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129 - Frozen Flashpoints: Greenland, Svalbard, and the Next Arctic Standoff

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The last few months have seen major shifts in the balance of power in the far north, with the US making threats toward Greenland, Russia exerting pressure on Svalbard, and Arctic shipping routes, once seen as a counterweight to the Suez Canal, are now increasingly having their viability called into question. So as Greenland heads to the polls, the territory finds itself voting on far more than just a new legislature; instead deciding on the makeup of a future arctic flashpoint that could see NATO facing pressures from both the east and the west.

This week, we sit down with our expert panel to analyse how we arrived at this position, the economic factors most people overlook when discussing the Arctic, and how likely these geopolitical tensions are to escalate into conflict.

On the panel this week:

- Jennifer Spence (Harvard Belfer Center)

- Nicolas Jouan (RAND Europe)

- Sigbjørn Halsne (Norwegian Armed Forces)

Intro - 00:00

PART I - 03:06

PART II - 28:54

PART III - 49:15

Outro - 1:19:54

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The last few months have seen major shifts in the balance of power in the far north, with the US making threats toward Greenland, Russia exerting pressure on Svalbard, and Arctic shipping routes, once seen as a counterweight to the Suez Canal, are now increasingly having their viability called into question. So as Greenland heads to the polls, the territory finds itself voting on far more than just a new legislature; instead deciding on the makeup of a future arctic flashpoint that could see NATO facing pressures from both the east and the west.

This week, we sit down with our expert panel to analyse how we arrived at this position, the economic factors most people overlook when discussing the Arctic, and how likely these geopolitical tensions are to escalate into conflict.

On the panel this week:

- Jennifer Spence (Harvard Belfer Center)

- Nicolas Jouan (RAND Europe)

- Sigbjørn Halsne (Norwegian Armed Forces)

Intro - 00:00

PART I - 03:06

PART II - 28:54

PART III - 49:15

Outro - 1:19:54

Follow the show on https://x.com/TheRedLinePod

Follow Michael on https://x.com/MikeHilliardAus

Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcast

Submit Questions and Join the Red Line Discord Server at: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/discord

For more info, please visit: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/

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