Welcome to the Geopolitics and Technology Hub. Our mission is to explore the intersection of emerging technologies and global power dynamics. As great power rivalries intensify, technological innovation is no longer just an economic driver—it is a strategic asset shaping national security, economic resilience, military power, and global influence. From the AI arms race and cyber security, to secure supply chains and duel use technologies, this multi-disciplinary hub will work across our BTPI hubs, and with international partners, to analyze how and where states compete for technological dominance.

GEOPOLITICS AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Building on BTPI’s expertise and experience in Arctic geopolitics and duel-use technologies, the Geopolitics and Technology Hub has launched is inaugural ‘Arctic Security and Technology Project’. You can see a range our of Arctic research below, along with a list of our expert project affiliates. You can also read more about our ongoing Arctic focused collaboration with colleagues from Denmark, Iceland, the US, and UK here: https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/entire-northern-hemisphere-can-be-controlled-space-above-arctic

TIME MAGAZINE: History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy

Donald Trump spent a noteworthy chunk of the transition period provoking controversy—and insulting NATO allies—with his proposals for expanding the U.S. Maybe most prominently, he has repeatedly discussed buying Greenland from Denmark, a stance he robustly reaffirmed on his first day in office, earlier this week…

THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL: Arctic drones – A new security dilemma

Over 100 countries now have a military drone programme comprised of either armed or unarmed systems. These drones are used to project power, fulfil national security objectives and signal political interest in disputed regions. As the climate crisis transforms parts of the Arctic, considerable investment is taking place in remote systems that can both monitor for ‘unwanted guests’ and engage in military activity. In this context, drones, specifically unarmed military drones, are becoming the favoured technology of Arctic states. Denmark, Iceland, Canada, Russia and the United States are all now using drones to protect national interests, symbolise sovereignty and enable a watchful eye to be cast on neighbours and newcomers, such as China. This article argues that while the introduction of military drones may be seen as stabilising in the first instance, in the longer term these systems are likely to escalate tensions, leading to a new drone-based security dilemma. Of particular note is the ‘virtual’ net of detection being built by Russia. This net is reliant on drones, in partnership with additional military infrastructure and hardware, and has been developed by Moscow to establish a military capacity to detect and respond to external actors across and perhaps beyond the Russian Arctic.

BTPI Senior Fellow Leads NATO Funded Subsea Cable Infrastructure Project (HEIST)

A mystery fault has taken an undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service…

Reuters: ‘We’re all having to catch up’: NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic

The Hill: Trump provokes anxieties with Greenland, Panama Canal military talk

President-elect Trump’s refusal to rule out military action to attain his ambitions of acquiring the Panama Canal and Greenland has sparked some stern responses overseas and spurred a global debate over how seriously to take the incoming president…

Project Affiliates:

• Dr JF Belanger (Royal Danish Defense College, DK)
• Dr James Patton Rogers (Public Policy, Cornell, US)
• Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe (Politics, Loughborough University, UK)
• Dr Gregory Falco (Engineering, Cornell, US)
• Professor Bjarni Már Magnússon (Faculty of Law, Bifröst University, Iceland)
• Dr Karl Attard (Marine Science, University of Southern Denmark, DK