Though Russia's intentions to take over Ukraine on the ground have failed, they are winning in the field of cartography. Maps seen in respected books and periodicals around the world offer a distorted view of who has the right to territory and who is the aggressor. A campaign is underway to change maps to change perception of reality.
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
âThe global gaze is hardening on the Arctic. Climate change is transforming the region, sovereignty issues and resource development are provoking geopolitical debate on its future, and indigenous peoples are asserting their rights and demanding greater involvement in decisions that affect their lives and lands. Meanwhile, a number of non-Arctic states are shaping their own approaches to the high latitudes. Depledge traces Britainâs efforts to establish its own role in the Arctic; history, science, trade, conservation and national security are entangled with narratives about claims for a powerful presence in northern affairs. Erudite, incisive and original, this book is a vital contribution to scholarship on the contemporary Arctic and to our understanding of how the region is being redefined and contested by an array of interests.â (Mark Nuttall, Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair, University of Alberta, Canada)