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
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.
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No one has challenged Russia's sea ice math for the Northern Sea Route and ensuing claims...until we did.
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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
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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,”
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"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,”
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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.
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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.
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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...
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In photos: Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska, reports Corinne Smith for the @alaskabeacon.com
In photos: Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska | Alaska Beacon
Flights continued on a C-17 military transport plane Thursday evacuating hundreds of residents of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok after the devastation of ex-Typhoon Halong.
alaskabeacon.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
In photos: Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska, reports Corinne Smith for the @alaskabeacon.com
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In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong, reports Corinne Smith with @alaskabeacon.com
In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong | Alaska Beacon
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.
alaskabeacon.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong, reports Corinne Smith with @alaskabeacon.com
"Tactical protective measures must be specifically engineered to maintain operational effectiveness where the Arctic operating environment imposes unique logistical and force-projection challenges that defy traditional defense planning assumptions."
Our latest:
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Our latest:
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The Strategic Importance of Greenland: The Role of Tactical Missile and Air Defense in the Arctic | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Greenland is becoming central to U.S. and NATO missile defense. This article explores tactical and strategic considerations for protecting Arctic radar sites, layered air defenses, and multinational i...
smallwarsjournal.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Tactical protective measures must be specifically engineered to maintain operational effectiveness where the Arctic operating environment imposes unique logistical and force-projection challenges that defy traditional defense planning assumptions."
Our latest:
smallwarsjournal.com/2025/10/13/g...
Our latest:
smallwarsjournal.com/2025/10/13/g...
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Happy Monday! What an excellent way to start our week with comments from Rob Huebert and @arctictroy.bsky.social
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October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy Monday! What an excellent way to start our week with comments from Rob Huebert and @arctictroy.bsky.social
Aurora is going strong again tonight.
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Aurora is going strong again tonight.
"The ability to choose the right tool at the right moment—whether to attract, persuade, deter, or compel—gives Chinese delegations a level of tactical versatility that few states can match."
@marclanteigne.bsky.social and I on "China's 'Deep-Bench' Diplomatic Power"
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@marclanteigne.bsky.social and I on "China's 'Deep-Bench' Diplomatic Power"
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September 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"The ability to choose the right tool at the right moment—whether to attract, persuade, deter, or compel—gives Chinese delegations a level of tactical versatility that few states can match."
@marclanteigne.bsky.social and I on "China's 'Deep-Bench' Diplomatic Power"
tinyurl.com/2zdwjp3u
@marclanteigne.bsky.social and I on "China's 'Deep-Bench' Diplomatic Power"
tinyurl.com/2zdwjp3u
Grateful to my brilliant co-authors Whitney Lackenbauer and @marclanteigne.bsky.social for their efforts to help provide these two contributions on important topics in this inaugural edition of the new USINDOPACOM journal 'Strategic Horizons'.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Grateful to my brilliant co-authors Whitney Lackenbauer and @marclanteigne.bsky.social for their efforts to help provide these two contributions on important topics in this inaugural edition of the new USINDOPACOM journal 'Strategic Horizons'.
shorturl.at/Ox3Vs
shorturl.at/IgeJU
shorturl.at/Ox3Vs
shorturl.at/IgeJU
Must attend online event! @alaskawx.bsky.social is a well-known leading authority and scientist on how to understand Alaska weather and Arctic climate science. This Friday at Noon.
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September NWS Alaska Climate outlook Briefing | ACCAP
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finis…
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September 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Must attend online event! @alaskawx.bsky.social is a well-known leading authority and scientist on how to understand Alaska weather and Arctic climate science. This Friday at Noon.
uaf-accap.org/event/sept20...
uaf-accap.org/event/sept20...
Absolutely delighted this work is finally out in the new quarterly edition of the U.S. Army War College journal, 'Parameters':
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September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Absolutely delighted this work is finally out in the new quarterly edition of the U.S. Army War College journal, 'Parameters':
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Can't wait for this to available! Was a great project to review and assist with publishing.
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Arctic Naval Combat in Support of Ground Operations: Soviet Naval Support of the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation, October 1944
Arctic Naval Combat in Support of Ground Operations: Soviet Naval Support of the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation, October 1944 [Grau, Lester, Bartles, Charles, Gebhardt, James] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Arctic Naval Combat in Support of Ground Operations: Soviet Naval Support of the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation, October 1944
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September 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Can't wait for this to available! Was a great project to review and assist with publishing.
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Perhaps there will be a commemorative playing of the Pipe Bomb Organ.
September 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Perhaps there will be a commemorative playing of the Pipe Bomb Organ.