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States, small and large, have been updating or producing whole new Arctic strategies in response to the changing situation in the High North. Join our discussion this week about Nordic, Russia, and Chinese Arctic strategies and offer your commentary on this forum.

Due to the climate change-induced melting of Arctic sea ice, the Arctic region has become a new figurative and literal hotbed for economic activity and geo-strategic competition. Join our discussion about the new stakes of the Arctic and America's regional policies here as documents are posted throughout the week.

This week we will be taking a closer look at some of the subregional intergovernmental organizations and initiatives in Europe and Eurasia. The BIED Society already conducted a discussion on the structure and function of the European Union last semester. Click here to review that IAA forum thread: https://www.biedsociety.com/forum/european-union/the-pillars-of-europe-the-legacy-of-the-maastricht-treaty-after-25-years The goal of this week is to highlight some of the lesser known organizational entities that bind European states to a common cause. Post your thoughts on the daily documents here.