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Klaus Dodds

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Geopolitical writer and public speaker. Co-Author of Unfrozen (Yale UP 2025) and deeply interested in global geopolitics, environmental change, border disputes and polar geopolitics. Hon Fellow of British Antarctic Survey. .. more

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Klaus Dodds is a geopolitical writer and public speaker. Between 2022~2025, he was executive dean of the School of Life Sciences and Environment and professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London as well as Professor of Geopolitics. He was also a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Natolin Warsaw Poland. He is a former editor of The Geographical Journal (2010-2015) and most recently Editor in Chief of Territory Politics Governance (2018-2024). .. more

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 13h

🧊 ‘The Arctic will continue to heat up, literally and figuratively, and 🇬🇧 relative proximity means that all of this will demand domain surveillance, infrastructural sustenance and analytical scrutiny,’ says @klausdodds.bsky.social, @randeurope.org

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld

Why does the Arctic matter to Britain?

The Big Ask | No. 41.2025

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 13h

Why does the Arctic matter to 🇬🇧?

We asked 8 experts in today’s #BigAsk

✍️ @alanderminna.bsky.social, Arun Dawson, @klausdodds.bsky.social, @sariarhohavren.bsky.social, @johnhemmings.bsky.social, Anthony Heron, Dr Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Ryan Wu

#BritainsWorld

Why does the Arctic matter to Britain?

The Big Ask | No. 41.2025

www.britainsworld.org.uk

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InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures @infranortherc.bsky.social · 3d

📚 We highly recommend 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰, by Mia Bennett (Univ. Washington; InfraNorth associate researcher) & Klaus Dodds (Royal Holloway) — an insightful look at the rapid climate and geopolitical shifts shaping the #Arctic.

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Oct 2025: Book by Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic - InfraNorth

A new book examining the rapid climate and geopolitical shifts in the Arctic, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic, by Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, has been recently published by Yale Univ...

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · 13d

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Des leçons romaines aux anges de l’Histoire en passant par l’Austro-pop habsbourgeoise, les parutions marquantes du mois d’octobre sont une échappatoire au spectacle macabre de Trump et aux hallucinat...

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cryopolitics @cryopolitics.com · 17d

Now published! 📢

'Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the #Arctic'

Co-authored with @klausdodds.bsky.social, our new book on northern geopolitical & ecological change is out today in the UK. Available in the US from 21 Oct.

www.waterstones.com/book/unfroze... #geopolitics #books 🧪

Unfrozen by Mia Bennett, Klaus Dodds | Waterstones

Buy Unfrozen by Mia Bennett, Klaus Dodds from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · 20d

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Petróleo del Caribe: ¿Prepara Trump una guerra contra Venezuela?

Trump está preparando las condiciones para una escalada con un objetivo claro: asegurar el dominio total de Estados Unidos sobre su hemisferio.

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cryopolitics @cryopolitics.com · Sep 9

My book with @klausdodds.bsky.social, 'Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the #Arctic', comes out on 23 Sept. We have several events this autumn in the UK including a conversation night @waterstones.bsky.social in London on 14 October.

Hope to see you there!
www.waterstones.com/events/unfro...

Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic - Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds in conversation | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic - Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds in conv...

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Guyana’s president wins another term in election watched keenly by Venezuela and US

Guyana re-elects Irfaan Ali in election dominated by country’s oil reserves.

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Keele World Affairs @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social · Aug 31

In S44 we were joined by @klausdodds.bsky.social as we discovered more about the geopolitics, resources & climate in the polar regions….
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What Future for the Polar Regions? Geopolitics, Resources and Climate - Professor Klaus Dodds

YouTube video by Keele World Affairs

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North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social · Aug 25

For a deeper read to end your Monday, definitely check out @paulinepic.bsky.social's co-authored chapter on the #geopolitics of sea ice with @klausdodds.bsky.social, Liling Xu, and Yelena Yermakova

Geopolitics of sea ice

This chapter considers how sea ice has been thought of as “geopolitical.” Geopolitics is concerned with how geographical factors contribute to political competition and struggles over access to…

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · Aug 22

Be interesting to see the content having interviewed many of the key people around the collapse of CRAMRA and the messy aftermath

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Caroline Clason @carolineclason.bsky.social · Aug 22

Looking forward to convening the @geolsoc.bsky.social GeoFutures conference on 15th September. We have five fantastic keynote talks (including by @klausdodds.bsky.social who will discuss "making sense of a no longer reliably frozen Arctic" ❄️). Come join us online! www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/geofu...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jul 11

Are you a scientist with an interest in #ClimateChange and Antarctica? This September, join a team of leading oceanographers & climate scientists from @bas.ac.uk for a scientific meeting at the Royal Society: royalsociety.org/science-even... @oceanandice.bsky.social @krhendry.bsky.social

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Geographical Association @geographicalassoc.bsky.social · Jun 25

The GA is excited to announce that we will be holding our Annual Conference in Sheffield in April 2026.

Our call for papers is open until 31 August 2025, so propose your talk soon and get the chance to share your excellent ideas with the geographical community.

Link: the-ga.org/CallForPapers

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