129 - Frozen Flashpoints: Greenland, Svalbard, and the Next Arctic Standoff

The last few months have seen major shifts in the balance of power in the far north, with the US making threats toward Greenland, Russia exerting pressure on Svalbard, and Arctic shipping routes, once seen as a counterweight to the Suez Canal, are now increasingly having their viability called into question. So as Greenland heads to the polls, the territory finds itself voting on far more than just a new legislature; instead deciding on the makeup of a future arctic flashpoint that could see NATO facing pressures from both the east and the west. This week, we sit down with our expert panel to analyse how we arrived at this position, the economic factors most people overlook when discussing the Arctic, and how likely these geopolitical tensions are to escalate into conflict. On the panel this week: - Jennifer Spence (Harvard Belfer Center) - Nicolas Jouan (RAND Europe) - Sigbjørn Halsne (Norwegian Armed Forces) Intro - 00:00 PART I - 03:06 PART II - 28:54 PART III - 49:15 Outro - 1:19:54 Follow the show on Follow Michael on Support the show at: Submit Questions and Join the Red Line Discord Server at: For more info, please visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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129 - Frozen Flashpoints: Greenland, Svalbard, and the Next Arctic Standoff is an episode from The Red Line by The Red Line.

This episode is 90:18 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2025.

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