Story by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 07.30.2025
In a region where logistical hurdles, geopolitical tensions, and extreme environmental conditions converge, the Department of Defense is sharpening its operational edge. From July 14 to 18, the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies hosted the first-ever Arctic Operational Risk Course (AORC), providing U.S. and Canadian warfighters and security professionals with new tools to......
Story by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies recognized two uniformed service members on May 15 for completing the center’s Arctic Fellowship Program—an initiative designed to grow Arctic-literate leaders, strengthen national and homeland defense awareness, and advance the Department of Defense’s strategic priority of restoring deterrence in the North....
Story by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.13.2025
As the Arctic grows increasingly contested, the 2025 Maritime Risk Symposium delivered a powerful reminder that the United States must remain forward-leaning in defending its maritime sovereignty interests in the region....
Courtesy Story | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.09.2025
As competition increases across the Arctic, legal clarity is proving just as vital as operational might. That was the driving focus behind the Arctic Multidomain Legal Course, hosted virtually by the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies from May 6 to 8....
Courtesy Story | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.02.2025
Improving domain awareness in the Arctic requires more than new technology—it demands international collaboration. That was the central focus of a virtual navigation and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) workshop hosted April 29 to May 1 by the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research, and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and......
Courtesy Story | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 04.25.2025
Last week the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies delivered virtually the week-long Arctic Regional Security Orientation Course (ARSOC) to a large and engaged group of security professionals. We had 156 participants elevated to Alumni status as they completed the course supported by 15 facilitators and 23 presenters from six nations. This illustrates, in practice, that 'the Arctic......
Story by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 04.24.2025
Two active-duty military officers are preparing to graduate from the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies’ Arctic Fellowship Program following a rigorous period of academic and strategic engagement designed to advance U.S. defense priorities in the Arctic....
Story by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 04.08.2025
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies welcomed members of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Geospatial Program earlier this month to explore opportunities for collaboration on research products that directly support U.S. military operations in the Arctic....
