The “New Cold War” and the Securitization of China’s Earth Science Research in the Arctic, by Trym Aleksander Eiterjord
Event
The “New Cold War” and the Securitization of China’s Earth Science Research in the Arctic
Speaker
Trym Aleksander Eiterjord
Time
23 April 2026
Event Abstract
This presentation will explore how Chinese climate and earth-scientific research in the Arctic has been swept up in – but also contributed to – the past decade of deteriorating U.S.-China relations. Examining how geophysical research conducted by Chinese institutions in the polar north has been construed as threats to national security by the United States and its Arctic allies, this presentation considers the historical relationship between nuclear-age militarism and geoscientific research, and what this portends for the future of global earth science research.