Closing the Gap Between Europe and North America: The Defense Year 2024 In a review of the Arctic 2024, researchers shed light on the most substantial developments in the Arctic in the year that passed. The past 12 months have reconfirmed the importance of the Arctic as a site of deep military significance, says researcher Thomas Hughes, highlighting how Europe and North America have attempted to close the North Atlantic gap in the changed geopolitical situation.
Lords Detect a More Demanding Arctic – Urge Greater UK Engagement in the Region "The Arctic is critical to UK interests. We need to prepare for scenarios in which the Arctic becomes much more contested and subject to conflict,” says Lord Henry Ashton, Chair of the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee.
