Please join the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Royal Norwegian Embassy, for an in-person conference, “Looking North: Conference on security in the Arctic” on Monday, April 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. ET at the Royal Norwegian Embassy (2720 34th St NW, Washington, DC, 20008).
The rapidly changing Arctic environment, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and retreat from international mechanisms of cooperation in the region, the accession of two Arctic nations—Finland and Sweden—to NATO, and China’s growing interest and efforts to increase its access and influence in the region have altered the status quo in the High North. Maintaining a stable and peaceful Arctic as allies and partners face a new and more challenging security environment makes discussions like these more important than ever.
What actions and strategies must High North stakeholders pursue to ensure lasting stability for the region? What steps must key stakeholders take in an operationally challenging environment to further demonstrate operational capabilities, deter potential aggressors, and promote cooperation with allies and partners in the region? How should Norway, Sweden, and Finland, in their transformed capacity as NATO’s northern flank, reconsider their coordination, training, and activities across the Arctic, on both an individual basis and together?
To advance discussion on these and other Arctic security issues, please join the Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Royal Norwegian Embassy, for their annual in-person conference — Looking North. This event will bring together government officials and experts voices to assess drivers of change in the Arctic and how the United States, Norway, and its allies and partners can collectively approach security in the region. We will be joined by the Norwegian Minister of Defense, Bjørn Arild Gram, for keynote remarks. Further details on the agenda are forthcoming.
This event is open to the public and will be held in-person at the Royal Norwegian Embassy. The conferencewill not be livestreamed. Registration is required and all guests will need to bring a photo ID for check in. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and a lunch reception will follow the conclusion of the conference.