Redefining U.S. Arctic Strategy

Abstract

Climate change continues to affect the Arctic region at a rate over twice the global average. Current estimates project the region will be navigable to maritime traffic in the off season as early as 2030. After nearly two decades of neglect, the U.S. has reached a point that autonomous recovery is improbable to achieve its objectives defined in National Security Strategy for the Arctic Region, the DOD Arctic Strategy, and the U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap. Therefore, to achieve these objectives, the U.S. should focus its multinational efforts toward a unified cooperation while it serves as chair of the Arctic Council. Domestically, the U.S. should refocus and realign the mission of ALCOM towards creating a dedicated research and development department, constituting JTF-AK dedicated to charting the Arctic region in coordination with the other Arctic states, and establishing itself as the training command for area and operational expertise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2015
Accession Number
ADA621068

Entities

People

  • Thomas D. Belchik

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Regions
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Cooperation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Foreign Policy
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Regions
  • Security
  • Training
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies