Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named

In 2021, Sharon Burke wrote, “The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named,” where she argued that climate change was the main variable driving geopolitical competition in the Arctic. In the wake of increasing focus on the region, we invited Sharon back to reflect on her article. Read more below. 1. In your 2021 article, “The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named,” you argued that climate change is “the variable that will drive all other calculations in the region.” How has that argument evolved over the last three and a half years? Great question, because the evolving situation is