The geopolitical importance of the Arctic is emerging and is set to grow in the coming years. In this new section, I will post my works on this region.

The Northern Sea Route through the Arctic will alter global trade flows and in doing so create new geopolitical chokepoints. Chief among them is the Bering Strait, where US, Russian, and Chinese interests converge.

The article examines how China's presence in Greenland could be perceived in the future as a threat for the island's identity (societal security) and for the sovereignty and international influence of Denmark (political security).

In opening its doors to foreign investors, an independence-minded Greenland could be ushering in a new era of geopolitical competition in the Arctic.

Aalysis of the impact of Japan's import of shale gas from the US and of energy cooperation with Russia.