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The Case for an Arctic Circle Strategic Plan
Arctic Initiative and Polar Institute partner on a joint report advocate for a strategic plan for the Arctic Council
The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Polar Institute and the Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs released in June a joint document entitled, A Strategic Plan for the Arctic Council: Recommendations for Moving Forward.
“This report provides a unique window into the ever-evolving role of the Arctic Council during a time when the Council is at inflexion point,” said Mike Sfraga, Director of the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center. “Balton and Ulmer layout practical and actionable recommendations that I am confident will positively inform the Council’s work going forward and by doing so, also provide to the reader a more clear picture of our new, global Arctic .”
The publication provides background on the Arctic Council’s accomplishments and its challenges as it matures. Changing conditions require ever-evolving strategies to be effective. The paper explores several ideas to address those challenges and recommends specific steps that the Council should take in the near term. It is the intent of the authors to further inform the Arctic Council’s effort and structure at a time of dynamic change.
THE ARCTIC INITIATIVE | THE POLAR INSTITUTE
A Strategic Plan for the Arctic Council:
Recommendations for Moving Forward
David Balton Fran Ulmer
PAPER
JUNE 2019
