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InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures @infranortherc.bsky.social · 1d

📚 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 · 11d

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/09/2...

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 · 15d

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 · 18d

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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 · 29d

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!
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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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Keele World Affairs @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social · Jun 21

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jun 21

Greenlanders have celebrated National Day, the Arctic island's biggest summer festival, to mark the solstice with songs, cannon salutes and dances under 24 hours of sunlight.

Greenland celebrates its National Day to mark the summer solstice

Greenlanders have celebrated National Day, the Arctic island’s biggest summer festival, to mark the solstice with songs, cannon salutes and dances under 24 hours of sunlight.

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · Jun 21

June 21. National Day in Greenland. Feels more important than ever given the last 6 months.

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Keele World Affairs @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social · Jun 14

Has the global appetite for sushi become a microcosm of the wider collapse of oceanic governance? The health of the ocean is a strategic imperative that will define the resilience of nations and the legitimacy of the global system.
@klausdodds.bsky.social
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Sushi Wars: Maritime Food Security, Criminal Networks and Geopolitical Risk

Global fisheries, particularly the sushi supply chain, are entangled with rising geopolitical tensions, climate change and transnational crime.

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · Jun 11

It was a pleasure to contribute evidence to the long running Antarctic Inquiry, alongside @klausdodds.bsky.social and @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social. The Antarctic is changing rapidly, and requires urgent and targeted study to understand present and future sea level contributions.

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Prof. Sarah Mills @sarah-mills.bsky.social · Jun 5

My latest for @theconversation.com on military gap years: theconversation.com/uk-looks-to-...

UK looks to military gap years to boost recruitment in the face of growing geopolitical tension

There is an increasing military presence in children and young people’s lives in the UK.

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Henry Jackson Society @hjs-org.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join us as we host @klausdodds.bsky.social and Alex Alfirraz Scheers alongside Dr. Theo Zenou for a discussion on the Arctic's future and why it matters for global trade, energy, and security.

🗓️ Monday, 9 June at 13:00 BST
📍 Online

RSVP: henryjacksonsociety.org/event/online...

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Keele World Affairs @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social · Jun 1

“If we want to make sure the UK stays both a polar science superpower and guardian of the BAT, ministers will need to recognise that operational capacity and scientific reach are under pressure in the region.” @klausdodds.bsky.social
@mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social @billemmott.bsky.social

Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · Jun 1

www.spectator.co.uk/article/brit...

Britain urgently needs an Antarctica strategy

In the final days of the last Conservative government, a commitment was made to publish for the first time the UK’s Antarctic strategy.

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Keele World Affairs @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social · Jun 1

In a changing climate and US weather intelligence severely compromised what will be the cost…?
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Jun 1

“It’s a recipe for disaster.”
Must read.

Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · May 31

It's been death by a million papercuts to U.S. weather forecasts by the Trump administration, but yesterday's detailed 2026 budget feels like a deathblow. In today's @nytimes.com I ask: How far can we degrade our hurricane forecasting before people end up dead?

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · Jun 1

www.spectator.co.uk/article/brit...

Britain urgently needs an Antarctica strategy

In the final days of the last Conservative government, a commitment was made to publish for the first time the UK’s Antarctic strategy.

www.spectator.co.uk

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Klaus Dodds @klausdodds.bsky.social · May 30

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Online Event: Geopolitics of the Arctic - Henry Jackson Society

Register HERE. Please register to receive a recording. For centuries, the Arctic was frozen and remote. Now, melting ice is turning it into a new centre of global attention. Sea … Continued

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · May 30

How should 🇬🇧 adapt its strategy towards the Wider North?

We asked 5 experts in today's #BigAsk

✍️ Arun Dawson‬, @klausdodds.bsky.social, Prof. Basil Germond, Nicolas Jouan, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social

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How should Britain adapt its strategy towards the Wider North?

The Big Ask | No. 22.2025

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · May 30

‘The 🇬🇧 public must learn to look north, and understand better the new geopolitical realities which confront them,’ writes @klausdodds.bsky.social, @royalholloway.bsky.social

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld

How should Britain adapt its strategy towards the Wider North?

The Big Ask | No. 22.2025

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Steve Brace @stevebracegeog.bsky.social · May 30

#Geographer @klausdodds.bsky.social @rhulgeography.bsky.social said that less sea ice in Arctic will attract "heightened commercial & military activity by third parties that are not allies of the UK, primarily Russia & China"

How Arctic became a geopolitical flashpoint
theweek.com/politics/how...

How the Arctic became a geopolitical flashpoint

The UK is working with Nato allies in the Arctic Circle to prepare for potential Russian aggression

theweek.com

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