CAPS Focus Areas

Actionable Arctic policy for Alaska, and influencing federal Arctic policy

Seeking to understand, envision, and shape the future of the Arctic

Improving policy of Arctic state related to sea routes

Expanding ideas of security beyond nation-state and military definitions

China’s policy in the Arctic and concerns between Alaska and China

Evolution of Alaska climate change policy over the decades

Informing those who would study the Arctic about the social-environmental role of the people living there

Brief discussions related to key elements of government policy that affect Alaska and the Arctic