic geopolitics 1:32:52

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Mobilizing Arctic expertise: Seven scientific themes for Arctic Frontiers 2025 33:44

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Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea 40:59

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Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration 1:26:27

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From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels 40:24

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Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland 1:04:34

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Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions 23:20

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Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers 32:25

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Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic 48:59

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Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic 55:40

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