Listen "S5E18 | America's Arctic Security - What Is "Arctic Exceptionalism"?"
Episode Synopsis
I start this interview with a super simple question: where is the Arctic? As it turns out, the answer may not be so simple. In fact, it's a serious question that invokes geopolitical conflicts that seem to be undermining the "exceptionalism" of the Arctic. ►In this interview, I discuss the following with Dr. Troy Bouffard: Countries in the Arctic - the Arctic 8, 5 & 3. China - a "Near Arctic Country". Russia and China joint show of force in the Arctic - a wakeup call for America! Can/could Russia embarrass the U.S. with its Arctic forces? Is America prepared to enforce Arctic security? Is Canada prepared to enforce Arctic security? How have hypersonic weapons changed Arctic security? Why don't satellites and lasers work in the Arctic? What role does Greenland play in Arctic security? 🚩About My 166th Guest:Dr. Bouffard is a professor of Arctic Security at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a Research Fellow with the United States Military Academy, Modern War Institute (West Point), and a non-resident Research Fellow at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies in University of Manitoba. Dr. Bouffard served in the U.S. Army (ret., E-8 Master Sergeant) and is a Former Congressional Fellow, Arctic Advisor to U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. You can learn more about him, visit his UAF CBSM & UAF CASR webpages. 🚩Other Mentioned Interviews:►Greenland: Geopolitics & World Powers►Canada-U.S. Relations► History of US Air Force - Pentagon Unveils B-21 Raider, A New Stealth Bomber 🚩About the Image:Map of the Arctic: United States (Alaska), Denmark (Greenland), Canada, Russia, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland. By University of Texas Libraries, Texas University at Austin, Public Domain. 🚩Adel Aalihost & producer☑️Where to find my program:Home:https://historybehindnews.com Spotify:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Spotify Apple:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Apple YouTube:▶️https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-Sub Adel on Facebook and X.comSupport: Click here and join our other supporters in thenews peeler community. Thank you.🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Scholars in Your Inbox? 163 scholars and counting! So don't miss HbN guest scholars’ weekly takes on the history behind our news.
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