Troy Bouffard, Ph.D.
@arctictroy.bsky.social
Director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience - Asst. Professor of Arctic Security at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Adj. Prof. at the U.S. Army War College. Research Fellow at West Point - MWI. Former Congressional Fellow - Arctic Advisor
Opinion | Trump Is Right About the Arctic. He’s Wrong About Greenland.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New report out, was a pleasure to contribute to this very thorough work on #Arctic energy.
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Regional Report—The Arctic-Feller (Contributing Editor)
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January 23, 2026 at 10:58 PM
New report out, was a pleasure to contribute to this very thorough work on #Arctic energy.
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The Arctic Sea ran aground Jan. 5 on the northwest side of the Pribilof Island. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued all nine crewmembers.
Crews respond to fuel spill, rodent threat from vessel grounded off St. George Island
An unknown amount of fuel has spilled from the fishing vessel, which ran aground near St. George Island earlier this month.
akpub.io
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The Arctic Sea ran aground Jan. 5 on the northwest side of the Pribilof Island. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued all nine crewmembers.
Another good show tonight
January 21, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Another good show tonight
Could not be stated better:
The Danish lawmaker said that it’s a tough job in some of the bleakest conditions in the world. “Very few U.S. soldiers,” he told us, “would survive a week up there.”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Danish lawmaker said that it’s a tough job in some of the bleakest conditions in the world. “Very few U.S. soldiers,” he told us, “would survive a week up there.”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Seizing Greenland Could Set Off a Chain Reaction
After Venezuela, Europeans are taking the president’s threats seriously.
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Could not be stated better:
The Danish lawmaker said that it’s a tough job in some of the bleakest conditions in the world. “Very few U.S. soldiers,” he told us, “would survive a week up there.”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Danish lawmaker said that it’s a tough job in some of the bleakest conditions in the world. “Very few U.S. soldiers,” he told us, “would survive a week up there.”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Yuri Trutnev: The President's order to form the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor must be fulfilled.
government.ru/news/57349/
government.ru/news/57349/
Юрий Трутнев: Поручение Президента по формированию Трансарктического транспортного коридора должно быть выполнено
Правительство России
government.ru
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yuri Trutnev: The President's order to form the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor must be fulfilled.
government.ru/news/57349/
government.ru/news/57349/
This seems like a very strange title. In what sense is anything about the planet possibly failing, as if it's being tested?
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E&E News: The Arctic gets its latest NOAA report card. It’s flunking
The last 10 years were the warmest on record, the agency's top scientist said.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This seems like a very strange title. In what sense is anything about the planet possibly failing, as if it's being tested?
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The 2025 Arctic Report Card is out. This is the 20th annual edition, having been issued every year since 2006. Highlights of this year’s report in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter. #Arctic #Climate #akwx @climatologist49.bsky.social
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alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-rep...
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The 2025 Arctic Report Card is out. This is the 20th annual edition, having been issued every year since 2006. Highlights of this year’s report in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter. #Arctic #Climate #akwx @climatologist49.bsky.social
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-rep...
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Taking a bit to warm things up in here, guessing it has something to do with the 100 degree difference perhaps.
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Taking a bit to warm things up in here, guessing it has something to do with the 100 degree difference perhaps.
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Analysis: New supersized data centers sprouting across the country are starting to transform landscapes and communities, sparking debates about what our energy systems and environment can sustain.
Analysis | Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.
These AI campuses consume more power than major U.S. cities. Their footprints are measured in miles, not feet.
wapo.st
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Analysis: New supersized data centers sprouting across the country are starting to transform landscapes and communities, sparking debates about what our energy systems and environment can sustain.
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The #Trump administration’s 2025 National #Security Strategy omits a dedicated #Arctic section, unlike its 2022 predecessor, but experts say the shift reflects a hemispheric approach—not neglect—with #icebreaker acquisitions and the #ICE Pact
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Arctic Receives No Mention in New White House National Security Strategy, But U.S. Polar Engagement Remains
The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy omits a dedicated Arctic section, unlike its 2022 predecessor, but experts say the shift reflects a hemispheric approach—not neglect—with ice...
www.highnorthnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The #Trump administration’s 2025 National #Security Strategy omits a dedicated #Arctic section, unlike its 2022 predecessor, but experts say the shift reflects a hemispheric approach—not neglect—with #icebreaker acquisitions and the #ICE Pact
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The 2025 edition of the #Arctic Yearbook is out, and it's packed with great stuff. Happy to have a contribution also.
No one has challenged Russia's sea ice math for the Northern Sea Route and ensuing claims...until we did.
arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearb...
No one has challenged Russia's sea ice math for the Northern Sea Route and ensuing claims...until we did.
arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearb...
Russian Ambitions to Control Freedom of Navigation and Arctic Access: Refined Data Challenging Moscow’s Northern Sea Route Claims
Troy Bouffard & Gennaro D'Angelo, Gabrielle F. Gundry, Travis R. Pitts, Stephen F. Price and Andrew F. Roberts
This article examines Russia’s efforts to regulate navigation along the
arcticyearbook.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The 2025 edition of the #Arctic Yearbook is out, and it's packed with great stuff. Happy to have a contribution also.
No one has challenged Russia's sea ice math for the Northern Sea Route and ensuing claims...until we did.
arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearb...
No one has challenged Russia's sea ice math for the Northern Sea Route and ensuing claims...until we did.
arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearb...
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Awesome, huge shoutout to 11th Airborne Division (Arctic). Well done team!
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Awesome, huge shoutout to 11th Airborne Division (Arctic). Well done team!
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“The new and future threat of hypersonic cruise missiles has changed everything, because the existing defense system cannot defend against them,” says @arctictroy.bsky.social
Latest contribution:
"Multi-command oversight guarantees that defending the missile defense hub in Greenland is not an isolated effort, but part of a comprehensive Arctic campaign plan aligned with U.S. homeland defense and allied collective defense,”
www.defensenews.com/land/2025/10...
"Multi-command oversight guarantees that defending the missile defense hub in Greenland is not an isolated effort, but part of a comprehensive Arctic campaign plan aligned with U.S. homeland defense and allied collective defense,”
www.defensenews.com/land/2025/10...
Greenland radars vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn
The early warning radars on Greenland are key to defending the U.S. against nuclear attack, but they're vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn.
www.defensenews.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“The new and future threat of hypersonic cruise missiles has changed everything, because the existing defense system cannot defend against them,” says @arctictroy.bsky.social
Latest contribution:
"Multi-command oversight guarantees that defending the missile defense hub in Greenland is not an isolated effort, but part of a comprehensive Arctic campaign plan aligned with U.S. homeland defense and allied collective defense,”
www.defensenews.com/land/2025/10...
"Multi-command oversight guarantees that defending the missile defense hub in Greenland is not an isolated effort, but part of a comprehensive Arctic campaign plan aligned with U.S. homeland defense and allied collective defense,”
www.defensenews.com/land/2025/10...
Greenland radars vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn
The early warning radars on Greenland are key to defending the U.S. against nuclear attack, but they're vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn.
www.defensenews.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Latest contribution:
"Multi-command oversight guarantees that defending the missile defense hub in Greenland is not an isolated effort, but part of a comprehensive Arctic campaign plan aligned with U.S. homeland defense and allied collective defense,”
www.defensenews.com/land/2025/10...
"Multi-command oversight guarantees that defending the missile defense hub in Greenland is not an isolated effort, but part of a comprehensive Arctic campaign plan aligned with U.S. homeland defense and allied collective defense,”
www.defensenews.com/land/2025/10...
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Incredibly moving first-hand account of surviving ex-Typhoon Halong by Jeron Joseph of Kwigillingok.
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
An ‘orchestra from Hell’: A firsthand account of the Halong flood
A survivor from Kwigillingok tells his story.
www.kyuk.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Incredibly moving first-hand account of surviving ex-Typhoon Halong by Jeron Joseph of Kwigillingok.
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...