Talk of Alaska

Talk of Alaska: Anchorage's new Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies

KTOO | By Adelyn Baxter

Published June 22, 2022 at 5:22 PM AKDT

A snaking river with some lakes around it and some snow drifts — A few snow drifts remain on the Arctic Coastal Plain in mid-June 2004, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. (Craig McCaa/BLM Alaska)

The Arctic’s strategic location and energy assets are drawing more U.S. military interest than ever before. A new Department of Defense regional center for security studies based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage will track the region’s shifting priorities and changing climate.

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HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

Randy “Church” Kee, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret), Senior Advisor, Arctic Security Affairs at the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies
Craig L Fleener, Deputy Advisor, Arctic Security Affairs at the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies

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