Marc Lanteigne (林晏)
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏)
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Professor, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, (Politics and International Relations of China, Asia-Pacific, Polar Regions); Adjunct Lecturer at Ilisimatusarfik - Nuuk 🇬🇱; traveler, 積ん読, and part-time おたく. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇹🇼 .. more

Marc Lanteigne is a Canadian political scientist originally from Montréal. He is associate professor of Political Science at the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, teaching international relations (IR), comparative politics, security studies and comparative political economy. Prior to that, Lanteigne was a Senior Research Associate at Department of East Asian Studies, Ruhr University Bochum, and Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CDSS) at Massey University in Auckland. He is Editor-in-Chief of an Arctic news website Over the Circle, a part-time lecturer at Peking University, an adjunct researcher at the Centre for Arctic Studies at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, and a member of the board of the UK-based Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI). .. more

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www.politico.eu/article/nato... Commented for this new @politico.com article on the limits of Sino-Russian strategic trust in the Arctic, as NATO now focuses on #Greenland . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside
The alliance’s Arctic Sentry is mostly a rebranding exercise aimed at appeasing the U.S. president — in response to a largely exaggerated threat.
www.politico.eu

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... Quoted this evening in a story by CTV News about the opening of the Canadian mission in Nuuk, and how this could further build on growing bilateral ties. 🇬🇱🇨🇦 @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
As Canada prepares to open Greenland consulate, parallels drawn between Trump’s threats against countries
The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexatio...
www.ctvnews.ca

www.newsweek.com/china-paying... Commented for this new article published today in @newsweek.com about evolving Chinese roles in Russian Arctic expeditions, as Beijing seeks to court Nordic countries while jump-starting the Polar Silk Road and regional surveying. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
China paying Russia for Arctic access
China is paying Russia to join Arctic expeditions while also pushing for greater cooperation from Nordic states.
www.newsweek.com

Discussing the evolution of #Greenland 's economic and trade policies, including the challenges of diversifying sectors and partners, at the annual China-Nordic Arctic Research Centre (CNARC) conference in Tromsø today. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222... Discussed myths versus realities surrounding Beijing's (very) limited presence in #Greenland, despite all this talk from the White House of 'China boats' supposedly floating nearby (which don't exist). @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Groenland et en Arctique : quelles ambitions pour la chine?
La menace d’annexion du Groenland par les États-Unis continue de bouleverser la géopolitique mondiale.
ici.radio-canada.ca

www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026... Commented for this article just published in @telegraph.co.uk on how icebreakers are factoring more prominently in Arctic security debates. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Icebreaker diplomacy finally gives Canada the upper hand over Trump
With America’s fleet of icebreakers lagging well behind its rivals, it may have to rely on allies to boost its Arctic power
www.telegraph.co.uk

www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Commented for this weekend article in the @scmpnews.bsky.social about how the new US State Department Strategic Plan reflects a clear shift away from a focus on the Asia-Pacific, in favour of the Western Hemisphere. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
What about Taiwan? Why US foreign policy is now all about the western hemisphere
The State Department skips direct references to the island as it outlines it foreign policy direction for the next five years.
www.scmp.com

laragione.eu/esteri/groen... Commented this week for La Ragione on the potential damage to regional governance, including the Arctic Council, caused by the ongoing pressure by the United States to annex #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Groenlandia, caso ancora apertissimo. Intervista al professore Marc Lanteigne - La Ragione
Groenlandia: "L’Artico non è una frontiera silenziosa: è già un campo di battaglia geopolitico", così Marc Lanteigne
https://laragione.eu/esteri/groenlandia-caso-ancora-apertissimo-intervista-al-professore-marc-lanteigne/#:~:text=Sul%20ruolo%20dell'Arctic%20Council%2C%20Lanteigne%20è%20diretto:,diventare%20un%20organismo%20zombie%2C%20formalmente%20attivo%20maCommented

apnews.com/article/iceb... Commented for this story today in @apnews.com about the challenges facing American policy in constructing new #icebreakers and developing a coherent investment plan for #Greenland; this as China has restarted its own Arctic strategies. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Icebreakers, the key tech to unlock Greenland, are only made by either US allies or adversaries
Icebreakers are essential for navigating Greenland's icy seas, but the U.S. faces a challenge with its limited fleet.
apnews.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Kn...
Appeared this morning on @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social to discuss the question of how the Canadian military can deepen and expand its operations in the Arctic in the wake of both hard power and hybrid challenges. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Canada’s Military Presence in the Arctic | Your Morning
YouTube video by CTV Your Morning
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www.lapresse.ca/internationa... Commented for @lapresse.ca last night about potential European responses to new US tariff threats over the attempted annexation of #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Groenland | Bras de fer entre Américains et Européens
Donald Trump n’en démord pas : il a « besoin » du Groenland. Et les Européens ne devraient pas répondre à ses menaces sur de nouveaux droits de douane en imposant leurs propres surtaxes, a-t-il averti...
www.lapresse.ca

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7xd... Commented last night for TVP World on how new tariff threats are complicating a unified European stance on #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
How Trump’s tariff threat is testing Europe and NATO | Marc Lanteigne
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTl... Interviewed last night for TVP World - Poland on the potential geopolitical impact of the US annexation threats towards #Greenland, and how this situation may influence other great powers such as China. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Crucial for business, not for security | Marc Lanteigne
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a... Quoted by 🇨🇦 CBC News / Eye on the Arctic @rci.bsky.social on how and why Arctic security concerns may be a smokescreen for actual US intentions towards #Greenland. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
The U.S. already has leverage in Greenland, so why is Trump escalating? Experts weigh in
President Donald Trump is reviving his push for Greenland — refusing to rule out force — prompting Arctic specialists to question why Washington isn’t relying on existing agreements with Denmark and G...
www.rcinet.ca

www.alexandre-langlois.fr/leurope-pris... Discussed the (limited) options Europe now has in addressing US annexation talk towards #Greenland 🇬🇱 in Actualité Politique Française today. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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www.alexandre-langlois.fr

www.wsj.com/world/europe... Commented today to the @wsj.com about how climate change remains the largest concern in #Greenland despite ongoing discussions of military security, in light of renewed US threats of annexation. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Greenland Was America’s Friend. Now It’s a Takeover Target.
Few locals in Nuuk believe U.S. troops are arriving imminently, but there is growing unease that President Trump’s desire to buy Greenland or use military force might actually be serious.
www.wsj.com

66north.substack.com/p/venezuela-... 'What, then, can help explain Trump’s increasingly more assertive designs on Greenland? The answer may be deceptively simple. Territorial control over Greenland appears less as a strategic necessity than as a personal prestige project.'
Venezuela yesterday, Greenland tomorrow?
There will be no tripartite division of the world, but chaos still beckons danger
66north.substack.com

www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Commented for this story in the @scmpnews.bsky.social today on the proposed 50% boost of the American military budget and potential responses from Beijing. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Trump wants US$1.5 trillion for military. Will China boost spending too?
Analysts say Donald Trump’s military budget proposal aims to blunt China’s influence, but some dismiss the spending plan as ‘fanciful’.
www.scmp.com

overthecircle.com/2025/12/21/t... My (slightly late!) commentary on the 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly / @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social and the future of Track II regional diplomacy has just been posted this weekend on @overthecircle.bsky.social . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

www.naadsn.ca/wp-content/u... A new comment as part of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social 's Quick Impact series on the potential effects of the 2025 American National Security Strategy on Canada-US relations.

'Negative Sum Game: The 2025 US National Security Strategy and Implications for Canada,'
www.naadsn.ca

www.youtube.com/watch?v=byK5... Commented last week on the implications of the new Norway-UK security cooperation agreement for @tvpworld.bsky.social . @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
From Cables to Submarines: The U.K. and Norway's Response to Russian Naval Activity | Marc Lanteigne
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/r... Commented this week for this new @cnbc.com story on where the #Arctic might fit within the potential rush for critical materials / rare earths. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
A cold gold rush? The race for the Arctic's critical minerals is heating up
Countries are increasingly turning to the thawing and sparsely populated northern polar region as part of a push to break China's mineral dominance.
www.cnbc.com

Current weather conditions in #Tromsø… 🙄❄️

www.france24.com/fr/asie-paci... Commented for this new article in @france24.com about China's reported breakthrough in thorium-to-uranium conversion, and the potential effects on the country's energy independence push. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Nucléaire civil : quand la Chine se réveille au thorium…
Les autorités chinoises ont annoncé avoir réussi à transformer pour la première fois du thorium en uranium dans un réacteur nucléaire à sels fondus. Cette méthode alternative de production d’énergie…
https://www.france24.com/fr/asie-pacifique/20251106-nucléaire-civil-quand-la-chine-se-réveille-au-thorium

www.scmp.com/week-asia/po... Commented for a new article in the @scmpnews.bsky.social this weekend on controversial plans for a new defence force in the Solomon Islands, especially in light of SI's improving ties with China. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Solomon Islands’ defence force dream: an Australia-China flashpoint?
A military force would help quell unrest, but some say relying on Beijing for arms may make the Pacific nation an ‘enemy state’ of the West.
www.scmp.com

www.altinget.dk/arktis/artik... Commented for this new article on how the Arctic Council is now facing even further challenges to its cohesion in light of both Russian aggression and a mercurial US policy in the far north. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Breum: Oprustningen i Arktis overskygger nu de sidste rester af samarbejde med Rusland - Altinget
Grønland, Danmark og Færøerne har ansvaret for at holde liv i Arktisk Råd, det centrale forum for samarbejdet med Rusland, men krigen i Ukraine har ændret alt.
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