HA á Arctic Circle 2026

Organized by: Clingendael Institute, Netherlands; Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Netherlands; The Arctic Institute, USA

Speakers:

• Romain Chuffart President & Managing Director, The Arctic Institute, USA; Nansen Professor, University of Akureyri, Iceland
• Caroline Hoefsmit Lead Officer, Maritime Security (Arctic), Allied Maritime Command, NATO
• Umji Kim Head, Polar Strategy Office, Republic of Korea; Research Fellow, Korea Maritime Institute
• Ksenia Vakhrusheva Project Manager, Bellona, Bulgaria
• Boris Vergote Project Manager, Systemiq, Netherlands

Moderator

Karen van Loon Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute, Netherlands; Associate Fellow, Egmont Institute, Belgium