Our Mission
The Wallace Institute for Arctic Security exists to advocate for a peaceful resolution to the challenges facing the nations of the Arctic Region: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.
We need a sharp course-correction as it relates to foreign policy in the Arctic. The Wallace Institute aims to bring together the best and brightest minds on foreign policy in the United States to completely change the discussion we’re having about our position in the High North.
The challenges facing the Arctic can be outlined as follows:
- New, unmonitored shipping lanes as the ice melts
- Military and economic imperialism in the Arctic from the globe’s superpowers
- Continuity of emergency-response measures in the Arctic
- Sustainable development of rare minerals and offshore petroleum
- The development of infrastructure in sparsely-populated regions
- Overlapping maritime borders
- Sovereignty of Arctic nations and international cooperation
- The endangerment of Arctic indigenous culture, people, and lifestyle
Arctic for Generations
The Wallace Institute for Arctic Security will seek to overcome these issues by pursuing peaceful solutions that will ensure a freer and fairer Arctic for generations. This will be done by authoring white papers, conducting research, meeting with government and elected officials, and advocating for legislation that ensures peaceful relations in the Arctic.
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