Polar Geopolitics

About Polar Geopolitics

A podcast on the Arctic and Antarctica that applies the lens of geopolitics to analyze a wide range of critical issues pertaining to the polar regions and international affairs. In interviews with leading experts, recurring topics include Greenland, the Arctic Council, climate change, critical raw materials, the Antarctic Treaty System, hybrid warfare, science diplomacy, great power competition between the United States, China and Russia, sustainable development, Svalbard, NATO, Arctic shipping, Alaska, AI, technology and critical infrastructure, the Baltic Sea, military and national security, energy, the role of indigenous peoples in Arctic governance, and more. Polar Geopolitics is hosted by Dr. Eric Paglia, a podcast producer and environmental historian at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

Publisher

Eric Paglia

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2018

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Greenland as Linchpin for Distributed Arctic Deterrence: Connecting security across the European and North American Arctic in the aftermath of the Greenland Agreement

   The diplomatic crisis surrounding Greenland centered largely on the question of sovereignty. What effects, however, can the new Greenland Agreement have on addressing underlying security concerns for the wider Arctic region, in which Greenland is strategically situated between Europe, North America and Russia, and where China has shown substantial long-term interest? Prof. Liselotte Odgaard, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, joins the podcast to explain how NATO countries can, with the Agreement now in place, employ the concept of Distributed Arctic Deterrence—based on an array of advanced technologies and other military capabilities— to enhance security across the vast and sparsely populated region. The discussion also includes a detailed analysis of the significant security challenges faced by NATO, the Golden Dome initiative, the China-Russia partnership, and how China has in recent years sought to exert influence in Greenland and the Arctic. Polar Geopolitics on Twitter / X: @polargeopol Polar Geopolitics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polargeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on SubStack: https://polargeopolitics.substack.com/ Polar Geopolitics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PolarGeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polargeopolitics/ Polar Geopolitics website: http://www.polargeopolitics.com Polar Geopolitics on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/polargeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KXUVZKGALMFXU

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Strategic Gateway: Klaus Dodds on the Geopolitics of the South Atlantic and Antarctica in the context of the reignited Falklands-Malvinas dispute

   The Falkland Islands, called Islas Malvinas by Argentina, are a crucial strategic gateway to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands for Great Britain and others. The centuries-old sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the UK over the islands has in recent weeks reignited and could come to have wider implications for the geopolitics of the South Atlantic and Antarctica. Prof. Klaus Dodds, who has written an array of books and articles on the enduring dispute, joins the podcast to discuss the geopolitical dynamics of an increasingly strategic region that is attracting heightened attention in an era of hemispheric defense-thinking and Great Power Competition. Polar Geopolitics on Twitter / X: @polargeopol Polar Geopolitics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polargeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on SubStack: https://polargeopolitics.substack.com/ Polar Geopolitics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PolarGeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polargeopolitics/ Polar Geopolitics website: http://www.polargeopolitics.com Polar Geopolitics on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/polargeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KXUVZKGALMFXU

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Arctic Governance in an era of Geopolitical Rupture: Amb. David Balton on the CAO Fisheries Agreement, relations with Russia, and how to revitalize the Arctic Council

   Geopolitical rupture has been a reality in the Arctic since February 2022, but not all forms of Arctic governance have been equally affected. While the Arctic Council has struggled to function since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement has remained resilient, representing perhaps the last bastion of the otherwise defunct idea of Arctic exceptionalism. What can these contrasting experiences tell us about the future of Arctic governance, and Western engagement with Russia? In this episode, Ambassador David Balton, Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, discusses these two important governance regimes and what their divergent trajectories reveal about the possibilities and limits of Arctic cooperation in the current geopolitical environment. Having played a central role in both, including chairing the negotiations that produced the CAO Fisheries Agreement and serving as Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials during the previous U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship, Ambassador Balton also offers recommendations for how the Arctic Council—now 30 years old—might be revitalized despite today’s geopolitical challenges. Polar Geopolitics on Twitter / X: @polargeopol Polar Geopolitics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polargeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on SubStack: https://polargeopolitics.substack.com/ Polar Geopolitics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PolarGeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polargeopolitics/ Polar Geopolitics website: http://www.polargeopolitics.com Polar Geopolitics on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/polargeopolitics Polar Geopolitics on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KXUVZKGALMFXU

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

482

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

92

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