The Arctic and the Limits of Theatre Strategy
Arguing that the Arctic should be considered the seam between the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific, the authors used this Research Article to make the case that we need to rethink our mental maps when it comes to deterrence.
Modern great power competition is happening across transregional seams, not within neat regional boundaries, which American strategy remains organised around. Genevieve Cickavage, Ryan R Duffy, Jahara Matisek, Jeremy M McKenzie and Chad M Pillai argue for a ‘seam-based’ strategy for the Arctic, where instead of being a peripheral theatre, it becomes the connective seam linking the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. This redefines deterrence by prioritising the resilience of transregional systems over optimising forces for isolated conflicts.
WRITTEN BY
Genevieve Cickavage
Ryan R Duffy
Lieutenant Colonel Jahara Matisek
Guest Contributor
Jeremy M McKenzie
Chad M Pillai
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