What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic—especially as climate change, nuclear deterrence, duel use technologies, and renewed great power competition converge to reshape the region’s strategic importance. In response to this growing complexity, members of BPTI have been working in partnership with the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs to develop a cutting-edge national security simulation to help policymakers confront emerging Arctic challenges.

On July 14th the team took this bipartisan simulation to Capitol Hill and engaged in broader meeting with Danish and Greenlandic diplomats on Arctic Security. While the stormy D.C weather delayed the exercise, its aim was to mirror real-world dilemmas, encouraging members of Congress to test policies, strategies and build resilience in the face of great power rivalry. A second running of the simulation will now take place with Congressional staffers in the Fall.

A special thanks to our Non-Resident Senior Fellows Paul Lushenko and Keith Carter, and to our fellows Elizabeth Redmond and Kayla Schechter for the months of hard work that went into researching and planning the simulation. Thanks also to Alexandra Gier and the IPGA team for their organizational leadership,

For more on BTPI’s work on Arctic Security, check out our Geopolitics and Technology Hub: https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/btpi/research-hubs/geopolitics-and-technology/