As climate changes accelerate and global power dynamics shift, the Arctic is emerging as one of the most strategically contested regions on earth. Greenland now sits at the center of a geopolitical chess game involving the U.S, China, Russia, and Europe. Due to the polar ice caps melting at such an unprecedented rate, new shipping routes are being created, vast mineral resources are being exposed and military and economic priorities of world powers are being reshaped. Simultaneously, Greenlanders are navigating questions surrounding their own autonomy, national identity and future development.

America’s recent intervention in Venezuela has turned world attention to other regions of the globe where strategic competition is rife, and the Arctic is at the top of that list. The same forces driving tensions in South America - rich mineral resources, strategic one-upmanship, and shifting trade and military alliances - are now flaring in the far north.

Cambridge Forum brings together Arctic geopolitical specialists to explore the key issues at stake in this rapidly changing territory. How are global powers positioning themselves? How will Greenland safeguard its future? And how will climate, resources, alliances and sovereignty shape the Arctic’s next chapter?

Moderated by Jennifer Moore, Statewide & Features Editor for GBH News.