On this episode of The Expert Series Podcast, Climate Security Programme Director, Pauline Baudu talks with leading experts about Greenland and Arctic security amid renewed tensions triggered by the current U.S. administration’s annexation rhetoric and its implications for Canadian security and relations with European and NATO allies. The discussion explores why Greenland has re-emerged as a focal point of U.S. strategic interest and what this signals for the future of Arctic governance, alliance cohesion, and regional stability.
Panelists Exner-Pirot, Huebert, and Maddox assess the strategic rationale underpinning U.S. interest in Greenland, including energy resources, military positioning, and broader security considerations, alongside a reality-check on the scope and limits of Arctic resource development potential. The conversation also addresses the implications for Europe and NATO, the risks posed to alliance unity, and the potential consequences for Canada’s security, energy interests, and diplomatic posture in an increasingly contested Arctic environment.
Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot is a Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa. Dr. Rob Huebert is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies and fellow at the CDA Institute. Ms. Marisol Maddox is a Senior Arctic Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth and fellow at the CDA Institute.
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Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Ms. Marisol Maddox, Senior Arctic Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth and fellow at the CDA Institute
Dr. Rob Huebert, Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies and fellow at the CDA Institute
