Environmental Security Challenges and the Arctic
Join LISD’s Seminar on Global Diplomatic and Security Challenges (GDSC) for a session with Prof. Lawson Brigham, CAPT, USCG (ret.), and Prof. Tomas Ries, Stockholm, on Environmental Security Challenges and the Arctic. The seminar will address environmental protections and regional military interests in the Arctic. GDSC is a yearlong interactive seminar for graduate and undergraduate students led by Founding Director, Wolfgang Danspeckgruber. This session is open to the public and rsvp is required.
About the Speakers
Lawson W. Brigham is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC and a research faculty member at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). He is currently a member of the National Academies Polar Research Board. Captain Brigham was a career U.S. Coast Guard officer and commanded four ships including the polar icebreaker Polar Sea on Arctic & Antar