New Frontiers: Contested Claims in Arctic Exploration

On Tuesday, February 28th, Global Classroom explored emerging geopolitical and environmental concerns in the Arctic at the Lakeside School. We were joined by Dr. Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of the Canadian Studies Center and Arctic & International Relations in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington; Professor Vincent Gallucci, Director of the Canadian Studies Center and Arctic & International Relations in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington; Ms. Harkiran Rajasansi, Consul in the Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Service Section at the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, Washington; and Ms. Eileen Hynes, National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow in the Arctic, World Affairs Council World Educator 2016-2017, and Director of Thematic Studies at the Lake and Park School. The workshop was sponsored and supported by the Canadian Studies Center at The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies and by The Center for Global Studies at The M. Jackson School of International Studies.