maritime risk symposium
MRS2025 occurs Tuesday, May 13, both online and at the Arctic Warrior Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Purpose
The Arctic maritime region involves risks and complexities unlike many other across the globe. As sea ice diminishes the Arctic region is becoming more accessible and there are a multitude of Indigenous, International, Interagency, Industry, Investment, Infrastructure, and Scientific considerations, challenges, and opportunities to address.
The 2025 Maritime Risk Symposium will bring together maritime industry partners, researchers, academics, international Arctic allies, and other interested federal, state, local, and tribal entities to examine:
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How is the geo-strategic importance of the Arctic changing and what actions are necessary to protect U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic region and what Maritime Risk(s) are associated with these changes?
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What are some of the key emerging Arctic maritime issues, risks, and what are some of the ways they need to be addressed?
About
The Maritime Risk Symposium for 2025 is being facilitated by the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies: (www.tedstevensarcticcenter.org) and will be an online virtual event from 8AM to 4PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) – 12PM to 8PM Eastern Daylight (EDT) time – on Tuesday 13 May 2025. In-person attendance is possible for some attendees; details are below. Registration is by invitation only and can be done once registration opens on or about 17 March 2025. Notes regarding registration for this event:
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Invitation is by invitation only to ensure the scope of this engagement aligns with the target audience captured in the purpose statement above. Registration, and requests to attend, will be available on this website on or about 17 March 2025.
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In person attendance is limited to U.S. citizens and allied military personnel that have been issued a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) and have access to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, AK.
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Virtual attendance via is open to U.S. citizens in addition to foreign allies and partners including maritime industry, researchers, academics, international Arctic allies, and other interested federal, state, local, and tribal entities. To ensure candid discussion the number and scope of attendees is being limited.
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On Monday 12 May from 8AM to 12PM ADT (12 to 4PM EDT) there will be an optional Arctic Fundamentals Seminar Session hosted – both in-person and virtually – for those wishing to expand their understanding and knowledge about the Arctic. Topics will include:
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The various definitions for the Arctic Region and how the Arctic is changing.
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An overview of Arctic Peoples Indigenous history in Alaska and the U.S. Arctic Region.
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The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and other international legal instruments such as overflight rights and the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) relevant to Arctic Security.
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U.S. Sovereignty interests in the U.S. Arctic Region.
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The past, present, and future geostrategic importance of the Arctic.
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Arctic spectrum of cooperation, geostrategic competition, and conflict in the past decade.
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Arctic exploration, investment, commerce, and natural resources.
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Exploring the multifaceted aspects of “Arctic Security.”
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Asymmetric warfare in the Arctic region: Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive and/or Deceptive (ICAD) Gray Zone Activities.
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Allies in the Arctic and the European High North.
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The past, present, and future of Arctic science and research.